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+Retinol Vita C Power Serum Firming And Brightening Treatment

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Retinol Complex 0.25

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+Retinol Vita C Power Serum Firming And Brightening Treatment

Retinol Complex 0.25

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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Ingredient highlights

+Retinol Vita C Power Serum Firming And Brightening Treatment

Retinol Complex 0.25

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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

+Retinol Vita C Power Serum Firming And Brightening Treatment

Retinol Complex 0.25

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, dimethicone, polysilicone-11, propanediol, polysorbate 20, isocetyl stearate, volcanic soil, glyceryl stearate, 1,2-hexanediol, isohexadecane, peg-100 stearate, retinol, ascorbic acid, tocopheryl acetate, hyaluronic acid, physalis pubescens fruit juice, sodium hyaluronate, tocopherol, hexapeptide-2, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) oil, ethylhexylglycerin, amylopectin, peg-7 trimethylolpropane coconut ether, adenosine, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, butylene glycol, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, polyisobutene, sorbitan isostearate, stearic acid, polysorbate 80, dimethiconol, bha, bht, phenoxyethanol, citric acid, potassium sorbate, disodium edta, limonene, linalool 12	Water/aqua/eau, cetyl ethylhexanoate, glycine soja (soybean) oil, niacinamide, polyacrylate-13, squalane, retinol, palmitoyl tripeptide-8, dunaliella salina extract, magnolia grandiflora bark extract, tocopherol, tocotrienols, ceramide 3, bisabolol, phytosterols, squalene, tocopheryl acetate, oryza sativa (rice) bran wax (oryza sativa cera), glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, polysorbate 20, butylene glycol, cetyl palmitate, laureth-23, trideceth-6 phosphate, sodium hydroxide, dicaprylyl ether, lauryl alcohol, polyisobutene, dextran, potassium sorbate, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 42

Total Number of ingredients = 34

Aqua/water/eau, dimethicone, polysilicone-11, propanediol, polysorbate 20, isocetyl stearate, volcanic soil, glyceryl stearate, 1,2-hexanediol, isohexadecane, peg-100 stearate, retinol, ascorbic acid, tocopheryl acetate, hyaluronic acid, physalis pubescens fruit juice, sodium hyaluronate, tocopherol, hexapeptide-2, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) oil, ethylhexylglycerin, amylopectin, peg-7 trimethylolpropane coconut ether, adenosine, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, butylene glycol, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, polyisobutene, sorbitan isostearate, stearic acid, polysorbate 80, dimethiconol, bha, bht, phenoxyethanol, citric acid, potassium sorbate, disodium edta, limonene, linalool

Water/aqua/eau, cetyl ethylhexanoate, glycine soja (soybean) oil, niacinamide, polyacrylate-13, squalane, retinol, palmitoyl tripeptide-8, dunaliella salina extract, magnolia grandiflora bark extract, tocopherol, tocotrienols, ceramide 3, bisabolol, phytosterols, squalene, tocopheryl acetate, oryza sativa (rice) bran wax (oryza sativa cera), glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, polysorbate 20, butylene glycol, cetyl palmitate, laureth-23, trideceth-6 phosphate, sodium hydroxide, dicaprylyl ether, lauryl alcohol, polyisobutene, dextran, potassium sorbate, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

Notable ingredients

+Retinol Vita C Power Serum Firming And Brightening Treatment

Retinol Complex 0.25

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Bha, Bht, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Retinol

Soothing: Niacinamide, Bisabolol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, Retinol

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Ingredients with their functions

+Retinol Vita C Power Serum Firming And Brightening Treatment

Retinol Complex 0.25

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.

Polysilicone-11

Function: Film forming

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