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+Retinol Vita C Power Serum Firming And Brightening Treatment

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Retinol Complex 0.5

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+Retinol Vita C Power Serum Firming And Brightening Treatment

Retinol Complex 0.5

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Ingredient highlights

+Retinol Vita C Power Serum Firming And Brightening Treatment

Retinol Complex 0.5

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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 0.5

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, caprylic/capric triglyceride, 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, 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, caprylic/capric triglyceride, 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, 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 0.5

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 0.5

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.