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Rapid Wrinkle Repair Retinol Serum

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NourishMax
Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Product category and function

Rapid Wrinkle Repair Retinol Serum

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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Ingredient highlights

Rapid Wrinkle Repair Retinol Serum

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 vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Rapid Wrinkle Repair Retinol Serum

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, dimethicone, aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, dimethicone crosspolymer, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, trisiloxane, nylon-12, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, ascorbyl glucoside, glycerin, caprylyl glycol, polyacrylamide, xanthan gum, fragrance, c13-14 isoparaffin, sodium hyaluronate, sodium lactate, hydrolyzed myrtus communis leaf extract, sodium hydroxide, bht, disodium edta, polysorbate 20, laureth-7, retinol, sodium pca, sorbitol, proline, hinokitiol, mica, titanium dioxide 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 = 30

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Water, dimethicone, aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, dimethicone crosspolymer, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, trisiloxane, nylon-12, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, ascorbyl glucoside, glycerin, caprylyl glycol, polyacrylamide, xanthan gum, fragrance, c13-14 isoparaffin, sodium hyaluronate, sodium lactate, hydrolyzed myrtus communis leaf extract, sodium hydroxide, bht, disodium edta, polysorbate 20, laureth-7, retinol, sodium pca, sorbitol, proline, hinokitiol, mica, titanium dioxide

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 Serum

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Anti-acne: Retinol

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide

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 Serum

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.

Dimethicone

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning

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

Aluminum starch octenylsuccinate

Function: Viscosity controlling, Viscosity controlling, Absorbent

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