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0.3% Retinol Complex Serum With Peptides

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Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

first aid beauty RETINOL COMPLEX SERUM WITH PEPTIDES.

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0.3% Retinol Complex Serum With Peptides

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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0.3% Retinol Complex Serum With Peptides

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

0.3% Retinol Complex Serum With Peptides

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua (water, eau), dimethicone, glycerin, retinyl propionate, retinol, pentapeptide-34 trifluoroacetate, hydroxyacetophenone, caprylic/capric triglyceride, citric acid, dimethicone crosspolymer, dimethiconol, disodium edta, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, isohexadecane, laureth-4, mica, polysorbate 20, polysorbate 60, propanediol, sodium citrate, sorbitan isostearate, bht, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, ci 77891/titanium dioxide 8	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 = 25

Aqua (water, eau), dimethicone, glycerin, retinyl propionate, retinol, pentapeptide-34 trifluoroacetate, hydroxyacetophenone, caprylic/capric triglyceride, citric acid, dimethicone crosspolymer, dimethiconol, disodium edta, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, isohexadecane, laureth-4, mica, polysorbate 20, polysorbate 60, propanediol, sodium citrate, sorbitan isostearate, bht, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, ci 77891/titanium dioxide

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

0.3% Retinol Complex Serum With Peptides

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol, Retinyl propionate

Antioxidant: Bht, Hydroxyacetophenone

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Antioxidant: Carthamus tinctorius seed oil, Tocopherol

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Ingredients with their functions

0.3% Retinol Complex Serum With Peptides

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Aqua (water, 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.

Dimethicone

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, 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