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Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

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Serumdipity, Retinol Vitamin A Facial Serum

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Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Serumdipity, Retinol Vitamin A Facial Serum

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Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Serumdipity, Retinol Vitamin A Facial 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

Serumdipity, Retinol Vitamin A Facial Serum

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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 8	Water, hydrolyzed jojoba esters, glycerin, hordeum vulgare seed extract, retinol, sodium hyaluronate, sodium ascorbate, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, prunus persica (peach) leaf extract, cucurbita pepo (pumpkin) seed extract, caprylic/capric triglyceride, tocopherol, citric acid, xanthan gum, acacia senegal gum, sodium phytate, alcohol, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

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, hydrolyzed jojoba esters, glycerin, hordeum vulgare seed extract, retinol, sodium hyaluronate, sodium ascorbate, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, prunus persica (peach) leaf extract, cucurbita pepo (pumpkin) seed extract, caprylic/capric triglyceride, tocopherol, citric acid, xanthan gum, acacia senegal gum, sodium phytate, alcohol, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

Notable ingredients

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Serumdipity, Retinol Vitamin A Facial Serum

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Antioxidant: Carthamus tinctorius seed oil, Tocopherol

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Antioxidant: Avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, Sodium ascorbate, Tocopherol

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Ingredients with their functions

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Serumdipity, Retinol Vitamin A Facial 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.