The Ordinary Retinol 1% in Squalane vs Paula's Choice Clinical 1% Retinol Treatment
Paying $44.00 more for Paula's Choice buys you ascorbic acid.
Paula's Choice Clinical 1% Retinol Treatment adds ascorbic acid (moderate evidence) that The Ordinary Retinol 1% in Squalane doesn't have. On consumer consensus, The Ordinary Retinol 1% in Squalane holds 4.3★ across 17,600 reviews vs Paula's Choice Clinical 1% Retinol Treatment's 4.5★ across 4,300 reviews. The extra $44.00 for Paula's Choice Clinical 1% Retinol Treatment is defensible for the added ascorbic acid.
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