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Beauty Pie
High Dose Intensive Booster Treatment (3% Retinol Complex)

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Retinol Resurfacing Serum 0.5

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Product category and function

High Dose Intensive Booster Treatment (3% Retinol Complex)

Retinol Resurfacing Serum 0.5

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Ingredient highlights

High Dose Intensive Booster Treatment (3% Retinol Complex)

Retinol Resurfacing Serum 0.5

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Full ingredient list

High Dose Intensive Booster Treatment (3% Retinol Complex)

Retinol Resurfacing Serum 0.5

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua (water), dimethicone, glycerin, butylene glycol, dipentaerythrityl hexacaprylate/hexacaprate, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, glycine soja (soybean) oil, lauroyl lysine, peg-8, phenoxyethanol, squalane, glycine soja (soybean) seed extract, polysorbate 60, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, caprylyl glycol, polyurethane crosspolymer-1, chlorphenesin, polysorbate 20, sodium hydroxide, disodium edta, lactic acid, retinol, olive glycerides, sorbitan isostearate, ceramide np, sodium hyaluronate, phenethyl alcohol, glyceryl caprylate, phenylpropanol, opuntia ficus-indica stem extract, opuntia ficus-indica callus culture extract 11	Water/aqua/eau, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water, glycerin, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, alcohol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, niacinamide, retinol, apricot kernel oil peg-6 esters, aspalathus linearis (rooibos) extract, camellia sinensis (tea) extract, tetrapeptide-14, palmitoyl tripeptide-38, sodium hyaluronate, tocopheryl acetate, caprylic/capric triglycerides, polymethyl methacrylate, boswellia serrata extract, honey extract (extrait de miel), sucrose palmitate, hydroxypropyl cyclodextrin, glutathione, gluconolactone, glyceryl linoleate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cyclopentasiloxane, polysorbate 20, butylene glycol, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, dimethicone, polysilicone-11, sodium hydroxide, disodium edta, decyl glucoside, citric acid, potassium sorbate, bht, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Total Number of ingredients = 39

Aqua (water), dimethicone, glycerin, butylene glycol, dipentaerythrityl hexacaprylate/hexacaprate, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, glycine soja (soybean) oil, lauroyl lysine, peg-8, phenoxyethanol, squalane, glycine soja (soybean) seed extract, polysorbate 60, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, caprylyl glycol, polyurethane crosspolymer-1, chlorphenesin, polysorbate 20, sodium hydroxide, disodium edta, lactic acid, retinol, olive glycerides, sorbitan isostearate, ceramide np, sodium hyaluronate, phenethyl alcohol, glyceryl caprylate, phenylpropanol, opuntia ficus-indica stem extract, opuntia ficus-indica callus culture extract

Water/aqua/eau, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water, glycerin, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, alcohol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, niacinamide, retinol, apricot kernel oil peg-6 esters, aspalathus linearis (rooibos) extract, camellia sinensis (tea) extract, tetrapeptide-14, palmitoyl tripeptide-38, sodium hyaluronate, tocopheryl acetate, caprylic/capric triglycerides, polymethyl methacrylate, boswellia serrata extract, honey extract (extrait de miel), sucrose palmitate, hydroxypropyl cyclodextrin, glutathione, gluconolactone, glyceryl linoleate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cyclopentasiloxane, polysorbate 20, butylene glycol, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, dimethicone, polysilicone-11, sodium hydroxide, disodium edta, decyl glucoside, citric acid, potassium sorbate, bht, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

High Dose Intensive Booster Treatment (3% Retinol Complex)

Retinol Resurfacing Serum 0.5

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Antioxidant: Opuntia ficus-indica callus culture extract

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Retinol

Soothing: Niacinamide, Hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, Retinol

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Ingredients with their functions

High Dose Intensive Booster Treatment (3% Retinol Complex)

Retinol Resurfacing Serum 0.5

Aqua (water)

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.

Dimethicone

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning

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

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent