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Retinol Complex Serum

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1% Vitamin A Retinol Serum

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Retinol Complex Serum

1% Vitamin A Retinol Serum

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Retinol Complex Serum

1% Vitamin A Retinol Serum

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Full ingredient list

Retinol Complex Serum

1% Vitamin A Retinol Serum

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, propanediol, astrocaryum murumuru seed butter, gossypium herbaceum (cotton) fruit water, retinol, glycerin, bakuchiol, bidens pilosa extract, linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed oil, humulus lupulus (hops) cone extract, sodium hyaluronate, tocopherol, caprylyl glycol, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax, phenoxyethanol, carbomer, potassium sorbate, xanthan gum, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, hexylene glycol, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, polysorbate 20, glyceryl polyacrylate, 1,2-hexanediol, ethyl ferulate 14	Water/aqua/eau, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, isopentyldiol, trioctyldodecyl citrate, citrullus lanatus (watermelon) seed oil, 1,2-hexanediol, rubus idaeus (raspberry) seed oil, panthenol, triolein, retinal, ceramide np, tocopherol, retinol, tocopheryl acetate, haematococcus pluvialis extract, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax, pongamia glabra seed oil, glyceryl dioleate, bisabolol, allantoin, dunaliella salina extract, ethyl ferulate, humulus lupulus (hops) extract, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract, arginine, propanediol, cellulose gum, sclerotium gum, ubiquinone, lactic acid, sodium phytate, caprylyl glycol, inulin, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, polysorbate 20, citric acid, cellulose, fructose, glucose, sorbitan isostearate, xanthan gum

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 27

Total Number of ingredients = 44

Water, propanediol, astrocaryum murumuru seed butter, gossypium herbaceum (cotton) fruit water, retinol, glycerin, bakuchiol, bidens pilosa extract, linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed oil, humulus lupulus (hops) cone extract, sodium hyaluronate, tocopherol, caprylyl glycol, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax, phenoxyethanol, carbomer, potassium sorbate, xanthan gum, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, hexylene glycol, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, polysorbate 20, glyceryl polyacrylate, 1,2-hexanediol, ethyl ferulate

Water/aqua/eau, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, isopentyldiol, trioctyldodecyl citrate, citrullus lanatus (watermelon) seed oil, 1,2-hexanediol, rubus idaeus (raspberry) seed oil, panthenol, triolein, retinal, ceramide np, tocopherol, retinol, tocopheryl acetate, haematococcus pluvialis extract, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax, pongamia glabra seed oil, glyceryl dioleate, bisabolol, allantoin, dunaliella salina extract, ethyl ferulate, humulus lupulus (hops) extract, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract, arginine, propanediol, cellulose gum, sclerotium gum, ubiquinone, lactic acid, sodium phytate, caprylyl glycol, inulin, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, polysorbate 20, citric acid, cellulose, fructose, glucose, sorbitan isostearate, xanthan gum

Notable ingredients

Retinol Complex Serum

1% Vitamin A Retinol Serum

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Antioxidant: Bakuchiol, Ethyl ferulate, Tocopherol

Anti-acne: Retinal, Retinol

Soothing: Allantoin, Bisabolol, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Retinal, Retinol

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Ingredients with their functions

Retinol Complex Serum

1% Vitamin A Retinol Serum

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.

Propanediol

Also-called: Zemea | Function: Viscosity controlling, Solvent

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

Astrocaryum murumuru seed butter

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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