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Renewal Retinol

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Vitamin A Serum With 0.5% Retinol

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Renewal Retinol

Vitamin A Serum With 0.5% Retinol

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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Ingredient highlights

Renewal Retinol

Vitamin A Serum With 0.5% Retinol

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Renewal Retinol

Vitamin A Serum With 0.5% Retinol

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua/eau), caprylic/capric triglyceride, heptyl undecylenate, niacinamide, polyacrylate-13, glycerin, retinol, ubiquinone, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, hydroxymethoxyphenyl decanone, bisabolol, ceramide 3, tremella fuciformis sporocarp extract, betaine, tocopheryl acetate, caprylyl glycol, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, cetyl palmitate, polysorbate 20, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylhydroxamic acid, trideceth-6 phosphate, phenoxyethanol, polyisobutene, sodium hydroxide 7	Aqua (water), glycerin, methyl gluceth-20, polysorbate 80, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, phenoxyethanol, squalane, retinol, polysorbate 20, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, solanum lycopersicum (tomato) fruit extract, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, oenothera biennis (evening primrose) oil, macadamia ternifolia (macadamia) seed oil, caprylyl glycol, sodium stearoyl glutamate, disodium edta, citric acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Total Number of ingredients = 18

Water (aqua/eau), caprylic/capric triglyceride, heptyl undecylenate, niacinamide, polyacrylate-13, glycerin, retinol, ubiquinone, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, hydroxymethoxyphenyl decanone, bisabolol, ceramide 3, tremella fuciformis sporocarp extract, betaine, tocopheryl acetate, caprylyl glycol, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, cetyl palmitate, polysorbate 20, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylhydroxamic acid, trideceth-6 phosphate, phenoxyethanol, polyisobutene, sodium hydroxide

Aqua (water), glycerin, methyl gluceth-20, polysorbate 80, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, phenoxyethanol, squalane, retinol, polysorbate 20, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, solanum lycopersicum (tomato) fruit extract, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, oenothera biennis (evening primrose) oil, macadamia ternifolia (macadamia) seed oil, caprylyl glycol, sodium stearoyl glutamate, disodium edta, citric acid

Notable ingredients

Renewal Retinol

Vitamin A Serum With 0.5% Retinol

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Retinol

Soothing: Niacinamide, Bisabolol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, Retinol

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Antioxidant: Solanum lycopersicum (tomato) fruit extract

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Ingredients with their functions

Renewal Retinol

Vitamin A Serum With 0.5% Retinol

Water (aqua/eau)

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.

Heptyl undecylenate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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