Skinfix Adapinoid Gel
by Skinfix · skin_care
Editor's Take
For once, the clean-leaning retinoid serum has real machinery inside: Oleyl Adapalenate, Niacinamide, and Squalane make the tidy pitch feel earned.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Performance: 8.2 / 10
- Innovative Ingredients: 8.5 / 10
- Clean Standards: 9.0 / 10
- Formula Sustainability: 9.0 / 10
The Verdict
Marketed as a formula, but the ingredients tell a different story. The score backs that up: Strong Efficacy at 8.2 and Excellent Clean at 9, with Highly Advanced technology coming from Oleyl Adapalenate instead of another standard retinol rerun. Niacinamide, Squalane, Pisum Sativum Peptide, and marine extracts give it barrier support around the renewal work, which is exactly what you want if your skin gets cranky with classic retinoids. Phenoxyethanol and Butylene Glycol keep it from natural-certifier purity, but this is still one of the better modern retail serums, technical without feeling overstuffed.
Is Skinfix Adapinoid Gel clean?
DARE scores Skinfix Adapinoid Gel by Skinfix 9.0 / 10 on Clean Standards, the human-health pillar of the Formulation Architecture Model™. That reading comes from the published INCI list read as a system — preservative, fragrance and surfactant choices in context — not from flagging single ingredients in isolation.
What are the key ingredients in Skinfix Adapinoid Gel?
The formula leads with Water/Aqua/Eau, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Propanediol, Squalane, Solanum Tuberosum Pulp Extract, Niacinamide. DARE reads the full INCI list below in order, so position and pairing shape how each ingredient contributes under Performance and Innovative Ingredients.
How does DARE score Skinfix Adapinoid Gel?
Under the Formulation Architecture Model™, Skinfix Adapinoid Gel by Skinfix scores Performance 8.2 / 10, Clean Standards 9.0 / 10, Innovative Ingredients 8.5 / 10, and Formula Sustainability 9.0 / 10. Each pillar is scored from the finished formula rather than from isolated ingredient flags.
Full INCI list
Water/Aqua/Eau, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Propanediol, Squalane, Solanum Tuberosum (Potato) Pulp Extract, Niacinamide, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Pisum Sativum Peptide, Sodium Hyaluronate, Furcellaria Lumbricalis Extract, Oleyl Adapalenate, Glycerin, Laminaria Digitata Extract, Tocopherol, Opuntia Ficus-Indica Stem Extract, Galactoarabinan, Chlorophyllin-Copper Complex, Maltodextrin, Schizophyllan, Polylysine, Tripeptide-1, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Citrate, Magnesium Stearate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Butylene Glycol, Dextran, Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol