Ingredient · INCI listed
Adapalene
A third-generation retinoid, once prescription-only and now sold over the counter at 0.1%, that is exceptionally effective on acne with better tolerability than older retinoids. The gold-standard OTC acne retinoid.
Data summary
Products containing
3
Most common in
3 products
retinoids
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In the catalog
Adapalene by the numbers.
We've catalogued 3 products that use adapalene, and it's strongly concentrated in retinoids — 3 products, 100% of where it shows up. Formulations carrying it score 77/100 on average (well above the catalog norm); the strongest is Proactiv Adapalene Gel 0.1% at 85/100.
Of those, 2 products score 80 or higher in our analysis.
Where it shows up
