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Wake Up Beautiful Overnight Retinoid Cream

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Radically Rejuvenating Retinoid Night Complex

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Wake Up Beautiful Overnight Retinoid Cream

Radically Rejuvenating Retinoid Night Complex

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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Ingredient highlights

Wake Up Beautiful Overnight Retinoid Cream

Radically Rejuvenating Retinoid Night Complex

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

Full ingredient list

Wake Up Beautiful Overnight Retinoid Cream

Radically Rejuvenating Retinoid Night Complex

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua, glyceryl stearate se, glycerin, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, coco-caprylate/caprate, cetyl esters, hydroxypinacolone retinoate, inonotus obliquus (mushroom) extract, melatonin, chenopodium quinoa seed oil, rosa damascena flower water, citrus aurantium amara (bitter orange) flower extract, jasminum officinale (jasmine) flower extract, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower extract, rose extract, paeonia officinalis flower extract, prunus serrulata flower extract, sambucus nigra flower extract, rosa damascena flower oil, tocopherol (vitamin e), caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethyl isosorbide, sclerotium gum, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin 7	Water (eau), aloe barbadensis leaf juice, hydroxypinacolone retinoate, squalane, polyglutamic acid, glycerin, sclerotium gum, xanthan gum, sodium levulinate, hydroxyethylcellulose, dimethyl isosorbide, propanediol, sodium phytate, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium anisate, citric acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Total Number of ingredients = 16

Aqua, glyceryl stearate se, glycerin, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, coco-caprylate/caprate, cetyl esters, hydroxypinacolone retinoate, inonotus obliquus (mushroom) extract, melatonin, chenopodium quinoa seed oil, rosa damascena flower water, citrus aurantium amara (bitter orange) flower extract, jasminum officinale (jasmine) flower extract, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower extract, rose extract, paeonia officinalis flower extract, prunus serrulata flower extract, sambucus nigra flower extract, rosa damascena flower oil, tocopherol (vitamin e), caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethyl isosorbide, sclerotium gum, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

Water (eau), aloe barbadensis leaf juice, hydroxypinacolone retinoate, squalane, polyglutamic acid, glycerin, sclerotium gum, xanthan gum, sodium levulinate, hydroxyethylcellulose, dimethyl isosorbide, propanediol, sodium phytate, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium anisate, citric acid

Notable ingredients

Wake Up Beautiful Overnight Retinoid Cream

Radically Rejuvenating Retinoid Night Complex

Soothing: Sambucus nigra flower extract

Antioxidant: Melatonin, Tocopherol (vitamin e)

Cell-signaling ingredient: Hydroxypinacolone retinoate

Solvent: Water (eau), Dimethyl isosorbide, Glycerin, Propanediol

Anti-microbial: Sodium anisate

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Ingredients with their functions

Wake Up Beautiful Overnight Retinoid Cream

Radically Rejuvenating Retinoid Night Complex

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.

Glyceryl stearate se

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent