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Encapsulated Retinol Face Cream

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Double Play Retinol Face & Eye Treatment

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Encapsulated Retinol Face Cream

Double Play Retinol Face & Eye Treatment

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Encapsulated Retinol Face Cream

Double Play Retinol Face & Eye Treatment

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Encapsulated Retinol Face Cream

Double Play Retinol Face & Eye Treatment

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Water (aqua), caprylic/capric triglyceride, polyglyceryl-2 stearate, dimethicone, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, cetearyl phosphate, cetyl alcohol, glycerin, retinol, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, sclerocarya birrea seed oil, rosa canina fruit oil, oryza sativa (rice) bran extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) extract, dimethicone crosspolymer, curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract, copernicia cerifera cera, propanediol, sodium cocoamphoacetate, rosa damascena flower water, punica granatum fruit extract, camellia sinensis leaf water, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, lavandula hybrida oil, tocopheryl acetate, synthetic beeswax, bht, xanthan gum, bha, phenoxyethanol, tocopherol, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, sodium hydroxide 13	Water, ethyl macadamiate, copernicia cerifera cera, glycerin, cetearyl olivate, sorbitan olivate, niacinamide, hydrogenated olive oil, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, olea europaea (olive) oil unsaponifiables, glyceryl stearate, steareth-20, n-hydroxysuccinimide, chrysin, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, pentylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, ascophyllum nodosum extract, asparagopsis armata extract, dimethicone, dimethiconol, vinyl dimethicone/methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer, madecassoside, asiaticoside, bisabolol, retinol, propanediol, bht, xanthan gum, sodium cocoamphoacetate, tocopheryl acetate, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin, disodium edta.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 38

Total Number of ingredients = 41

Water (aqua), caprylic/capric triglyceride, polyglyceryl-2 stearate, dimethicone, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, cetearyl phosphate, cetyl alcohol, glycerin, retinol, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, sclerocarya birrea seed oil, rosa canina fruit oil, oryza sativa (rice) bran extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) extract, dimethicone crosspolymer, curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract, copernicia cerifera cera, propanediol, sodium cocoamphoacetate, rosa damascena flower water, punica granatum fruit extract, camellia sinensis leaf water, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, lavandula hybrida oil, tocopheryl acetate, synthetic beeswax, bht, xanthan gum, bha, phenoxyethanol, tocopherol, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, sodium hydroxide

Water, ethyl macadamiate, copernicia cerifera cera, glycerin, cetearyl olivate, sorbitan olivate, niacinamide, hydrogenated olive oil, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, olea europaea (olive) oil unsaponifiables, glyceryl stearate, steareth-20, n-hydroxysuccinimide, chrysin, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, pentylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, ascophyllum nodosum extract, asparagopsis armata extract, dimethicone, dimethiconol, vinyl dimethicone/methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer, madecassoside, asiaticoside, bisabolol, retinol, propanediol, bht, xanthan gum, sodium cocoamphoacetate, tocopheryl acetate, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin, disodium edta.

Notable ingredients

Encapsulated Retinol Face Cream

Double Play Retinol Face & Eye Treatment

Anti-acne: Retinol

Soothing: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, Curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract

Skin brightening: Retinol, Curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Retinol

Soothing: Niacinamide, Bisabolol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, Retinol

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Ingredients with their functions

Encapsulated Retinol Face Cream

Double Play Retinol Face & Eye Treatment

Water (aqua)

Also-called: Aqua, Aqua/Water, Water/Aqua/Eau, Aqua/Water/Eau | Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

Water serves as a fundamental component in skincare products, often listed as the first ingredient, which means it's the most abundant. It acts as a solvent, helping to dissolve other ingredients and facilitate the application and absorption of products.

Caprylic/capric triglyceride

Also-called: Caprylic Capric Triglyceride | Function: Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Polyglyceryl-2 stearate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.