Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links. Read our full disclosure policy.

Dermalogica
Dynamic Skin Retinol Serum

Versus

NourishMax
Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Product category and function

Dynamic Skin Retinol Serum

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
----	----

Ingredient highlights

Dynamic Skin Retinol Serum

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol 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

Dynamic Skin Retinol Serum

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, squalane, glycerin, hexyldecanol, propanediol, dimethyl isosorbide, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, hydroxyacetophenone, hydroxypinacolone retinoate, retinol, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, pelargonium graveolens flower oil, aniba rosodora (rosewood) wood oil, eucalyptus globulus leaf oil, santalum album (sandalwood) oil, oryza sativa (rice) bran extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) extract, cupressus sempervirens oil, juniperus virginiana oil, abies sibirica oil, tocopherol, beta-glucan, caprylyl glycol, bht, ceramide np, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetyl palmitate, 1,2-hexanediol, ethylhexylglycerin, polysorbate 60, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, hydroxystearic acid, polysorbate 20, sorbitan isostearate, laureth-23, trideceth-6 phosphate, sodium hydroxide, citric acid, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, sodium benzoate, benzyl alcohol, linalool. 11	Water (aqua), carthamus tinctorius seed oil, cyclopentasiloxane, simmondsia chinensis seed oil, cetearyl alcohol, retinyl palmitate, polysorbate 60, squalane, retinol, sodium hyaluronate, tocopherol, dimethicone, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, laureth-7, glycerin, polysorbate-20, cetyl palmitate, laureth-23, trideceth-6 phosphate, triethanolamine, ceramide-3, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 43

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Water/aqua/eau, squalane, glycerin, hexyldecanol, propanediol, dimethyl isosorbide, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, hydroxyacetophenone, hydroxypinacolone retinoate, retinol, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, pelargonium graveolens flower oil, aniba rosodora (rosewood) wood oil, eucalyptus globulus leaf oil, santalum album (sandalwood) oil, oryza sativa (rice) bran extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) extract, cupressus sempervirens oil, juniperus virginiana oil, abies sibirica oil, tocopherol, beta-glucan, caprylyl glycol, bht, ceramide np, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetyl palmitate, 1,2-hexanediol, ethylhexylglycerin, polysorbate 60, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, hydroxystearic acid, polysorbate 20, sorbitan isostearate, laureth-23, trideceth-6 phosphate, sodium hydroxide, citric acid, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, sodium benzoate, benzyl alcohol, linalool.

Water (aqua), carthamus tinctorius seed oil, cyclopentasiloxane, simmondsia chinensis seed oil, cetearyl alcohol, retinyl palmitate, polysorbate 60, squalane, retinol, sodium hyaluronate, tocopherol, dimethicone, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, laureth-7, glycerin, polysorbate-20, cetyl palmitate, laureth-23, trideceth-6 phosphate, triethanolamine, ceramide-3, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

Notable ingredients

Dynamic Skin Retinol Serum

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Anti-acne: Retinol

Soothing: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Skin brightening: Retinol

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Antioxidant: Carthamus tinctorius seed oil, Tocopherol

Load all

Ingredients with their functions

Dynamic Skin Retinol Serum

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol 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