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Clinical 1% Retinol Treatment

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Reti Age Gel Cream

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Clinical 1% Retinol Treatment

Reti Age Gel Cream

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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Ingredient highlights

Clinical 1% Retinol Treatment

Reti Age Gel Cream

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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

Reti Age Gel Cream

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	Aqua, cyclopentasiloxane, paraffinum liquidum, propanediol, glycerin, arachidyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, polymethyl methacrylate, retinol, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, caprooyl tetrapeptide-3, retinal, palmitoyl dipeptide-5 diaminobutyroyl hydroxythreonine, palmitoyl dipeptide-5 diaminohydroxybutyrate, nicotiana bethamiana sh-thf-beta2, ergothioneine, behenyl alcohol, lecithin, arachidyl glucoside, alcohol, triticum vulgare germ extract, carbomer, cyclohexasiloxane, dimethicone, xanthan gum, polysilicone-11, butylene glycol, polysorbate 20, sodium hydroxide, bht, tocopheryl acetate, sodium cholate, disodium edta, sodium chloride, tromethamine, decyl glucoside, hydrochloric acid, dipotassium phosphate, hexylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, bha, dextran, potassium phosphate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexyl glycerine, parfum, ci 17200

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 53

Total Number of ingredients = 47

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

Aqua, cyclopentasiloxane, paraffinum liquidum, propanediol, glycerin, arachidyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, polymethyl methacrylate, retinol, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, caprooyl tetrapeptide-3, retinal, palmitoyl dipeptide-5 diaminobutyroyl hydroxythreonine, palmitoyl dipeptide-5 diaminohydroxybutyrate, nicotiana bethamiana sh-thf-beta2, ergothioneine, behenyl alcohol, lecithin, arachidyl glucoside, alcohol, triticum vulgare germ extract, carbomer, cyclohexasiloxane, dimethicone, xanthan gum, polysilicone-11, butylene glycol, polysorbate 20, sodium hydroxide, bht, tocopheryl acetate, sodium cholate, disodium edta, sodium chloride, tromethamine, decyl glucoside, hydrochloric acid, dipotassium phosphate, hexylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, bha, dextran, potassium phosphate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexyl glycerine, parfum, ci 17200

Notable ingredients

Clinical 1% Retinol Treatment

Reti Age Gel Cream

Anti-acne: Retinol

Soothing: Allantoin, Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract

Skin brightening: Retinol

Anti-acne: Retinal, Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinal, Retinol

Antioxidant: Bha, Bht, Ergothioneine, Tocopheryl acetate

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Ingredients with their functions

Clinical 1% Retinol Treatment

Reti Age Gel Cream

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