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Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

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Retinol Overnight Gel

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Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Retinol Overnight Gel

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Ingredient highlights

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Retinol Overnight Gel

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Full ingredient list

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Retinol Overnight Gel

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	Aqua (water), dimethicone, cyclopentasiloxane, glycerin, propylene glycol, polysilicone-11, phenoxyethanol, polyacrylamide, sodium polyacrylate, niacinamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, polysorbate 20, sodium hyaluronate, trideceth-6, ethylhexylglycerin, ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, disodium edta, laureth-7, tocopherol, polymethylsilsesquioxane, parfum (fragrance), hydrolyzed wheat protein, sodium hydroxide, lecithin, peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone, retinol, butylene glycol, ethylhexyl cocoate, dimethiconol, citronellol, decapeptide-22, oligopeptide-78, palmitoyl decapeptide-21, zinc palmitoyl nonapeptide-14, alpha-isomethyl ionone, limonene, dimethylmethoxy chromanyl palmitate, bht, diamond powder, silver vine extract, bha, ci 17200 (red 33)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Total Number of ingredients = 42

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

Aqua (water), dimethicone, cyclopentasiloxane, glycerin, propylene glycol, polysilicone-11, phenoxyethanol, polyacrylamide, sodium polyacrylate, niacinamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, polysorbate 20, sodium hyaluronate, trideceth-6, ethylhexylglycerin, ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, disodium edta, laureth-7, tocopherol, polymethylsilsesquioxane, parfum (fragrance), hydrolyzed wheat protein, sodium hydroxide, lecithin, peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone, retinol, butylene glycol, ethylhexyl cocoate, dimethiconol, citronellol, decapeptide-22, oligopeptide-78, palmitoyl decapeptide-21, zinc palmitoyl nonapeptide-14, alpha-isomethyl ionone, limonene, dimethylmethoxy chromanyl palmitate, bht, diamond powder, silver vine extract, bha, ci 17200 (red 33)

Notable ingredients

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Retinol Overnight Gel

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Antioxidant: Carthamus tinctorius seed oil, Tocopherol

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Retinol

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, Retinol

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Ingredients with their functions

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Retinol Overnight Gel

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.