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The Retinol 0.3 Cream

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+Retinol Vitamin C Moisturizer

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The Retinol 0.3 Cream

+Retinol Vitamin C Moisturizer

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The Retinol 0.3 Cream

+Retinol Vitamin C Moisturizer

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Full ingredient list

The Retinol 0.3 Cream

+Retinol Vitamin C Moisturizer

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, caprylic/capric triglyceride, butylene glycol, glycerin, glycine soja (soybean) oil, tocopherol, tocopheryl acetate, cetearyl alcohol, trehalose, panthenol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, dimethicone, glyceryl polymethacrylate, polyglyceryl-10 stearate, hydrogenated lecithin, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, carbomer, retinol(0.3%), tromethamine, glyceryl stearate, polysilicone-11, sodium sulfite, daucus carota sativa (carrot) root extract, allantoin, glyceryl caprylate, propanediol, oryza sativa (rice) bran wax, tocotrienols, stearic acid, polyglyceryl-3 methylglucose distearate, palmitic acid, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, adenosine, sodium hyaluronate, sorbitan isostearate, 1,2-hexanediol, elaeis guineensis (palm) oil, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, beta-carotene, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, myristic acid, hyaluronic acid, lauric acid, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, ascorbic acid, limnanthes alba (meadowfoam) seed oil, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, glutathione 18	Aqua/water/eau, neopentyl glycol diheptanoate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetearyl alcohol, cocoglycerides, cetyl esters, propanediol, stearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, dimethicone, tridecyl neopentanoate, 1,2-hexanediol, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) oil, ppg-26-buteth-26, glycerin, bis-stearyl dimethicone, retinol, ascorbic acid, tocopheryl acetate, panthenol, physalis pubescens fruit juice, volcanic soil, tocopherol, adenosine, hyaluronic acid, ethylhexylglycerin, amylopectin, peg-40 stearate, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, polysorbate 20, ceteareth-20, polysilicone-11, phenoxyethanol, arachidyl alcohol, t-butyl alcohol, bha, citric acid, potassium sorbate, disodium edta, cetyl alcohol, bht, citral, linalool, limonene

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 51

Total Number of ingredients = 46

Water, caprylic/capric triglyceride, butylene glycol, glycerin, glycine soja (soybean) oil, tocopherol, tocopheryl acetate, cetearyl alcohol, trehalose, panthenol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, dimethicone, glyceryl polymethacrylate, polyglyceryl-10 stearate, hydrogenated lecithin, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, carbomer, retinol(0.3%), tromethamine, glyceryl stearate, polysilicone-11, sodium sulfite, daucus carota sativa (carrot) root extract, allantoin, glyceryl caprylate, propanediol, oryza sativa (rice) bran wax, tocotrienols, stearic acid, polyglyceryl-3 methylglucose distearate, palmitic acid, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, adenosine, sodium hyaluronate, sorbitan isostearate, 1,2-hexanediol, elaeis guineensis (palm) oil, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, beta-carotene, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, myristic acid, hyaluronic acid, lauric acid, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, ascorbic acid, limnanthes alba (meadowfoam) seed oil, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, glutathione

Aqua/water/eau, neopentyl glycol diheptanoate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetearyl alcohol, cocoglycerides, cetyl esters, propanediol, stearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, dimethicone, tridecyl neopentanoate, 1,2-hexanediol, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) oil, ppg-26-buteth-26, glycerin, bis-stearyl dimethicone, retinol, ascorbic acid, tocopheryl acetate, panthenol, physalis pubescens fruit juice, volcanic soil, tocopherol, adenosine, hyaluronic acid, ethylhexylglycerin, amylopectin, peg-40 stearate, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, polysorbate 20, ceteareth-20, polysilicone-11, phenoxyethanol, arachidyl alcohol, t-butyl alcohol, bha, citric acid, potassium sorbate, disodium edta, cetyl alcohol, bht, citral, linalool, limonene

Notable ingredients

The Retinol 0.3 Cream

+Retinol Vitamin C Moisturizer

Anti-acne: Retinol(0.3%)

Soothing: Allantoin, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Retinol(0.3%), 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid

Anti-acne: Retinol

Soothing: Panthenol

Skin brightening: Retinol

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Ingredients with their functions

The Retinol 0.3 Cream

+Retinol Vitamin C Moisturizer

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.

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.

Butylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

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