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La Roche-Posay
Redermic R Retinol Cream

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Vitamin A Serum With 0.5% Retinol

Product category and function

Redermic R Retinol Cream

Vitamin A Serum With 0.5% Retinol

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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Ingredient highlights

Redermic R Retinol Cream

Vitamin A Serum With 0.5% Retinol

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

Full ingredient list

Redermic R Retinol Cream

Vitamin A Serum With 0.5% Retinol

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water, isostearyl neopentanoate, glycerin, octyldodecanol, propylene glycol, pentylene glycol, acrylamide/sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate copolymer, cetearyl alcohol, glycine soja oil/soybean oil, triethanolamine, isohexadecane, sodium hyaluronate, retinol, retinyl linoleate, adenosine, capryloyl salicylic acid, caprylyl glycol, polysorbate 80, phenoxyethanol, parfum/fragrance 6	Aqua (water), glycerin, methyl gluceth-20, polysorbate 80, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, phenoxyethanol, squalane, retinol, polysorbate 20, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, solanum lycopersicum (tomato) fruit extract, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, oenothera biennis (evening primrose) oil, macadamia ternifolia (macadamia) seed oil, caprylyl glycol, sodium stearoyl glutamate, disodium edta, citric acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 20

Total Number of ingredients = 18

Aqua/water, isostearyl neopentanoate, glycerin, octyldodecanol, propylene glycol, pentylene glycol, acrylamide/sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate copolymer, cetearyl alcohol, glycine soja oil/soybean oil, triethanolamine, isohexadecane, sodium hyaluronate, retinol, retinyl linoleate, adenosine, capryloyl salicylic acid, caprylyl glycol, polysorbate 80, phenoxyethanol, parfum/fragrance

Aqua (water), glycerin, methyl gluceth-20, polysorbate 80, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, phenoxyethanol, squalane, retinol, polysorbate 20, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, solanum lycopersicum (tomato) fruit extract, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, oenothera biennis (evening primrose) oil, macadamia ternifolia (macadamia) seed oil, caprylyl glycol, sodium stearoyl glutamate, disodium edta, citric acid

Notable ingredients

Redermic R Retinol Cream

Vitamin A Serum With 0.5% Retinol

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Exfoliant: Capryloyl salicylic acid

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Antioxidant: Solanum lycopersicum (tomato) fruit extract

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Ingredients with their functions

Redermic R Retinol Cream

Vitamin A Serum With 0.5% Retinol

Aqua/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.

Isostearyl neopentanoate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, 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