Retinol Intense Reactivating Serum — Reddit Reviews
by Some By Mi
Updated August 25, 2026
Gentle 0.1% retinol serum for beginners with peptides; may irritate sensitive skin.
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A creamy serum combining 0.1% retinol and peptides designed for retinol beginners and sensitive skin. It provides a mild retinoid effect with some hydration benefits. Users with very sensitive or dry skin may experience irritation or dehydration when starting out.
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Real Reddit threads — 27 mentions across 20 threads
Some By Mi Retinol Intense Reactivating Serum on Reddit, in one place — 20 threads from r/koreanskincare, r/AsianBeauty and 1 more, summarized.
“I do have some by mi retinol as well but because of the sensitive nature of my skin I only used it thrice”
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“don’t know if it made any difference”
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“I do have some by mi retinol as well”
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“Somebymi’s Retinol Intense Serum”
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“Would love to know people's best anti-aging kbeauty products that actually showed results for a topical!”
Positive
“Abib Jericho Rose Bifida Serum, Seoul 1988 Retinal Serum, and Somebymi’s Retinol Intense Serum”
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“Some By Mi retinol intense eye cream”
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“Tir Tir Milk toner, Torriden dive in HA serum, Some By Mi retinol intense eye cream”
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“and anything from the Skin 1004 Madagascar Centella line.”
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“Some by mi retinol intense eye serum does some good work.”
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“Been using it for over a month and I’m shocked by my before pictures 😂”
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“Edit: been getting some better sleep too.”
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“The Some By Mi Retinol Intense. I SWEAR by this stuff! Is very very mild! And I have sensitive and reactive skin.”
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“Some by mi the purple tube, it is eye cream but i use it other places too and my super sensitive skin is really reacting well to it.”
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“It is clearing up my skin and I am not purging or anything personally. I used it 1x per week for a month, and I have just increased to 2x per week.”
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“I had previously used the Some By Mi retinol serum but I didn't see a lot of results with that.”
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“Thanks for sharing your experience. I saw the Some By Mi retinol, so good to know a comparison.”
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“I'm a big fan of the Celimax retinal shot.”
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