Retinol Intense Reactivating Serum — Reddit Reviews
by Some By Mi
Updated October 2, 2026
0.1% retinol with retinal and bakuchiol for beginners; very mild.
What the community says
A creamy serum built around 0.1% retinol, plus retinal, bakuchiol, niacinamide, panthenol, and ceramide NP. Reddit treats it as a starter retinoid for people easing in, not the heavy-hitter crowd. Sensitive skin may still need slow ramping.
What this means for you
What people love
- Starter retinoid with 0.1% retinol
- Creamy serum texture layers easily
- Niacinamide, panthenol, ceramide NP
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Real Reddit threads — 34 mentions across 27 threads
Some By Mi Retinol Intense Reactivating Serum on Reddit, in one place — 27 threads from r/koreanskincare, r/AsianBeauty and 1 more, summarized.
“some by mi retinol”
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“Eqqualberry swimming pool toner, manyo cleansing oil, some by mi retinol, and skin 1004 brightening ampoule.”
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“skin 1004 brightening ampoule”
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“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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“Abib Jericho Rose Bifida Serum, Seoul 1988 Retinal Serum, and Somebymi’s Retinol Intense Serum”
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“worked”
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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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“So far it’s been the Some By Mi Retinol Serum coupled with a(ny) moisturising cream.”
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“Some By Mi Retinol Serum”
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“coupled with a(ny) moisturising cream”
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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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