Retinol B3 Pure Retinol Serum — Reddit Reviews
Updated October 29, 2026
Retinol for gradual tone and texture gains; forgiving entry point before tretinoin.
What the community says
A beginner retinol serum for people easing into stronger routines, with glycerin, niacinamide, and sodium hyaluronate alongside retinol. Start once or twice weekly at night; sensitive skin may still react or see no visible change.
What this means for you
What people love
- OTC retinol with a forgiving ramp-up to tretinoin
- Gradual tone-and-texture focus without jumping straight to tretinoin
- Gentler delivery system favored for dry skin
Watch out for
Product details
Based on limited Reddit discussion so far
Where to buy
Real Reddit threads — 19 mentions across 9 threads
La Roche-Posay Retinol B3 Pure Retinol Serum on Reddit, in one place — 9 threads from r/30PlusSkinCare, r/tretinoin and 2 more, summarized.
“La Roche POSAY retinol B3 serum”
Positive
“plus the clay masks and then an extra daily active in the form of a retinol too”
Positive
“I would avoid any actives and stay very gentle with your routine until you can get on a treatment plan (no scrubbing, no retinol and no salicylic)”
Positive
“Tried the granactive from TO and the Retinol B3 from LRP, did not see any difference AT ALL AFTER 8 MONTHS”
Cautionary
“Never looked back!”
Cautionary
“I am now experimenting with lower strengh (here in germany only 0.5 is available) and use retinal for my neck and decolletage”
Cautionary
“La Roche-Posay Retinol B3”
Positive
“Evening:”
Positive
“La Roche-Posay Retinol B3 Serum: Gentler delivery system, widely available, good for dry skin specifically.”
Mentioned
“a few options that fit without overcomplicating things”
Mentioned
“You should be able to pick any of the three above and give it 8 weeks.”
Mentioned
“I used the La Roche Posay Retinol B3 serum and I really liked that.”
Positive
“There are over the counter retinols that you could start using before you get into the prescription strength stuff so that your skin gets used to it, and it does have its benefits.”
Positive
“Personally my routine is similar to yours except for the daytime I use a vitamin C oil between my toner and lotion.”
Positive
“LRP retinol b3 serum (3x week)”
Cautionary
“the LRP one Im using doesnt seem to be doing anything”
Cautionary
“I switched to LRP retinol, which has also made no difference”
Cautionary
