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Retinol Peptide Serum

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Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Product category and function

Retinol Peptide Serum

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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Ingredient highlights

Retinol Peptide 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 vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Retinol Peptide Serum

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua (water), caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, dimethyl isosorbide, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, tapioca starch, phenoxyethanol, retinol, polysorbate 20, sodium stearoyl glutamate, cyclodextrin, sodium gluconate, o-cymen-5-ol, ethylhexylglycerin, pentylene glycol, methylglucoside phosphate, copper lysinate/prolinate, hydroxypropyl cyclodextrin, palmitoyl tripeptide-38, caprylyl glycol, n-prolyl palmitoyl tripeptide-56 acetate 7	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 = 21

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Aqua (water), caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, dimethyl isosorbide, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, tapioca starch, phenoxyethanol, retinol, polysorbate 20, sodium stearoyl glutamate, cyclodextrin, sodium gluconate, o-cymen-5-ol, ethylhexylglycerin, pentylene glycol, methylglucoside phosphate, copper lysinate/prolinate, hydroxypropyl cyclodextrin, palmitoyl tripeptide-38, caprylyl glycol, n-prolyl palmitoyl tripeptide-56 acetate

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

Retinol Peptide Serum

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Cell-signaling ingredient: Retinol, Palmitoyl tripeptide-38

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Antioxidant: Carthamus tinctorius seed oil, Tocopherol

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Ingredients with their functions

Retinol Peptide Serum

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

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.

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.

Glycerin

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