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Encapsulated Retinol Face Cream

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Merle Norman
Retinol Night Complex

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Encapsulated Retinol Face Cream

Retinol Night Complex

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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Ingredient highlights

Encapsulated Retinol Face Cream

Retinol Night Complex

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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

Encapsulated Retinol Face Cream

Retinol Night Complex

No. of common ingredients = 0
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 14	Aqua/water/eau, butylene glycol, cetyl ethylhexanoate, cyclopentasiloxane, stearyl alcohol, 1,2-hexanediol, dimethicone, glycerin, retinol, retinyl palmitate, ascorbyl palmitate, tocopherol, tocopheryl acetate, sodium hyaluronate, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) fruit extract, citrus limon (lemon) fruit extract, vaccinium myrtillus fruit/leaf extract, acer saccharum (sugar maple) extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) extract, saccharum officinarum (sugarcane) extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, camellia oleifera leaf extract, oryza sativa (rice) bran extract, phospholipids, cetyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, peg-75 stearate, acacia decurrens flower wax, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed wax, polyglycerin-3, jojoba esters, galactoarabinan, ceteth-20, steareth-20, hydroxyacetophenone, polymethyl methacrylate, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, tricaprylin, xanthan gum, glyceryl polyacrylate, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, bht, fragrance (parfum), phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, chlorphenesin

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 38

Total Number of ingredients = 46

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

Aqua/water/eau, butylene glycol, cetyl ethylhexanoate, cyclopentasiloxane, stearyl alcohol, 1,2-hexanediol, dimethicone, glycerin, retinol, retinyl palmitate, ascorbyl palmitate, tocopherol, tocopheryl acetate, sodium hyaluronate, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) fruit extract, citrus limon (lemon) fruit extract, vaccinium myrtillus fruit/leaf extract, acer saccharum (sugar maple) extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) extract, saccharum officinarum (sugarcane) extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, camellia oleifera leaf extract, oryza sativa (rice) bran extract, phospholipids, cetyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, peg-75 stearate, acacia decurrens flower wax, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed wax, polyglycerin-3, jojoba esters, galactoarabinan, ceteth-20, steareth-20, hydroxyacetophenone, polymethyl methacrylate, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, tricaprylin, xanthan gum, glyceryl polyacrylate, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, bht, fragrance (parfum), phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, chlorphenesin

Notable ingredients

Encapsulated Retinol Face Cream

Retinol Night Complex

Anti-acne: Retinol

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

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

Anti-acne: Retinol

Soothing: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, Jojoba esters

Skin brightening: Retinol

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Ingredients with their functions

Encapsulated Retinol Face Cream

Retinol Night Complex

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.