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Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

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Retinol Youth Renewal Serum

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Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Retinol Youth Renewal Serum

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Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Retinol Youth Renewal Serum

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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Retinol Youth Renewal Serum

No. of common ingredients = 0
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 13	Water, cyclopentasiloxane, isopropyl palmitate, c14-22 alcohols, polymethylsilsesquioxane, dimethicone, propanediol, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, shea butter ethyl esters, retinol, hydroxypinacolone retinoate, ceramide np, sodium hyaluronate, solanum lycopersicum (tomato) fruit extract, swertia chirata extract, squalane, punica granatum extract, tocopheryl acetate, glycine soja (soybean) extract, urea, yeast amino acids, trehalose, inositol, taurine, betaine, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethyl isosorbide, silica, ethylhexyl palmitate, silica dimethyl silylate, butylene glycol, lecithin, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, c12-20 alkyl glucoside, cetyl palmitate, laureth-23, polysorbate 20, trideceth-6 phosphate, synthetic fluorphlogopite, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, chlorphenesin, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, tris(tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) citrate, sodium benzotriazolyl butylphenol sulfonate, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), red 4 (ci 14700), alpha-isomethyl ionone, citronellol, fragrance (parfum)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Total Number of ingredients = 53

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, cyclopentasiloxane, isopropyl palmitate, c14-22 alcohols, polymethylsilsesquioxane, dimethicone, propanediol, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, shea butter ethyl esters, retinol, hydroxypinacolone retinoate, ceramide np, sodium hyaluronate, solanum lycopersicum (tomato) fruit extract, swertia chirata extract, squalane, punica granatum extract, tocopheryl acetate, glycine soja (soybean) extract, urea, yeast amino acids, trehalose, inositol, taurine, betaine, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethyl isosorbide, silica, ethylhexyl palmitate, silica dimethyl silylate, butylene glycol, lecithin, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, c12-20 alkyl glucoside, cetyl palmitate, laureth-23, polysorbate 20, trideceth-6 phosphate, synthetic fluorphlogopite, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, chlorphenesin, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, tris(tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) citrate, sodium benzotriazolyl butylphenol sulfonate, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), red 4 (ci 14700), alpha-isomethyl ionone, citronellol, fragrance (parfum)

Notable ingredients

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Retinol Youth Renewal Serum

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Antioxidant: Carthamus tinctorius seed oil, Tocopherol

Anti-acne: Retinol

Sunscreen/UV filter: Sodium benzotriazolyl butylphenol sulfonate, Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Skin brightening: Retinol

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Ingredients with their functions

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Retinol Youth Renewal Serum

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.