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Clinical 1% Retinol Treatment

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Renewal Retinol

Product category and function

Clinical 1% Retinol Treatment

Renewal Retinol

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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Ingredient highlights

Clinical 1% Retinol Treatment

Renewal Retinol

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

Full ingredient list

Clinical 1% Retinol Treatment

Renewal Retinol

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, dimethicone, glycerin, butylene glycol, isononyl isononanoate, castor isostearate succinate, glyceryl stearate, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, dimethicone crosspolymer, peg-33, polysorbate 20, behenyl alcohol, peg-100 stearate, pentaerythrityl tetraisostearate, polymethylsilsesquioxane, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, retinol, ceramide ng, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, palmitoyl hexapeptide-12, sodium hyaluronate, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, arctium lappa, salix alba extract, glycine soja sterols, lecithin, allantoin, tocopheryl acetate, hydrolyzed soy protein, sorbitan laurate, acetyl dipeptide-1 cetyl ester, disodium edta, hydroxyethylcellulose, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, sodium hydroxide, tribehenin, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, pentylene glycol, peg-75 shea butter glycerides, ppg-12/smdi copolymer, peg-10 phytosterol, peg-8 dimethicone, peg-14, magnesium aluminum silicate, arachidyl glucoside, arachidyl alcohol, sclerotium gum, carbomer, phenoxyethanol, benzoic acid 12	Water (aqua/eau), caprylic/capric triglyceride, heptyl undecylenate, niacinamide, polyacrylate-13, glycerin, retinol, ubiquinone, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, hydroxymethoxyphenyl decanone, bisabolol, ceramide 3, tremella fuciformis sporocarp extract, betaine, tocopheryl acetate, caprylyl glycol, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, cetyl palmitate, polysorbate 20, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylhydroxamic acid, trideceth-6 phosphate, phenoxyethanol, polyisobutene, sodium hydroxide

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 53

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Water, dimethicone, glycerin, butylene glycol, isononyl isononanoate, castor isostearate succinate, glyceryl stearate, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, dimethicone crosspolymer, peg-33, polysorbate 20, behenyl alcohol, peg-100 stearate, pentaerythrityl tetraisostearate, polymethylsilsesquioxane, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, retinol, ceramide ng, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, palmitoyl hexapeptide-12, sodium hyaluronate, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, arctium lappa, salix alba extract, glycine soja sterols, lecithin, allantoin, tocopheryl acetate, hydrolyzed soy protein, sorbitan laurate, acetyl dipeptide-1 cetyl ester, disodium edta, hydroxyethylcellulose, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, sodium hydroxide, tribehenin, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, pentylene glycol, peg-75 shea butter glycerides, ppg-12/smdi copolymer, peg-10 phytosterol, peg-8 dimethicone, peg-14, magnesium aluminum silicate, arachidyl glucoside, arachidyl alcohol, sclerotium gum, carbomer, phenoxyethanol, benzoic acid

Water (aqua/eau), caprylic/capric triglyceride, heptyl undecylenate, niacinamide, polyacrylate-13, glycerin, retinol, ubiquinone, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, hydroxymethoxyphenyl decanone, bisabolol, ceramide 3, tremella fuciformis sporocarp extract, betaine, tocopheryl acetate, caprylyl glycol, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, cetyl palmitate, polysorbate 20, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylhydroxamic acid, trideceth-6 phosphate, phenoxyethanol, polyisobutene, sodium hydroxide

Notable ingredients

Clinical 1% Retinol Treatment

Renewal Retinol

Anti-acne: Retinol

Soothing: Allantoin, Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract

Skin brightening: Retinol

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Retinol

Soothing: Niacinamide, Bisabolol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, Retinol

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Ingredients with their functions

Clinical 1% Retinol Treatment

Renewal Retinol

Water

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.

Dimethicone

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning

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