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Clinical 1% Retinol Treatment

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Clinical 1% Retinol Treatment

Recovery Creme

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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Ingredient highlights

Clinical 1% Retinol Treatment

Recovery Creme

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

Recovery Creme

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 19	Aqua/water/eau, dimethicone, ethylhexyl isononanoate, lactococcus ferment lysate, glycerin, stearic acid, arachidyl alcohol, caprylic/capric/myristic/stearic triglyceride, squalane, hydrogenated coco-glycerides, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, polyacrylate-13, glyceryl stearate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil unsaponifiables, peg-100 stearate, behenyl alcohol, linoleic acid, arachidyl glucoside, polysorbate 20, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, melilotus officinalis extract, epilobium angustifolium flower/leaf/stem extract, evodia rutaecarpa fruit extract, glycine soja (soybean) sterols, retinyl palmitate, retinol, tocopherol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, polyisobutene, butylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, carbomer, ceramide ng, polyglutamic acid, hexylene glycol, caprooyl tetrapeptide-3, phospholipids, lecithin, biosaccharide gum-4, micrococcus lysate, bht, acetyl hexapeptide-8, dextran, trehalose, tetrasodium edta, sodium hydroxide, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium benzoate, sorbic acid.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 53

Total Number of ingredients = 51

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/water/eau, dimethicone, ethylhexyl isononanoate, lactococcus ferment lysate, glycerin, stearic acid, arachidyl alcohol, caprylic/capric/myristic/stearic triglyceride, squalane, hydrogenated coco-glycerides, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, polyacrylate-13, glyceryl stearate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil unsaponifiables, peg-100 stearate, behenyl alcohol, linoleic acid, arachidyl glucoside, polysorbate 20, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, melilotus officinalis extract, epilobium angustifolium flower/leaf/stem extract, evodia rutaecarpa fruit extract, glycine soja (soybean) sterols, retinyl palmitate, retinol, tocopherol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, polyisobutene, butylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, carbomer, ceramide ng, polyglutamic acid, hexylene glycol, caprooyl tetrapeptide-3, phospholipids, lecithin, biosaccharide gum-4, micrococcus lysate, bht, acetyl hexapeptide-8, dextran, trehalose, tetrasodium edta, sodium hydroxide, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium benzoate, sorbic acid.

Notable ingredients

Clinical 1% Retinol Treatment

Recovery Creme

Anti-acne: Retinol

Soothing: Allantoin, Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract

Skin brightening: Retinol

Anti-acne: Retinol

Soothing: Melilotus officinalis extract

Skin brightening: Retinol

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Ingredients with their functions

Clinical 1% Retinol Treatment

Recovery Creme

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