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Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

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Retinol Correxion Deep Wrinkle Serum

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Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Retinol Correxion Deep Wrinkle Serum

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Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Retinol Correxion Deep Wrinkle Serum

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Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Retinol Correxion Deep Wrinkle 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 11	Water/aqua/eau, cyclopentasiloxane, glycerin, tetrahydroxypropyl ethylenediamine, dimethicone, dimethicone crosspolymer, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, nylon-12, peg-12 dimethicone, retinol, ascorbic acid, magnesium aspartate, zinc gluconate, copper gluconate, allantoin, tocopherol, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, hydrolyzed rice bran protein, caprylyl glycol, laureth-23, laureth-4, bisabolol, pentylene glycol, butylene glycol, polyacrylamide, ascorbyl palmitate, propanediol, laureth-7, c13-14 isoparaffin, polysorbate 20, 1,2-hexanediol, hydroxyphenyl propamidobenzoic acid, phenylpropanol, citric acid, disodium edta, farnesol, potassium sorbate, bht, phenoxyethanol, fragrance/parfum, yellow 5 (ci 19140).

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Total Number of ingredients = 41

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, cyclopentasiloxane, glycerin, tetrahydroxypropyl ethylenediamine, dimethicone, dimethicone crosspolymer, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, nylon-12, peg-12 dimethicone, retinol, ascorbic acid, magnesium aspartate, zinc gluconate, copper gluconate, allantoin, tocopherol, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, hydrolyzed rice bran protein, caprylyl glycol, laureth-23, laureth-4, bisabolol, pentylene glycol, butylene glycol, polyacrylamide, ascorbyl palmitate, propanediol, laureth-7, c13-14 isoparaffin, polysorbate 20, 1,2-hexanediol, hydroxyphenyl propamidobenzoic acid, phenylpropanol, citric acid, disodium edta, farnesol, potassium sorbate, bht, phenoxyethanol, fragrance/parfum, yellow 5 (ci 19140).

Notable ingredients

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Retinol Correxion Deep Wrinkle Serum

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Antioxidant: Carthamus tinctorius seed oil, Tocopherol

Anti-acne: Retinol

Soothing: Allantoin, Bisabolol

Skin brightening: Retinol

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Ingredients with their functions

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Retinol Correxion Deep Wrinkle 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.