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Allies of Skin Retinol 0.1% & Peptides Advanced Repair Night Cream.

Allies of Skin Retinol 0.1% & Peptides Advanced Repair Night Cream
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About this product

A night cream with 0.1% encapsulated retinaldehyde, peptides, ceramides, omegas and 11 antioxidants and brighteners, designed to address fine lines, texture, acne and dullness.

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What the gurus are saying

This encapsulated retinaldehyde (the strongest retinoid without a prescription) visibly improves texture, fine lines, and brightness with zero irritation, even after months of daily use. Peptides, ceramides and omegas support the skin barrier while it works, and it's rich enough to work as a complete night routine on its own. Those with sensitive skin may want to start every other night and gradually build to daily use.
Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take April 2026

What they liked

  • Gentle retinol strength with zero irritation
  • Rich texture works as a standalone night cream
  • Layers well with other products

What they flagged

    Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.

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    What the gurus are saying.

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    Sincerely Miss Ash
    Sincerely Miss Ash
    195k subs
    ✓Yay
    "I only use this at night time because of the retinaldehyde, so keep this for night time and then use something different in the morning. [...] I do like to use this on the nights that I don't feel like using tretinoin and I also bring this down my neck as well and I never experience irritation when I do that. This actually is quite gentle in my opinion. But we're all different, so be cautious. Maybe start with a couple of nights per week and then slowly increase your usage from there."
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    "I only use this at night time because of the retinaldehyde, so keep this for night time and then use something different in the morning. [...] I do like to use this on the nights that I don't feel like using tretinoin and I also bring this down my neck as well and I never experience irritation when I do that. This actually is quite gentle in my opinion. But we're all different, so be cautious. Maybe start with a couple of nights per week and then slowly increase your usage from there."
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    "It's going to do everything and this is your main anti-aging product for your nighttime routine. [...] This can be used every day twice a day. Because this is your night cream along with the retinaldehyde, you don't need to put any moisturizer on top of this because this truly is everything in one. This is very moisturizing and so comfortable on the skin. You don't need any more moisture in my opinion, unless you want to. [...] This is really moisturizing enough and it's satisfying to use."
    Skin Obsessed Mary
    Skin Obsessed Mary
    33k subs
    ✓Yay
    "I have been using the one by Allies of Skin, it's the Retinol and Peptides Advanced Repair Night Cream at a 0.1%, and I've been using this for about 10 months now. They had the 0.005% for ages but this is their new stronger formulation that they've just launched. It has encapsulated retinal, which is retinaldehyde, which is the strongest you can get without prescription. It has 11 antioxidants and brighteners, it has ceramide and Omega complexes, and so much more. I love it."
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    "I have been using the one by Allies of Skin, it's the Retinol and Peptides Advanced Repair Night Cream at a 0.1%, and I've been using this for about 10 months now. They had the 0.005% for ages but this is their new stronger formulation that they've just launched. It has encapsulated retinal, which is retinaldehyde, which is the strongest you can get without prescription. It has 11 antioxidants and brighteners, it has ceramide and Omega complexes, and so much more. I love it."
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    "Allies of Skin has become my go-to retinoid, it is the 0.1% retinol Advanced Repair Night Cream. Now I have been using this retinol for about seven or eight months and it is fantastic, no sensitivities whatsoever. It's thick enough that you can use this as a night cream. I had a few samples of this before they launched and the full size is sitting over here, I'm about halfway through it, so yes this will be going into the daily groove category, and yes I will be ordering a new one."
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    "There's a new sheriff in town. The retinal and peptide Advanced Night Repair Cream by Allies of Skin is the Rolls-Royce of retinal. The reason I say this is because of everything that's in the formulation. Firstly, the retinol is encapsulated so that means it can go deeper into our skin before being released and absorbed, so that means there's no sensitivities and it's definitely getting the job done. But then there's what I call the supporting band members."
    ❤️ Beauty Empties | Will I Repurchase or Not?
    "The next one by Allies of Skin is the Retinol 0.1% & Peptides Advanced Repair Night Cream, and this is in the 0.1%. Now this was another new launch in 2024, well the stronger one, they always had the 0.005%, but the 0.1% retinol is new. I've been using this for about 10 or 11 months and I love it."

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