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Night Ritual Vitamin A

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Clinical Retinol 0.5 Retexturizing Cream

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Night Ritual Vitamin A

Clinical Retinol 0.5 Retexturizing Cream

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Night Ritual Vitamin A

Clinical Retinol 0.5 Retexturizing Cream

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

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Night Ritual Vitamin A

Clinical Retinol 0.5 Retexturizing Cream

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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. 13	Water, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glyceryl stearate, cyclopentasiloxane, butylene glycol, stearic acid, polysorbate 60, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, glycerin, stearyl alcohol, cyclohexasiloxane, dimethicone, retinol, calendula officinalis flower extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, sodium hyaluronate, tocopheryl acetate, bisabolol, ascorbic acid, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, sorbitol, glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, allyl methacrylates crosspolymer, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, polysorbate 20, carbomer, disodium edta, triethanolamine, bht, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 43

Total Number of ingredients = 35

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, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glyceryl stearate, cyclopentasiloxane, butylene glycol, stearic acid, polysorbate 60, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, glycerin, stearyl alcohol, cyclohexasiloxane, dimethicone, retinol, calendula officinalis flower extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, sodium hyaluronate, tocopheryl acetate, bisabolol, ascorbic acid, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, sorbitol, glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, allyl methacrylates crosspolymer, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, polysorbate 20, carbomer, disodium edta, triethanolamine, bht, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

Night Ritual Vitamin A

Clinical Retinol 0.5 Retexturizing Cream

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Bht, Hydroxyacetophenone, Tocopheryl acetate

Anti-acne: Retinol

Soothing: Bisabolol, Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Calendula officinalis flower extract

Skin brightening: Retinol

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Ingredients with their functions

Night Ritual Vitamin A

Clinical Retinol 0.5 Retexturizing Cream

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.