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0.3% Retinol Complex Serum With Peptides

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Clinical Retinol 0.5 Retexturizing Cream

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0.3% Retinol Complex Serum With Peptides

Clinical Retinol 0.5 Retexturizing Cream

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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Ingredient highlights

0.3% Retinol Complex Serum With Peptides

Clinical Retinol 0.5 Retexturizing 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

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0.3% Retinol Complex Serum With Peptides

Clinical Retinol 0.5 Retexturizing 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 10	Water, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glyceryl stearate, cyclopentasiloxane, butylene glycol, stearic acid, polysorbate 60, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, glycerin, stearyl alcohol, cyclohexasiloxane, dimethicone, retinol, calendula officinalis flower extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, sodium hyaluronate, tocopheryl acetate, bisabolol, ascorbic acid, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, sorbitol, glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, allyl methacrylates crosspolymer, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, polysorbate 20, carbomer, disodium edta, triethanolamine, bht, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Total Number of ingredients = 35

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, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glyceryl stearate, cyclopentasiloxane, butylene glycol, stearic acid, polysorbate 60, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, glycerin, stearyl alcohol, cyclohexasiloxane, dimethicone, retinol, calendula officinalis flower extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, sodium hyaluronate, tocopheryl acetate, bisabolol, ascorbic acid, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, sorbitol, glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, allyl methacrylates crosspolymer, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, polysorbate 20, carbomer, disodium edta, triethanolamine, bht, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

0.3% Retinol Complex Serum With Peptides

Clinical Retinol 0.5 Retexturizing Cream

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol, Retinyl propionate

Antioxidant: Bht, Hydroxyacetophenone

Anti-acne: Retinol

Soothing: Bisabolol, Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Calendula officinalis flower extract

Skin brightening: Retinol

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Ingredients with their functions

0.3% Retinol Complex Serum With Peptides

Clinical Retinol 0.5 Retexturizing 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