SEOUL 1988 Serum: Retinal Liposome 2% + Black Ginseng — Reddit Reviews
by KSECRET
Updated September 23, 2026
Low-dose retinal serum for cautious retinoid beginners; can be too mild.
What the community says
A retinal serum people use when they want to ease into retinoids without getting wrecked. It’s a common starter step for sensitive skin, but a few users found it underpowered or still irritating around the eyes.
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Real Reddit threads — 9 mentions across 6 threads
KSECRET SEOUL 1988 Serum: Retinal Liposome 2% + Black Ginseng on Reddit, in one place — 6 threads from r/koreanskincare, r/AsianBeauty and 1 more, summarized.
“looove the ksecret retinal!! 🥰💯”
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“I like the 2% retinal.”
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“I used it for a while before I got prescription tretinoin and it definitely worked as a stepping stone.”
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“I looked around and decided on the Seoul 1988 2% retinal liposome serum.”
Positive
“it's only been about 3 weeks of once weekly applications, and i haven't experienced any irritation.”
Positive
“I chose this one bc it's a low % of retinal ... and it has some peptides too”
Positive
“Products in the photo: • SEOUL 1988 Serum Retinal Liposome 2% + Black Ginseng”
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“These are all products I have read very good reviews about, but I haven’t tried any of them yet”
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“I’m still figuring out how to combine them and how often I should use some of these”
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“K-SECRET SEOUL 1988 Serum Retinal Liposome 2% + Black Ginseng is also cheap.”
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“retinaldehyde is better”
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“if you're looking to get a better retinol without going to prescription Tretinoin”
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“K-SECRET SEOUL 1988 Retinal Serum”
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“Looking to include all these products into my routine”
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“switch out the serum at night for one of those retinal products”
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“now I’m using the Ksecret Seoul 1988 one but I think it’s too mild”
Cautionary
“Hi all, I’m in my late 20s and my skin is I would say combo skin”
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“My biggest pet peeve with my skin I guess is this texture I cannot get rid of.”
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