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Clinical 1% Retinol Treatment

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Retinol Youth Renewal Serum

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Clinical 1% Retinol Treatment

Retinol Youth Renewal Serum

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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Ingredient highlights

Clinical 1% Retinol Treatment

Retinol Youth Renewal Serum

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

Full ingredient list

Clinical 1% Retinol Treatment

Retinol Youth Renewal Serum

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 16	Water, cyclopentasiloxane, isopropyl palmitate, c14-22 alcohols, polymethylsilsesquioxane, dimethicone, propanediol, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, shea butter ethyl esters, retinol, hydroxypinacolone retinoate, ceramide np, sodium hyaluronate, solanum lycopersicum (tomato) fruit extract, swertia chirata extract, squalane, punica granatum extract, tocopheryl acetate, glycine soja (soybean) extract, urea, yeast amino acids, trehalose, inositol, taurine, betaine, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethyl isosorbide, silica, ethylhexyl palmitate, silica dimethyl silylate, butylene glycol, lecithin, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, c12-20 alkyl glucoside, cetyl palmitate, laureth-23, polysorbate 20, trideceth-6 phosphate, synthetic fluorphlogopite, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, chlorphenesin, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, tris(tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) citrate, sodium benzotriazolyl butylphenol sulfonate, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), red 4 (ci 14700), alpha-isomethyl ionone, citronellol, fragrance (parfum)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 53

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, cyclopentasiloxane, isopropyl palmitate, c14-22 alcohols, polymethylsilsesquioxane, dimethicone, propanediol, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, shea butter ethyl esters, retinol, hydroxypinacolone retinoate, ceramide np, sodium hyaluronate, solanum lycopersicum (tomato) fruit extract, swertia chirata extract, squalane, punica granatum extract, tocopheryl acetate, glycine soja (soybean) extract, urea, yeast amino acids, trehalose, inositol, taurine, betaine, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethyl isosorbide, silica, ethylhexyl palmitate, silica dimethyl silylate, butylene glycol, lecithin, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, c12-20 alkyl glucoside, cetyl palmitate, laureth-23, polysorbate 20, trideceth-6 phosphate, synthetic fluorphlogopite, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, chlorphenesin, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, tris(tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) citrate, sodium benzotriazolyl butylphenol sulfonate, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), red 4 (ci 14700), alpha-isomethyl ionone, citronellol, fragrance (parfum)

Notable ingredients

Clinical 1% Retinol Treatment

Retinol Youth Renewal Serum

Anti-acne: Retinol

Soothing: Allantoin, Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract

Skin brightening: Retinol

Anti-acne: Retinol

Sunscreen/UV filter: Sodium benzotriazolyl butylphenol sulfonate, Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Skin brightening: Retinol

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Ingredients with their functions

Clinical 1% Retinol Treatment

Retinol Youth Renewal Serum

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