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Neutrogena
Rapid Wrinkle Repair Retinol Pro+ Night Cream

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Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

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Product category and function

Rapid Wrinkle Repair Retinol Pro+ Night Cream

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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Ingredient highlights

Rapid Wrinkle Repair Retinol Pro+ Night Cream

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

Rapid Wrinkle Repair Retinol Pro+ Night Cream

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate, glycerin, ppg-15 stearyl ether, dimethicone, stearyl alcohol, cetearyl alcohol, pentylene glycol, butylene glycol, glyceryl behenate, ceteareth-20, isohexadecane, cellulose, 4-t-butylcyclohexanol, dimethicone crosspolymer, sodium polyacrylate, phenoxyethanol, steareth-10, caprylyl glycol, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, glyceryl dilaurate, polyacrylamide, polysorbate 20, retinol, c13-14 isoparaffin, chlorphenesin, hydrolyzed myrtus communis leaf extract, bht, sodium hydroxide, sodium hyaluronate, disodium edta, laureth-7, ascorbic acid 10	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 = 33

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Water, pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate, glycerin, ppg-15 stearyl ether, dimethicone, stearyl alcohol, cetearyl alcohol, pentylene glycol, butylene glycol, glyceryl behenate, ceteareth-20, isohexadecane, cellulose, 4-t-butylcyclohexanol, dimethicone crosspolymer, sodium polyacrylate, phenoxyethanol, steareth-10, caprylyl glycol, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, glyceryl dilaurate, polyacrylamide, polysorbate 20, retinol, c13-14 isoparaffin, chlorphenesin, hydrolyzed myrtus communis leaf extract, bht, sodium hydroxide, sodium hyaluronate, disodium edta, laureth-7, ascorbic acid

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

Rapid Wrinkle Repair Retinol Pro+ Night Cream

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Anti-acne: Retinol

Soothing: 4-t-butylcyclohexanol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Antioxidant: Carthamus tinctorius seed oil, Tocopherol

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Ingredients with their functions

Rapid Wrinkle Repair Retinol Pro+ Night Cream

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

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.

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