Achieve peak skin transformation with Medik8 Crystal Retinal 10.
This high-performance midnight serum is the most advanced strength in the standard Crystal Retinal ladder, specifically engineered for experienced Vitamin A users who have successfully acclimated to Crystal Retinal 6.
Containing 0.1% encapsulated Retinaldehyde, this professional-grade cream-serum works 11x faster than traditional retinol to deliver dramatic results, effectively resurfacing the skin and targeting deep-set signs of ageing overnight.
Awards & Recognition
Crystal Retinal is one of the most decorated vitamin A serums on the market. The awards below are as published by Medik8 and apply to the Crystal Retinal range; where a single strength won that award, it is named.
Winner · Best Retinol Product · Face The Future 2024 (Retinal 10)Winner · Best Retinoid · Who What Wear 2025Gold · Best Retinoid · Get The Gloss 2025Winner · Best Retinol Serum · Marie Claire Skin Awards 2024
2025 winners
- Best Retinoid Product – Who What Wear
- Best Retinol – Cosmopolitan Acne Awards
- Best Retinoid, Gold – Get The Gloss Beauty Awards
- Best Retinol Product – Face The Future Awards
- Best For Anti-Ageing – SheerLuxe Beauty Icons
- Beauty Favourite – Woman & Home Beauty Awards
- Best Anti-Ageing Product – Aesthetic Awards (Crystal Retinal 24)
- Best Retinol – The Zoe Report Beauty Awards (Crystal Retinal 24)
- Best Serum For Acne-Prone Skin – Marie Claire Skin & Hair Awards (Crystal Retinal 24)
2024 winners
- Best Retinol Serum – Marie Claire Skin Awards
- Best Retinol – Glamour Power List Awards (Crystal Retinal 24)
- Best Vitamin Serum, Anti-Agers – Prevention's Best of Beauty Awards
- Serum – Who What Wear Beauty Awards
- Best Retinoid (Silver) and Classic Hero (Silver) – Get The Gloss Beauty Awards
- Best Retinol Product – Face The Future Awards (Crystal Retinal 10)
- 100 Greatest Skin Care Products Of All Time – WWD Beauty Inc
Also recognised: finalist for Best Beauty Icon at the CEW Beauty Awards, and nominated at the Vogue Beauty Editor's Choice Awards, Pure Beauty Global Awards, Universal Beauty Awards, Woman & Home Clever Skin Awards, Condé Nast Traveller Beauty Awards and SheerLuxe Beauty Awards.
Awards as published by Medik8 at medik8.com/pages/medik8-awards. Crystal Retinal® is a trademark of Medik8.
Size and packaging
- Size: 30ml
- Boxed dimensions: 3.1 x 5.1 x 13.8 cm
- Shipping weight: approx. 50 g
Full ingredients (INCI)
Aqua (Water), Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Isododecane, Cetearyl Olivate, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Cetearyl Alcohol, PPG-12/SMDI Copolymer, Sorbitan Olivate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Titanium Dioxide, Eclipta Prostrata Extract, Cyclodextrin, Squalane, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Rubus Chamaemorus (Cloudberry) Seed Oil, Alumina, Isostearic Acid, Lecithin, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Stearic Acid, Pentylene Glycol, Retinal, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Sodium Polyaspartate, Climbazole, Disodium EDTA, Lonicera Japonica (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract, Lonicera Caprifolium (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract, Daucus Carota Sativa (Carrot) Seed Oil, Ethylhexylglycerin, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Dipteryx Odorata (Tonka) Bean Extract, Hydroxyacetophenone, Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Isostearate, Vanilla Planifolia (Vanilla) Fruit Extract, Decylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, BHT, Coumarin.
Formulations are updated from time to time. Please check the ingredient list printed on the pack you receive before use.
Safety
For external use only. Avoid direct contact with the eyes. Discontinue use if irritation occurs. Patch test before first use. Keep out of reach of children.
Which Crystal Retinal strength?
Start on the lowest strength you haven't used and move up after a tube.
