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Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

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Retinol 24 Night Serum

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Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Retinol 24 Night Serum

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Ingredient highlights

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Retinol 24 Night 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

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Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Retinol 24 Night 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 7	Water, dimethicone, glycerin, retinol, retinyl propionate, niacinamide, palmitoyl pentapeptide-4, dimethiconol, c13-14 isoparaffin, laureth-4, polysorbate 20, laureth-7, disodium edta, dimethicone crosspolymer, polyacrylamide, titanium dioxide, mica, dmdm hydantoin, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Total Number of ingredients = 19

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, dimethicone, glycerin, retinol, retinyl propionate, niacinamide, palmitoyl pentapeptide-4, dimethiconol, c13-14 isoparaffin, laureth-4, polysorbate 20, laureth-7, disodium edta, dimethicone crosspolymer, polyacrylamide, titanium dioxide, mica, dmdm hydantoin, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate

Notable ingredients

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Retinol 24 Night Serum

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Antioxidant: Carthamus tinctorius seed oil, Tocopherol

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Retinol

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide

Soothing: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Retinol 24 Night 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