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Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

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Retinol Correxion Line Smoothing Max Hydration Cream

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Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Retinol Correxion Line Smoothing Max Hydration Cream

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Retinol Correxion Line Smoothing Max Hydration Cream

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

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Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Retinol Correxion Line Smoothing Max Hydration Cream

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 12	Water/aqua/eau, pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate, glycerin, ppg-15 stearyl ether, dimethicone, butylene glycol, dimethicone crosspolymer, propanediol, glyceryl behenate, retinol, hydrolyzed myrtus communis leaf extract, tocopherol, ascorbyl palmitate, sodium hyaluronate, ascorbic acid, isododecane, stearyl alcohol, cetearyl alcohol, polysorbate 20, allyl methacrylates crosspolymer, ceteareth-20, laureth-7, sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp crosspolymer, pentylene glycol, sodium polyacrylate, hydroxyphenyl propamidobenzoic acid, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, caprylhydroxamic acid, 1,2-hexanediol, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, bht, fragrance/parfum.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Total Number of ingredients = 36

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, pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate, glycerin, ppg-15 stearyl ether, dimethicone, butylene glycol, dimethicone crosspolymer, propanediol, glyceryl behenate, retinol, hydrolyzed myrtus communis leaf extract, tocopherol, ascorbyl palmitate, sodium hyaluronate, ascorbic acid, isododecane, stearyl alcohol, cetearyl alcohol, polysorbate 20, allyl methacrylates crosspolymer, ceteareth-20, laureth-7, sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp crosspolymer, pentylene glycol, sodium polyacrylate, hydroxyphenyl propamidobenzoic acid, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, caprylhydroxamic acid, 1,2-hexanediol, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, bht, fragrance/parfum.

Notable ingredients

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Retinol Correxion Line Smoothing Max Hydration Cream

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Antioxidant: Carthamus tinctorius seed oil, Tocopherol

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Ascorbyl palmitate, Bht, Tocopherol

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Ingredients with their functions

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Retinol Correxion Line Smoothing Max Hydration 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.