AlphaRet Clearing Serum — Reddit Reviews
Updated November 3, 2026
Ethyl Lactyl Retinoate plus salicylic acid target breakouts; irritation remains the catch.
What the community says
An acne-focused night serum pairing Ethyl Lactyl Retinoate, salicylic acid, niacinamide, and Zinc PCA. It fits breakout-prone routines that can handle multiple actives, yet community users report limiting use to weekly or dropping it over irritation concerns.
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Real Reddit threads — 9 mentions across 6 threads
Skinbetter Science AlphaRet Clearing Serum on Reddit, in one place — 6 threads from r/SkincareAddiction, summarized.
“do clearing serum when I’m not”
Positive
“Of note, I really like the SkinBetter Alpha Ret clearing serum as well.”
Mentioned
“You can buy this online, no dr visit needed.”
Mentioned
“It is a retinol but also combines salicylic acid, a great ingredient for breakouts.”
Mentioned
“skin better science alpharet serum”
Cautionary
“And get rid of the Alpharet.”
Cautionary
“You have a lot of actives and I think you just need to get to the basics”
Cautionary
“skinbetter alpharet CLEARING serum”
Positive
“night routine:”
Positive
“- skinbetter alpharet CLEARING serum”
Positive
“Skinbetter alpharet clearing serum (derm purchase - havent used in 2 months to try avoid irritation and inflaming was only using 1x weekly)”
Positive
“havent used in 2 months to try avoid irritation and inflaming”
Positive
“was only using 1x weekly”
Positive
“Skin Better Science Alpha Ret Clearing Serum (just got this, haven’t used yet)”
Positive
“alternate between serums”
Positive
“just got this, haven’t used yet”
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