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La Roche-Posay
Retinol B3 Pure Retinol Serum

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NourishMax
Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Product category and function

Retinol B3 Pure Retinol Serum

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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Ingredient highlights

Retinol B3 Pure Retinol Serum

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

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

Retinol B3 Pure Retinol Serum

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, glycerin, cyclohexasiloxane, alcohol denat., pentylene glycol, niacinamide, dimethicone, glycine soja oil/soybean oil, ppg-6-decyltetradeceth-30, sodium hyaluronate, retinol, adenosine, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, caprylyl glycol, citric acid, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, xanthan gum, polysilicone-11, retinyl palmitate, tocopherol, phenoxyethanol, parfum/fragrance 8	Water (aqua), carthamus tinctorius seed oil, cyclopentasiloxane, simmondsia chinensis seed oil, cetearyl alcohol, retinyl palmitate, polysorbate 60, squalane, retinol, sodium hyaluronate, tocopherol, dimethicone, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, laureth-7, glycerin, polysorbate-20, cetyl palmitate, laureth-23, trideceth-6 phosphate, triethanolamine, ceramide-3, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Aqua/water/eau, glycerin, cyclohexasiloxane, alcohol denat., pentylene glycol, niacinamide, dimethicone, glycine soja oil/soybean oil, ppg-6-decyltetradeceth-30, sodium hyaluronate, retinol, adenosine, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, caprylyl glycol, citric acid, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, xanthan gum, polysilicone-11, retinyl palmitate, tocopherol, phenoxyethanol, parfum/fragrance

Water (aqua), carthamus tinctorius seed oil, cyclopentasiloxane, simmondsia chinensis seed oil, cetearyl alcohol, retinyl palmitate, polysorbate 60, squalane, retinol, sodium hyaluronate, tocopherol, dimethicone, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, laureth-7, glycerin, polysorbate-20, cetyl palmitate, laureth-23, trideceth-6 phosphate, triethanolamine, ceramide-3, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

Notable ingredients

Retinol B3 Pure Retinol Serum

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Retinol

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, Retinol

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Antioxidant: Carthamus tinctorius seed oil, Tocopherol

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Ingredients with their functions

Retinol B3 Pure Retinol Serum

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

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.

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent