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Retinol Night Complex

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Obagi360 1.0 Smoothing Retinol

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Retinol Night Complex

Obagi360 1.0 Smoothing Retinol

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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Ingredient highlights

Retinol Night Complex

Obagi360 1.0 Smoothing 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

Full ingredient list

Retinol Night Complex

Obagi360 1.0 Smoothing Retinol

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, butylene glycol, cetyl ethylhexanoate, cyclopentasiloxane, stearyl alcohol, 1,2-hexanediol, dimethicone, glycerin, retinol, retinyl palmitate, ascorbyl palmitate, tocopherol, tocopheryl acetate, sodium hyaluronate, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) fruit extract, citrus limon (lemon) fruit extract, vaccinium myrtillus fruit/leaf extract, acer saccharum (sugar maple) extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) extract, saccharum officinarum (sugarcane) extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, camellia oleifera leaf extract, oryza sativa (rice) bran extract, phospholipids, cetyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, peg-75 stearate, acacia decurrens flower wax, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed wax, polyglycerin-3, jojoba esters, galactoarabinan, ceteth-20, steareth-20, hydroxyacetophenone, polymethyl methacrylate, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, tricaprylin, xanthan gum, glyceryl polyacrylate, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, bht, fragrance (parfum), phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, chlorphenesin 14	Aqua/water/eau, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glyceryl stearate, cyclopentasiloxane, butylene glycol, stearic acid, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, polysorbate 60, stearyl alcohol, glycerin, allyl methacrylates crosspolymer, retinol, polysorbate 20, dimethicone, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, hypericum perforatum flower extract, malva sylvestris (mallow) flower extract, salvia officinalis (sage) leaf extract, sambucus nigra flower extract, cyclohexasiloxane, sorbitol, tocopheryl acetate, ascorbic acid, ubiquinone, sodium hyaluronate, propylene glycol, bht, bisabolol, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, disodium edta, triethanolamine, carbomer, glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, phenoxyethanol.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 46

Total Number of ingredients = 39

Aqua/water/eau, butylene glycol, cetyl ethylhexanoate, cyclopentasiloxane, stearyl alcohol, 1,2-hexanediol, dimethicone, glycerin, retinol, retinyl palmitate, ascorbyl palmitate, tocopherol, tocopheryl acetate, sodium hyaluronate, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) fruit extract, citrus limon (lemon) fruit extract, vaccinium myrtillus fruit/leaf extract, acer saccharum (sugar maple) extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) extract, saccharum officinarum (sugarcane) extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, camellia oleifera leaf extract, oryza sativa (rice) bran extract, phospholipids, cetyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, peg-75 stearate, acacia decurrens flower wax, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed wax, polyglycerin-3, jojoba esters, galactoarabinan, ceteth-20, steareth-20, hydroxyacetophenone, polymethyl methacrylate, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, tricaprylin, xanthan gum, glyceryl polyacrylate, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, bht, fragrance (parfum), phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, chlorphenesin

Aqua/water/eau, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glyceryl stearate, cyclopentasiloxane, butylene glycol, stearic acid, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, polysorbate 60, stearyl alcohol, glycerin, allyl methacrylates crosspolymer, retinol, polysorbate 20, dimethicone, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, hypericum perforatum flower extract, malva sylvestris (mallow) flower extract, salvia officinalis (sage) leaf extract, sambucus nigra flower extract, cyclohexasiloxane, sorbitol, tocopheryl acetate, ascorbic acid, ubiquinone, sodium hyaluronate, propylene glycol, bht, bisabolol, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, disodium edta, triethanolamine, carbomer, glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, phenoxyethanol.

Notable ingredients

Retinol Night Complex

Obagi360 1.0 Smoothing Retinol

Anti-acne: Retinol

Soothing: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, Jojoba esters

Skin brightening: Retinol

Anti-acne: Retinol

Soothing: Sambucus nigra flower extract, Bisabolol, Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract

Skin brightening: Retinol

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Ingredients with their functions

Retinol Night Complex

Obagi360 1.0 Smoothing Retinol

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.

Butylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

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

Cetyl ethylhexanoate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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