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Night Ritual Vitamin A

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Estee Lauder
Perfectionist Pro Rapid Renewal Retinol Treatment

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Night Ritual Vitamin A

Perfectionist Pro Rapid Renewal Retinol Treatment

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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Ingredient highlights

Night Ritual Vitamin A

Perfectionist Pro Rapid Renewal Retinol Treatment

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

Full ingredient list

Night Ritual Vitamin A

Perfectionist Pro Rapid Renewal Retinol Treatment

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua (water), caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethicone, methylpropanediol, cetearyl alcohol, polymethyl methacrylate, glycerin, c12-16 alcohols, cetearyl isononanoate, distarch phosphate, ppg-12/smdi copolymer, stearic acid, tocopheryl acetate, propylene glycol, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, palmitic acid, cetearyl olivate, caprylyl glycol, tricaprylin, behenyl alcohol, hydrogenated lecithin, sorbitan olivate, squalane, hydroxyacetophenone, retinol, disodium edta, arginine, sodium hyaluronate, phenylpropanol, citrus aurantium amara (bitter orange) flower oil, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf oil, sorbitol, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, hylocereus undatus (dragon fruit) fruit extract, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) herb oil, anthemis nobilis (chamomile) flower oil, pogostemon cablin (patchouli) leaf oil, vetiveria zizanoides (vetiver) root oil, bht, ascorbic acid, limonene, linalool, geraniol. 14	Water/aqua/eau, caprylyl methicone, caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethicone, butyrospermum parkii (shea butter), glycerin, stearyl dimethicone, cetearyl alcohol, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, butylene glycol, peg-12 dimethicone/ppg-20 crosspolymer, arachidyl alcohol, algae extract, cetearyl olivate, borago officinalis (borage) seed oil, sigesbeckia orientalis (st. paul's wort) extract, retinol, whey protein/lactis protein/proteine du petit-lait, hypnea musciformis (algae) extract, caffeine, gelidiella acerosa extract, cholesterol, acetyl hexapeptide-8, hydrolyzed rice extract, sorbitan oleate, behenyl alcohol, octadecene, yeast extract/faex/extrait de levure, tocopheryl acetate, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, arachidyl glucoside, caprylyl glycol, hydroxyethylcellulose, tocopherol, ascorbic acid, sodium hyaluronate, silica, polysorbate 60, sorbitan isostearate, fragrance (parfum), sodium hydroxide, sodium bisulfite, disodium edta, bht, sorbic acid, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 43

Total Number of ingredients = 47

Aqua (water), caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethicone, methylpropanediol, cetearyl alcohol, polymethyl methacrylate, glycerin, c12-16 alcohols, cetearyl isononanoate, distarch phosphate, ppg-12/smdi copolymer, stearic acid, tocopheryl acetate, propylene glycol, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, palmitic acid, cetearyl olivate, caprylyl glycol, tricaprylin, behenyl alcohol, hydrogenated lecithin, sorbitan olivate, squalane, hydroxyacetophenone, retinol, disodium edta, arginine, sodium hyaluronate, phenylpropanol, citrus aurantium amara (bitter orange) flower oil, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf oil, sorbitol, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, hylocereus undatus (dragon fruit) fruit extract, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) herb oil, anthemis nobilis (chamomile) flower oil, pogostemon cablin (patchouli) leaf oil, vetiveria zizanoides (vetiver) root oil, bht, ascorbic acid, limonene, linalool, geraniol.

Water/aqua/eau, caprylyl methicone, caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethicone, butyrospermum parkii (shea butter), glycerin, stearyl dimethicone, cetearyl alcohol, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, butylene glycol, peg-12 dimethicone/ppg-20 crosspolymer, arachidyl alcohol, algae extract, cetearyl olivate, borago officinalis (borage) seed oil, sigesbeckia orientalis (st. paul's wort) extract, retinol, whey protein/lactis protein/proteine du petit-lait, hypnea musciformis (algae) extract, caffeine, gelidiella acerosa extract, cholesterol, acetyl hexapeptide-8, hydrolyzed rice extract, sorbitan oleate, behenyl alcohol, octadecene, yeast extract/faex/extrait de levure, tocopheryl acetate, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, arachidyl glucoside, caprylyl glycol, hydroxyethylcellulose, tocopherol, ascorbic acid, sodium hyaluronate, silica, polysorbate 60, sorbitan isostearate, fragrance (parfum), sodium hydroxide, sodium bisulfite, disodium edta, bht, sorbic acid, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

Night Ritual Vitamin A

Perfectionist Pro Rapid Renewal Retinol Treatment

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Bht, Hydroxyacetophenone, Tocopheryl acetate

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Bht, Caffeine, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate, Sodium bisulfite

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Ingredients with their functions

Night Ritual Vitamin A

Perfectionist Pro Rapid Renewal Retinol Treatment

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.

Caprylic/capric triglyceride

Also-called: Caprylic Capric Triglyceride | Function: Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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

Dimethicone

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning

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