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Squalane + Retinol Night Serum

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Retrinal 0.1% Intensive Multi-Corrective Cream

Product category and function

Squalane + Retinol Night Serum

Retrinal 0.1% Intensive Multi-Corrective Cream

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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Ingredient highlights

Squalane + Retinol Night Serum

Retrinal 0.1% Intensive Multi-Corrective Cream

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

Full ingredient list

Squalane + Retinol Night Serum

Retrinal 0.1% Intensive Multi-Corrective Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, squalane, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetearyl olivate, sorbitan olivate, retinol, retinal, allantoin, crocus sativus stigma extract, pseudozyma epicola/evening primrose oil ferment extract, tocopherol, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, oryza sativa (rice) bran extract, cetearyl alcohol, helianthus annuus (sunflower) extract, hydroxyapatite, dextrin, carbomer, sodium gluconate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium hydroxide 8	Aqua (avene thermal spring water), caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, squalane, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, pentaerythrityl tetracaprylate/tetracaprate, cetearyl alcohol, behenyl alcohol, niacinamide, c20-22 alkyl phosphate, c20-22 alcohols, acacia senegal gum, adenosine, cetearyl glucoside, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, red 33 (ci 17200), retinal, sodium benzoate, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hydroxide, terminalia chebula fruit extract, tocopherol, tocopheryl glucoside, xanthan gum.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Water/aqua/eau, squalane, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetearyl olivate, sorbitan olivate, retinol, retinal, allantoin, crocus sativus stigma extract, pseudozyma epicola/evening primrose oil ferment extract, tocopherol, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, oryza sativa (rice) bran extract, cetearyl alcohol, helianthus annuus (sunflower) extract, hydroxyapatite, dextrin, carbomer, sodium gluconate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium hydroxide

Aqua (avene thermal spring water), caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, squalane, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, pentaerythrityl tetracaprylate/tetracaprate, cetearyl alcohol, behenyl alcohol, niacinamide, c20-22 alkyl phosphate, c20-22 alcohols, acacia senegal gum, adenosine, cetearyl glucoside, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, red 33 (ci 17200), retinal, sodium benzoate, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hydroxide, terminalia chebula fruit extract, tocopherol, tocopheryl glucoside, xanthan gum.

Notable ingredients

Squalane + Retinol Night Serum

Retrinal 0.1% Intensive Multi-Corrective Cream

Anti-acne: Retinal, Retinol

Soothing: Allantoin, Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Skin brightening: Retinal, Retinol

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Retinal

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, Retinal

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Ingredients with their functions

Squalane + Retinol Night Serum

Retrinal 0.1% Intensive Multi-Corrective Cream

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.

Squalane

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, 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