the lip treatment
treatA real peptide payload in the thing you reapply all day.
$42.00
12 ml $3.50 per ml
SIZE
30 ml
PROTOCOL
PM
Kwame B., Bruno A.
and 145 others have reviewed the stronger retinal
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the stronger retinal
The next rung up.
$194.40 $216.00 Save $21.60
- The next rung up, at the same price — potency was never the upsell
- Retinaldehyde at 0.10%, double the night retinal
- Move here when the lower strength has stopped being interesting, not before
HEADS UP spf follows in the am
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What it is
Retinaldehyde at 0.10%, double the night retinal. Move here when the lower strength has stopped being interesting, not before, and not because it costs the same.
Nights, and SPF the next morning. A peptide complex and squalane keep it civil.
What is in it
THE ACTIVE
0.1%retinaldehyde
with peptide complex, squalane
- SIZE
- 30 ml
- FORMAT
- retinal
- STEP
- treat
- WHEN
- PM
Where it sits on the ramp
Five flood bands, F-100 to F-500, by how dilute the formula is.
F-400
Potent non-copper treats, and every SPF.
How to use it
- 01After the water layer, before cream.
- 02Use it at night.
- 03SPF follows in the morning.
- 04Introduce one new active at a time, so an irritation has one obvious cause.
What’s inside
Every active, and what it is doing there.
The number on the bottle is a position on a scale. This is what sits behind it.
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ACTIVE
Retinal 0.10%
A vitamin A derivative one conversion step from retinoic acid, which is why it works at a lower number than retinol.
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SUPPORTING
Peptide complex
A blend of short chains supporting the look of firmness.
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SUPPORTING
Squalane
A stable, light emollient that softens without a heavy finish.
These are the actives and the supporting ingredients we formulate around. The complete INCI list is being added to every product page.
More from the range
Elsewhere on the scale
the blue serum
treatFirmer, bouncier, brighter-looking skin in eight weeks.
$188.00
30 ml $6.27 per ml
The difference
Why ANNEAL is different
Every line below is something you can check on the label or the page before you buy. None of it is a claim about how well the product works.
| What you can verify |
ANNEAL
|
The category |
|---|---|---|
| Every active stated at the percentage it is used at | Yes | Usually a range, or folded into one “complex” |
| A position on one scale, printed on the bottle | Yes | A name and a claim, with no system behind it |
| Layering conflicts printed on the product page | Yes | Rarely mentioned before checkout |
| Volume and price per millilitre both stated | Yes | Volume often left off the label |
| The range is capped at eight and stays eight | Yes | Extended into new SKUs each season |
| No promo code, spend ladder or seasonal sale | Yes | At least one running, most of the year |
Reviews
What people who bought it say.
Unedited, in their words. Every one is tied to a confirmed order, and the four- and five-star ones are not moved to the top.
4.7/5
6 reviews
6 of 6 rated it 4 stars or higher
3 photos from customers
5.0
Moved up from the standard one after about four months and there was no adjustment period at all. Charging the same price for the higher strength is a genuinely unusual thing to do and I noticed.
4.0
Very good, slightly richer than I want in July
Winter product for me.
5.0
Same texture, same finish, more of it
Exactly what I wanted from a step up. No purging.
5.0
Deeper lines on my forehead are the thing I was after and they are softer. Took about ten weeks.
5.0
I appreciate that the site tells you to start on the lower one
A lot of brands would just sell you the strong one first.
4.0
This one I do have to be careful with — three nights a week is my limit or my cheeks get tight. The lower strength was fine every night. Know your own skin.
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Decide for yourself.
The full label, the dose and the price are back at the top of this page.
Questions
Frequently asked
Common questions about the stronger retinal
What does the colour on the bottle mean?
It is the dose. Every product floods one of five steps of the same blue: the palest is the cleansers, where water does the work, and full-strength cupric is reserved for the four copper products. A product cannot change band because of a season or a repackage.
Why is copper limited to four products?
Because a flagship that can be extended forever is not a flagship. GHK-Cu at full dose is the most expensive thing we make and it stays on the face, in four products. If we launch a fifth copper SKU, we will have changed our minds in public rather than quietly.
Do you publish the percentages?
On every product, in the first chapter of the page, before any claim is made about it. Where a formula is a blend rather than a single active, the page shows the blend instead of inventing a headline number.
How do I know what not to layer?
It is printed in the how-to-use block on each product, not buried in an FAQ. The short version: copper peptides and direct acids do not go on together, and a retinal night is followed by SPF in the morning.
Where do I start?
The copper protocol — the blue serum, the barrier cream and the daily spf. Treat, repair-adjacent support, and protection, which is the whole argument of the system in three steps.
Before you buy
The number is a position, not a grade.
Every active at the percentage it is used at, and what not to layer it with — stated before any claim is made about it.
