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Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

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A-Passioni™ Retinol Cream

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Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

A-Passioni™ Retinol Cream

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Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

A-Passioni™ Retinol Cream

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Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

A-Passioni™ Retinol Cream

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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 15	Water (aqua/eau), glycerin, coco-caprylate, stearic acid, coconut alkanes, glyceryl stearate, niacinamide, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetearyl alcohol, pentylene glycol, passiflora edulis seed oil, retinol, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, sclerocarya birrea seed oil, prunus armeniaca (apricot) kernel oil, cetyl ethylhexanoate, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, brassica oleracea acephala leaf extract, brassica oleracea italica (broccoli) extract, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, chrysin, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, ceramide np, xanthophylls, phytosphingosine, phytosterols, jojoba esters, physalis pubescens fruit juice, stearyl glycyrrhetinate, oryza sativa (rice bran) extract, glycine soja (soybean) oil, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, palmitoyl hexapeptide-12, cetyl palmitate, trehalose, lauric acid, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, glucosamine hcl, tocopheryl acetate, coco-caprylate/caprate, pisum sativum (pea) extract, tocopherol, bambusa vulgaris leaf/stem extract, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, carbomer, trideceth-6 phosphate, n-hydroxysuccinimide, ceteareth-20, sodium hydroxide, laureth-23, steareth-20, propanediol, chlorhexidine digluconate, polysorbate 20, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, chlorphenesin, potassium sorbate, ethylhexylglycerin

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Total Number of ingredients = 63

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

Water (aqua/eau), glycerin, coco-caprylate, stearic acid, coconut alkanes, glyceryl stearate, niacinamide, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetearyl alcohol, pentylene glycol, passiflora edulis seed oil, retinol, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, sclerocarya birrea seed oil, prunus armeniaca (apricot) kernel oil, cetyl ethylhexanoate, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, brassica oleracea acephala leaf extract, brassica oleracea italica (broccoli) extract, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, chrysin, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, ceramide np, xanthophylls, phytosphingosine, phytosterols, jojoba esters, physalis pubescens fruit juice, stearyl glycyrrhetinate, oryza sativa (rice bran) extract, glycine soja (soybean) oil, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, palmitoyl hexapeptide-12, cetyl palmitate, trehalose, lauric acid, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, glucosamine hcl, tocopheryl acetate, coco-caprylate/caprate, pisum sativum (pea) extract, tocopherol, bambusa vulgaris leaf/stem extract, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, carbomer, trideceth-6 phosphate, n-hydroxysuccinimide, ceteareth-20, sodium hydroxide, laureth-23, steareth-20, propanediol, chlorhexidine digluconate, polysorbate 20, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, chlorphenesin, potassium sorbate, ethylhexylglycerin

Notable ingredients

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

A-Passioni™ Retinol Cream

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Antioxidant: Carthamus tinctorius seed oil, Tocopherol

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Retinol

Soothing: Niacinamide, Stearyl glycyrrhetinate, Jojoba esters

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, Retinol

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Ingredients with their functions

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

A-Passioni™ Retinol Cream

Water (aqua)

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.

Carthamus tinctorius seed oil

Also-called: Safflower Seed Oil | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Antioxidant

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

Cyclopentasiloxane

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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