REVOX B77 JUST Retinol in Squalane Versus Balea Beauty Collagen Retinol Serum

REVOX B77 JUST Retinol in Squalane Versus Balea Beauty Collagen Retinol Serum Detailed comparison of REVOX B77 JUST Retinol in Squalane versus Balea Beauty Collagen Retinol Serum. This anti-aging serum is formulated around Squalane and Retinyl Palmitate to soften the look of wrinkles. This anti-aging serum is formulated around Retinyl Palmitate and Retinol to soften the look of wrinkles and refine skin texture. Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Squalane Retinyl Palmitate Tocopheryl Acetate Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Squalane, Retinyl Palmitate, Tocopheryl Acetate Water Glycine Soja Oil Propanediol Polyglyceryl-6 Stearate Glycerin Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil Phenoxyethanol Parfum Sclerotium Gum Stearyl Alcohol Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil Xanthan Gum Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate Potassium Cetyl Phosphate Arginine/Lysine Polypeptide Ethylhexylglycerin Retinol Acacia Seyal Gum Extract Cyclodextrin Lecithin Citric Acid 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract Tocopherol Potassium Sorbate Sorbic Acid Benzoic Acid Dehydroacetic Acid Benzyl Alcohol Water, Glycine Soja Oil, Propanediol, Polyglyceryl-6 Stearate, Glycerin, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum, Sclerotium Gum, Stearyl Alcohol, Retinyl Palmitate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Xanthan Gum, Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Arginine/Lysine Polypeptide, Ethylhexylglycerin, Retinol, Acacia Seyal Gum Extract, Cyclodextrin, Lecithin, Citric Acid, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Tocopherol, Potassium Sorbate, Sorbic Acid, Benzoic Acid, Dehydroacetic Acid, Benzyl Alcohol Be the first to review These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. Retinyl Palmitate is a form of retinoid. Retinoids are the superstar class of anti-aging ingredients that include Tretinoin and Retinol. This particular ingredient has had a bumpy year with its rise and fall in popularity. First, Retinyl Palmitate is created from Palmitic Acid and Retinol. It is a Retinol ester and considered one of the weaker forms of retinoid. This is because all retinoids have to be converted to Tretinoin, AKA Retinoic Acid. Retinyl Palmitate is pretty far down the line and has to go through multiple conversions before its effects are seen. Once it's on your skin, enzymes called esterases convert it into Retinol, then into Retinal, and finally into Retinoic Acid; that's three steps with a little lost at each one. The benefits of Retinyl Palmitate are debated due to this long and ineffective conversion line. So why use it at all? The answer is stability. Retinol and Retinoic Acid break down fast when they hit light, heat, and air, and Retinoic Acid can be pretty irritating on top of that. Retinyl Palmitate is much more stable and gentler, making it easier to formulate with and easier on sensitive skin (even if it's weaker gram for gram). Studies show Retinyl Palmitate to help: Newer research from 2023-2025 also found that Retinyl Palmitate works especially well when paired with Retinol. The two seem to cover each other's weak spots; retinol brings the potency while Retinyl Palmitate brings the stability and gentleness. Together, they repair UV damage better than either one does alone. This ingredient used to be found in sunscreens to boost the efficacy of sunscreen filters. The downfall of Retinyl Palmitate was due to released reports about the ingredient being correlated to sun damage and skin tumors. Most of this traces back to a 2012 US National Toxicology Program (NTP) study where hairless mice coated in Retinyl Palmitate cream and exposed to UV light developed skin tumors faster. Here's the nuance, though. When the Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel went back through that study, they found methodological flaws and decided the results couldn't be interpreted as proof of extra risk. The EU's Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) said the mouse findings might point to a concern but they're hard to apply to humans since hairless mouse skin and human skin behave differently. While there is a study showing this ingredient to cause DNA damage when exposed to UVA, there is no concrete proof of it being linked to skin cancer. It is completely safe to use when used correctly. Both the CIR and the SCCS consider it safe at the concentrations used in cosmetics; the SCCS specifically cleared retinoids up to 0.05% in body lotions and 0.3% in face creams, hand creams, and rinse-off products. As of 2025, the EU has written those limits into law, plus a label warning about your total Vitamin