Cheaper alternatives
Cheaper alternatives to innisfree Gentle Retinol + Salicylic Acid Acne Serum for Blemishes + Post-Acne Scars
Cheaper picks that share Gentle Retinol + Salicylic Acid Acne Serum for Blemishes + Post-Acne Scars’s key ingredient (BHA) — from authenticity-verified retailers, ranked by how closely they match and by price. Same active, lower price; not identical formulas.
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The original
innisfree Gentle Retinol + Salicylic Acid Acne Serum for Blemishes + Post-Acne Scars
Key active: BHA
Best price today
$1.13/ml
$34.00 for the bottle
25 cheaper alternatives
What's a cheaper alternative to innisfree Gentle Retinol + Salicylic Acid Acne Serum for Blemishes + Post-Acne Scars?
Mary&May Retinol 0.1% Bakuchiol Cica Serum — $0.17/ml against $1.13/ml for the original (about 85% less per ml). Same product format, and it shares 2 of this product’s actives: Retinal and Retinol. Shared actives and a comparable format — not an identical formula. The base, supporting ingredients and texture differ.
Boncept
Retinol 500IU Serum
$10.16 · $0.34/ml
Hard to find · verified US source via Koreabe
Cos De BAHA
Level 3 Bakuchiol 2 Retinol 1 Serum (L3)
from $12.99 · $0.43/ml
3 retailers
Frequently asked
What's the best cheaper alternative to innisfree Gentle Retinol + Salicylic Acid Acne Serum for Blemishes + Post-Acne Scars?
Mary&May Retinol 0.1% Bakuchiol Cica Serum — $0.17/ml against $1.13/ml for the innisfree original. It's the same product format and shares 2 actives (Retinal and Retinol), which is why we compare the two at all.
What is a cheaper alternative to innisfree Gentle Retinol + Salicylic Acid Acne Serum for Blemishes + Post-Acne Scars?
Mary&May Retinol 0.1% Bakuchiol Cica Serum, at $0.17/ml against $1.13/ml for the original. We only compare products of the same format that share at least two actives (Retinal and Retinol). A dupe shares actives; it is not an identical product.
Is Mary&May Retinol 0.1% Bakuchiol Cica Serum as good as innisfree Gentle Retinol + Salicylic Acid Acne Serum for Blemishes + Post-Acne Scars?
It's the same format, shares 2 actives (Retinal and Retinol), and comes from an authenticity-verified retailer — but the base, supporting ingredients and texture differ. On price per ml it's meaningfully cheaper; whether it feels the same on your skin is a personal call.
How much cheaper is Mary&May Retinol 0.1% Bakuchiol Cica Serum than innisfree Gentle Retinol + Salicylic Acid Acne Serum for Blemishes + Post-Acne Scars?
$0.17/ml against $1.13/ml — about 85% less per ml, not per bottle, so different sizes are compared honestly. Prices move; each product page carries the date its price was last checked.
Do these dupes really match Gentle Retinol + Salicylic Acid Acne Serum for Blemishes + Post-Acne Scars?
They match on the two things we can verify: the product format is the same, and each one shares at least two of this product's actives. We compare them by price per ml or per gram, and suppress any pair with a gap wide enough to suggest a data error. They are not identical formulas — the base and supporting cast differ.
Are these alternatives authentic?
Yes. Every listing shown here passes our authenticity gate — we only compare offers from verified retailers with a documented supply chain (brand authorization, official distributor, or authorized reseller).