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Squalane + Retinol Night Serum

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Dual Action Repair Cream

Product category and function

Squalane + Retinol Night Serum

Dual Action Repair Cream

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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Ingredient highlights

Squalane + Retinol Night Serum

Dual Action Repair 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

Dual Action Repair 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 7	Purified water, propanediol, c13-15 alkane, bakuchiol, sodium hyaluronate, retinol, jojoba oil/macadamia seed oil esters, squalane, phytosterols, tocopherol, betaine, phytosteryl macadamiate, hydroxymethoxyphenyl decanone, caprylic/capric triglyceride, arachidyl alcohol, behenyl alcohol, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, arachidyl glucoside, lecithin, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Total Number of ingredients = 22

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

Purified water, propanediol, c13-15 alkane, bakuchiol, sodium hyaluronate, retinol, jojoba oil/macadamia seed oil esters, squalane, phytosterols, tocopherol, betaine, phytosteryl macadamiate, hydroxymethoxyphenyl decanone, caprylic/capric triglyceride, arachidyl alcohol, behenyl alcohol, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, arachidyl glucoside, lecithin, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin.

Notable ingredients

Squalane + Retinol Night Serum

Dual Action Repair Cream

Anti-acne: Retinal, Retinol

Soothing: Allantoin, Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Skin brightening: Retinal, Retinol

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Antioxidant: Bakuchiol, Tocopherol

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Ingredients with their functions

Squalane + Retinol Night Serum

Dual Action Repair 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