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1% Vitamin A Retinol Serum

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Retinol Correcting Serum

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1% Vitamin A Retinol Serum

Retinol Correcting Serum

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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1% Vitamin A Retinol Serum

Retinol Correcting Serum

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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

1% Vitamin A Retinol Serum

Retinol Correcting Serum

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, isopentyldiol, trioctyldodecyl citrate, citrullus lanatus (watermelon) seed oil, 1,2-hexanediol, rubus idaeus (raspberry) seed oil, panthenol, triolein, retinal, ceramide np, tocopherol, retinol, tocopheryl acetate, haematococcus pluvialis extract, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax, pongamia glabra seed oil, glyceryl dioleate, bisabolol, allantoin, dunaliella salina extract, ethyl ferulate, humulus lupulus (hops) extract, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract, arginine, propanediol, cellulose gum, sclerotium gum, ubiquinone, lactic acid, sodium phytate, caprylyl glycol, inulin, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, polysorbate 20, citric acid, cellulose, fructose, glucose, sorbitan isostearate, xanthan gum 21	Water/aqua/eau, glycerin, cetearyl ethylhexanoate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, polyglyceryl-6 stearate, polyglyceryl-6 laurate, polyglyceryl-10 oleate, brassica campestris (rapeseed) seed oil, caprylyl glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, glyceryl stearate citrate, tocopheryl acetate, inulin, copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax, sclerotium gum, sorbitan palmitate, retinol, sodium phytate, polysorbate 20, polyglyceryl-6 behenate, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, polyglyceryl-3 diisostearate, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, propanediol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, glycosphingolipids, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, superoxide dismutase, glycolipids, honokiol, magnolol, tropolone, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, althaea officinalis root extract, oryza sativa (rice) bran extract, fructose, glucose, sucrose, tocopherol, xanthan gum, sodium hydroxide, ethyl ferulate, humulus lupulus (hops) extract

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 44

Water/aqua/eau, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, isopentyldiol, trioctyldodecyl citrate, citrullus lanatus (watermelon) seed oil, 1,2-hexanediol, rubus idaeus (raspberry) seed oil, panthenol, triolein, retinal, ceramide np, tocopherol, retinol, tocopheryl acetate, haematococcus pluvialis extract, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax, pongamia glabra seed oil, glyceryl dioleate, bisabolol, allantoin, dunaliella salina extract, ethyl ferulate, humulus lupulus (hops) extract, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract, arginine, propanediol, cellulose gum, sclerotium gum, ubiquinone, lactic acid, sodium phytate, caprylyl glycol, inulin, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, polysorbate 20, citric acid, cellulose, fructose, glucose, sorbitan isostearate, xanthan gum

Water/aqua/eau, glycerin, cetearyl ethylhexanoate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, polyglyceryl-6 stearate, polyglyceryl-6 laurate, polyglyceryl-10 oleate, brassica campestris (rapeseed) seed oil, caprylyl glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, glyceryl stearate citrate, tocopheryl acetate, inulin, copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax, sclerotium gum, sorbitan palmitate, retinol, sodium phytate, polysorbate 20, polyglyceryl-6 behenate, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, polyglyceryl-3 diisostearate, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, propanediol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, glycosphingolipids, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, superoxide dismutase, glycolipids, honokiol, magnolol, tropolone, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, althaea officinalis root extract, oryza sativa (rice) bran extract, fructose, glucose, sucrose, tocopherol, xanthan gum, sodium hydroxide, ethyl ferulate, humulus lupulus (hops) extract

Notable ingredients

1% Vitamin A Retinol Serum

Retinol Correcting Serum

Anti-acne: Retinal, Retinol

Soothing: Allantoin, Bisabolol, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Retinal, Retinol

Anti-acne: Retinol

Soothing: Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, Sucrose

Skin brightening: Retinol, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid

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Ingredients with their functions

1% Vitamin A Retinol Serum

Retinol Correcting Serum

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.

Glycerin

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