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Gentle Retinol Cream

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Dual Action Repair Cream

Product category and function

Gentle Retinol Cream

Dual Action Repair Cream

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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Ingredient highlights

Gentle Retinol Cream

Dual Action Repair Cream

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

Full ingredient list

Gentle Retinol Cream

Dual Action Repair Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, c13-16 isoparaffin, glycerin, diheptyl succinate, heptyl undecylenate, 1,2-hexanediol, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, polyglyceryl-10 oleate, propanediol, vitis vinifera (grape) seed oil, caprylic/capric triglyceride, bakuchiol, tocopherol, acmella oleracea extract, butylene glycol, retinol, allantoin, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, capryloyl glycerin/sebacic acid copolymer, ethylhexylglycerin, salix alba (willow) bark extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, lilium candidum bulb extract 7	Purified water, propanediol, c13-15 alkane, bakuchiol, sodium hyaluronate, retinol, jojoba oil/macadamia seed oil esters, squalane, phytosterols, tocopherol, betaine, phytosteryl macadamiate, hydroxymethoxyphenyl decanone, caprylic/capric triglyceride, arachidyl alcohol, behenyl alcohol, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, arachidyl glucoside, lecithin, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Water, c13-16 isoparaffin, glycerin, diheptyl succinate, heptyl undecylenate, 1,2-hexanediol, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, polyglyceryl-10 oleate, propanediol, vitis vinifera (grape) seed oil, caprylic/capric triglyceride, bakuchiol, tocopherol, acmella oleracea extract, butylene glycol, retinol, allantoin, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, capryloyl glycerin/sebacic acid copolymer, ethylhexylglycerin, salix alba (willow) bark extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, lilium candidum bulb extract

Purified water, propanediol, c13-15 alkane, bakuchiol, sodium hyaluronate, retinol, jojoba oil/macadamia seed oil esters, squalane, phytosterols, tocopherol, betaine, phytosteryl macadamiate, hydroxymethoxyphenyl decanone, caprylic/capric triglyceride, arachidyl alcohol, behenyl alcohol, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, arachidyl glucoside, lecithin, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin.

Notable ingredients

Gentle Retinol Cream

Dual Action Repair Cream

Anti-acne: Retinol

Soothing: Allantoin, Salix alba (willow) bark extract

Skin brightening: Retinol

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Antioxidant: Bakuchiol, Tocopherol

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Ingredients with their functions

Gentle Retinol Cream

Dual Action Repair Cream

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.

C13-16 isoparaffin

Function: 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