A-Passioni Retinol Cream

A big Drunk Elephant fan who doesn't think A-Passioni works well compared to other retinols.

“A-Passioni is not one of them. I don't think it works all that well compared to other options.”

A year on A-Passioni every other night: fine once applied to dry skin, generally pleased though results could be better.

“Not too much of an issue with the retinol once I learned to only apply to dry skin. Generally pleased with results but could be better.”

On dry, sensitive skin, has used A-Passioni for a year with good results and few reactions, but finds it pricey.

“My (26/F) skin is dry/sensitive but I’ve been using DE retinol for a year and it’s been good/not much bad reactions.”

Used A-Passioni every night for six months and saw nothing, so they gave up on it.

“Bought it in March and used it every single night until September when I finally gave up and accepted that it wasn’t for me.”

Overused A-Passioni too quickly and damaged their moisture barrier.

“I tried this for a few weeks a in January and overused it too quickly, resulting in a damaged moisture barrier.”

Uses A-Passioni only 2-3 times a week or their skin peels, despite experience with vitamin A.

“I currently use the DE and I concur with all the other comments, it's def a less is more type product. I only use it 2-3x/wk otherwise my skin can really start to peel.”

Loves A-Passioni, which has cleared their acne tremendously; it's strong so start slow.

“I use drunk elephant a passioni & i LOVE it! It has cleared my acne up tremendously!”

Despite years of retinol use, A-Passioni still irritates them in the first week.

“within the past week started using the DE one. Even though I’ve used a retinol for years, I’m still experiencing some irritation”

A speck of A-Passioni two days in a row gave them mild burns.

“DE will give you mild burns if you’re not used to retinol! I used barley a speck two days in a row and it gave me burns.”

Has and likes A-Passioni but finds it less effective than Sunday Riley Luna.

“The DE one I have and like but I think it less effective.”

Loves A-Passioni, mixed with B-Hydra when starting out.

“I love the DE one and the best way to use it if you’re new is to mix with the b hydra that comes with it.”

Buffers A-Passioni with CeraVe lotion to avoid irritation, which can take 48 hours to appear; not a beginner retinoid.

“Be careful, it can take 48 hours for irritation to show up from this retinoid. I buffer with CeraVe lotion before applying A-Passioni and that seems to be working well.”

Using A-Passioni a few days in a row gave them a chemical burn that took over a month to heal.

“I did the same thing with the passioni I used it a few days in a row and gave myself a nice chemical burn and flaky raw skin.”

A sample of A-Passioni caused peeling and a retinol burn across their face, neck and chest.

“My skin started peeling around my mouth the following morning, all over my cheeks by the evening”