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Renewal Retinol

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Firming Retinol Facial Serum

Product category and function

Renewal Retinol

Firming Retinol Facial Serum

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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Ingredient highlights

Renewal Retinol

Firming Retinol Facial Serum

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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Renewal Retinol

Firming Retinol Facial Serum

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 9	Aqua/water/eau, glycerin, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, propylene glycol, lactobacillus ferment, betaine, bifida ferment lysate, hydrolyzed collagen, butylene glycol, aloe barbadensis extract, methyl gluceth-20, soluble proteoglycan, carbomer, arginine, caffeine, allantoin, tocopheryl acetate, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, glycolic acid, hyaluronic acid, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, squalane, 1,2-hexanediol, phenoxyethanol, xanthan gum, hydroxyethylcellulose, caprylhydroxamic acid, retinol, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, hydroxypropyl cyclodextrin, adenosine

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Total Number of ingredients = 32

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/eau, glycerin, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, propylene glycol, lactobacillus ferment, betaine, bifida ferment lysate, hydrolyzed collagen, butylene glycol, aloe barbadensis extract, methyl gluceth-20, soluble proteoglycan, carbomer, arginine, caffeine, allantoin, tocopheryl acetate, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, glycolic acid, hyaluronic acid, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, squalane, 1,2-hexanediol, phenoxyethanol, xanthan gum, hydroxyethylcellulose, caprylhydroxamic acid, retinol, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, hydroxypropyl cyclodextrin, adenosine

Notable ingredients

Renewal Retinol

Firming Retinol Facial Serum

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Retinol

Soothing: Niacinamide, Bisabolol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, Retinol

Anti-acne: Retinol

Soothing: Allantoin, Lactobacillus ferment

Skin brightening: Retinol, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid

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Ingredients with their functions

Renewal Retinol

Firming Retinol Facial Serum

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.