The best retinol cream and moisturizer of 2019

Drunk Elephant A-Passioni Retinol Cream is one of the newer products from this clean-beauty brand, and it already has more than 600 glowing reviews on Sephora and an average 4.3-star rating.

The Clean at Sephora seal means this product is formulated without potentially undesirable ingredients like essential oils, silicones, and synthetic fragrances that can irritate skin. Instead, A-Passioni is made with 1% retinol, moisturizing and firming peptides, calming vitamin F, and hydrating jojoba, avocado, olive oils.

The formula is housed in a metal tube to protect it from light and air, which can break down the active ingredients — not something you want to happen to a $74 product.

The 1% concentration is very powerful, so according to some shoppers, you may experience flaking when you first start using. The brand recommends starting out once or twice a week, and gradually increasing as your skin becomes more used to the formula. If you find it's still drying you out, top off with another cream or serum, like Drunk Elephant's B-Hydra serum.

"I wear this gentle cream [...] during the day with sunscreen on top. It doesn't irritate at all and is lightweight," Health's Heather Muir says. Town & Country and Cosmopolitan also recommend A-Passioni.

"I have really bad acne I haven't found anything to control. I had heard about retinol and was really hesitant to use it since I'm 21 but I decided to give it a go [...] Only about 2 weeks in my skin is not only clearing up from acne but my scarring as well," writes a Sephora shopper.

Pros: Clean at Sephora seal, strong and effective, vegan, housed in metal tube to protect formula from breaking down

Cons: Need to start slow, may cause peeling, not as hydrating as other creams

Source: Business Insider

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