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Potent Retinol Complex

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Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

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Potent Retinol Complex

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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Ingredient highlights

Potent Retinol Complex

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

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

Potent Retinol Complex

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate, glycerin, caprylyl methicone, ppg-15 stearyl ether, niacinamide, stearyl alcohol, cetearyl alcohol, acetyl glucosamine, butylene glycol, ceteareth-20, isohexadecane, cellulose, retinol, centella asiatica leaf extract, citric acid, ascorbic acid, sodium hyaluronate, bisabolol, c13-14 isoparaffin, glyceryl dilaurate, laureth-7, polysorbate 20, caprylyl glycol, steareth-10, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, polyacrylamide, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, xanthan gum, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin 9	Water (aqua), carthamus tinctorius seed oil, cyclopentasiloxane, simmondsia chinensis seed oil, cetearyl alcohol, retinyl palmitate, polysorbate 60, squalane, retinol, sodium hyaluronate, tocopherol, dimethicone, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, laureth-7, glycerin, polysorbate-20, cetyl palmitate, laureth-23, trideceth-6 phosphate, triethanolamine, ceramide-3, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Aqua/water/eau, pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate, glycerin, caprylyl methicone, ppg-15 stearyl ether, niacinamide, stearyl alcohol, cetearyl alcohol, acetyl glucosamine, butylene glycol, ceteareth-20, isohexadecane, cellulose, retinol, centella asiatica leaf extract, citric acid, ascorbic acid, sodium hyaluronate, bisabolol, c13-14 isoparaffin, glyceryl dilaurate, laureth-7, polysorbate 20, caprylyl glycol, steareth-10, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, polyacrylamide, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, xanthan gum, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin

Water (aqua), carthamus tinctorius seed oil, cyclopentasiloxane, simmondsia chinensis seed oil, cetearyl alcohol, retinyl palmitate, polysorbate 60, squalane, retinol, sodium hyaluronate, tocopherol, dimethicone, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, laureth-7, glycerin, polysorbate-20, cetyl palmitate, laureth-23, trideceth-6 phosphate, triethanolamine, ceramide-3, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

Notable ingredients

Potent Retinol Complex

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Retinol

Soothing: Niacinamide, Bisabolol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, Retinol, Acetyl glucosamine

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Antioxidant: Carthamus tinctorius seed oil, Tocopherol

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Ingredients with their functions

Potent Retinol Complex

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

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.

Pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning

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

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent