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Honestly Pure™ Retinyl Serum

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Honestly Pure™ Retinyl Serum

Resist Triple Active Total Repair Serum

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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Ingredient highlights

Honestly Pure™ Retinyl Serum

Resist Triple Active Total Repair Serum

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

Full ingredient list

Honestly Pure™ Retinyl Serum

Resist Triple Active Total Repair Serum

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua/eau), squalane, hydrogenated sunflower seed oil polyglyceryl-3 esters, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, retinyl linoleate, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, niacinamide, glycerin, jojoba esters, hydrogenated sunflower seed oil glyceryl esters, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, xanthan gum, tocopherol, phytosteryl/octyldodecyl lauroyl glutamate, sodium stearoyl lactylate, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, hydroxyacetophenone, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, citric acid 7	Water (aqua), isopropyl myristate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, niacinamide, hydroxystearic acid, oryza sativa (rice) bran oil, tocotrienols, retinyl propionate, hexylresorcinol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, cetyl alcohol, castanea sativa (chestnut) leaf extract, hydroxyacetophenone, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, sodium hydroxide, dilauryl thiodipropionate, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, sodium phytate, bht

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Total Number of ingredients = 21

Water (aqua/eau), squalane, hydrogenated sunflower seed oil polyglyceryl-3 esters, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, retinyl linoleate, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, niacinamide, glycerin, jojoba esters, hydrogenated sunflower seed oil glyceryl esters, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, xanthan gum, tocopherol, phytosteryl/octyldodecyl lauroyl glutamate, sodium stearoyl lactylate, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, hydroxyacetophenone, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, citric acid

Water (aqua), isopropyl myristate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, niacinamide, hydroxystearic acid, oryza sativa (rice) bran oil, tocotrienols, retinyl propionate, hexylresorcinol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, cetyl alcohol, castanea sativa (chestnut) leaf extract, hydroxyacetophenone, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, sodium hydroxide, dilauryl thiodipropionate, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, sodium phytate, bht

Notable ingredients

Honestly Pure™ Retinyl Serum

Resist Triple Active Total Repair Serum

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Jojoba esters

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Castanea sativa (chestnut) leaf extract

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, Retinyl propionate

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Ingredients with their functions

Honestly Pure™ Retinyl Serum

Resist Triple Active Total Repair 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.

Squalane

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Hydrogenated sunflower seed oil polyglyceryl-3 esters

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.