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CLINICAL Ceramide Enriched Firming Moisturizer

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Nouvelle+ Retinol Correction Cream

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Product category and function

CLINICAL Ceramide Enriched Firming Moisturizer

Nouvelle+ Retinol Correction Cream

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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Ingredient highlights

CLINICAL Ceramide Enriched Firming Moisturizer

Nouvelle+ Retinol Correction Cream

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 Ceramide Enriched Firming Moisturizer

Nouvelle+ Retinol Correction Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, cetyl alcohol, neopentyl glycol diheptanoate, potassium cetyl phosphate, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, glycerin, peg-12 glyceryl dimyristate, bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2, dimethicone, glyceryl ascorbate, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, retinol, ceramide np, ceramide ns, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, ceramide eos, cholesterol, caprooyl phytosphingosine, caprooyl sphingosine, squalane, punica granatum extract, pongamia glabra seed oil, glycyrrhiza glabra, vitis vinifera, tocopheryl acetate, carnosine, panthenol, sodium pca, butylene glycol, sodium citrate, ceteareth-25, polysorbate 20, ethylhexyl stearate, sodium hydroxide, trideceth-6, propyl gallate, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, sodium polyacrylate, behenic acid, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, chlorphenesin 14	Water, caprylic/capric triglyceride, sodium glycerophosphate, glycerin, c10-30 cholesterol/lanosterol esters, cetyl alcohol, cetyl ricinoleate, dimethicone, cetearyl alcohol, methyl methacrylate/glycol dimethacrylate crosspolymer, caprylyl methicone, ceteth-20 phosphate, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, leucine, hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, tocopheryl acetate, bisabolol, retinol, ascorbic acid, phenylethyl resorcinol, undecylenoyl phenylalanine, cyclopentasiloxane, dicetyl phosphate, stearic acid, peg-10 soy sterol, cyclohexasiloxane, polysorbate 20, xanthan gum, sodium hydroxide, bht, propyl gallate, sodium metabisulfite, disodium edta, chlorphenesin, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 46

Total Number of ingredients = 37

Water, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, cetyl alcohol, neopentyl glycol diheptanoate, potassium cetyl phosphate, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, glycerin, peg-12 glyceryl dimyristate, bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2, dimethicone, glyceryl ascorbate, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, retinol, ceramide np, ceramide ns, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, ceramide eos, cholesterol, caprooyl phytosphingosine, caprooyl sphingosine, squalane, punica granatum extract, pongamia glabra seed oil, glycyrrhiza glabra, vitis vinifera, tocopheryl acetate, carnosine, panthenol, sodium pca, butylene glycol, sodium citrate, ceteareth-25, polysorbate 20, ethylhexyl stearate, sodium hydroxide, trideceth-6, propyl gallate, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, sodium polyacrylate, behenic acid, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, chlorphenesin

Water, caprylic/capric triglyceride, sodium glycerophosphate, glycerin, c10-30 cholesterol/lanosterol esters, cetyl alcohol, cetyl ricinoleate, dimethicone, cetearyl alcohol, methyl methacrylate/glycol dimethacrylate crosspolymer, caprylyl methicone, ceteth-20 phosphate, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, leucine, hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, tocopheryl acetate, bisabolol, retinol, ascorbic acid, phenylethyl resorcinol, undecylenoyl phenylalanine, cyclopentasiloxane, dicetyl phosphate, stearic acid, peg-10 soy sterol, cyclohexasiloxane, polysorbate 20, xanthan gum, sodium hydroxide, bht, propyl gallate, sodium metabisulfite, disodium edta, chlorphenesin, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin.

Notable ingredients

CLINICAL Ceramide Enriched Firming Moisturizer

Nouvelle+ Retinol Correction Cream

Anti-acne: Retinol

Soothing: Glycyrrhiza glabra, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Anti-acne: Retinol

Soothing: Bisabolol

Skin brightening: Retinol, Undecylenoyl phenylalanine

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Ingredients with their functions

CLINICAL Ceramide Enriched Firming Moisturizer

Nouvelle+ Retinol Correction 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.

Sodium ascorbyl phosphate

Function: Antioxidant

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

Cetyl alcohol

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing