Retinol Intense Reactivating Serum — Reddit Reviews
by Some By Mi
Updated September 24, 2026
Mild 0.1% retinol with retinal and bakuchiol; beginner-friendly.
What the community says
A creamy retinol serum built around 0.1% retinol, plus retinal, bakuchiol, niacinamide, and panthenol. Reddit treats it like a starter retinoid for cautious beginners and sensitive skin. Dry, dehydrated, or already-irritated faces can get cranky.
What this means for you
What people love
- Starter retinoid with a very mild reputation
- Creamy serum texture layers easily
- Niacinamide, panthenol, ceramide NP
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Real Reddit threads — 32 mentions across 25 threads
Some By Mi Retinol Intense Reactivating Serum on Reddit, in one place — 25 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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“Abib Jericho Rose Bifida Serum, Seoul 1988 Retinal Serum, and Somebymi’s Retinol Intense Serum”
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“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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“So far it’s been the Some By Mi Retinol Serum”
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“coupled with a(ny) moisturising cream.”
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“So far it’s been”
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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!”
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“Some by mi the purple tube... my super sensitive skin is really reacting well to it.”
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“I used it 1x per week for a month, and I have just increased to 2x per week.”
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