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Retinol Complex Serum

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Derm Correxion Firming Serum Stick

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Retinol Complex Serum

Derm Correxion Firming Serum Stick

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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Retinol Complex Serum

Derm Correxion Firming Serum Stick

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Retinol Complex Serum

Derm Correxion Firming Serum Stick

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 8	Water (aqua/eau), butylene glycol, sodium stearate, glycerin, peg-12 dimethicone, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, tetrahydroxypropyl ethylenediamine, peg-8, sodium citrate, methyl methacrylate crosspolymer, retinol, vaccinium macrocarpon (cranberry) fruit extract, polysorbate 20, ascorbic acid, tocopheryl acetate, methyl methacrylate/glycol dimethacrylate crosspolymer, caprylyl glycol, propyl gallate, disodium edta, 1,2-hexanediol, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, bht, citric acid.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 27

Total Number of ingredients = 24

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), butylene glycol, sodium stearate, glycerin, peg-12 dimethicone, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, tetrahydroxypropyl ethylenediamine, peg-8, sodium citrate, methyl methacrylate crosspolymer, retinol, vaccinium macrocarpon (cranberry) fruit extract, polysorbate 20, ascorbic acid, tocopheryl acetate, methyl methacrylate/glycol dimethacrylate crosspolymer, caprylyl glycol, propyl gallate, disodium edta, 1,2-hexanediol, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, bht, citric acid.

Notable ingredients

Retinol Complex Serum

Derm Correxion Firming Serum Stick

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Antioxidant: Bakuchiol, Ethyl ferulate, Tocopherol

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Bht, Propyl gallate, Tocopheryl acetate

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Ingredients with their functions

Retinol Complex Serum

Derm Correxion Firming Serum Stick

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.