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Resist Intensive Repair Cream

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Micro-Dose Anti-Aging Retinol Serum With Ceramides And Peptide

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Resist Intensive Repair Cream

Micro-Dose Anti-Aging Retinol Serum With Ceramides And Peptide

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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Resist Intensive Repair Cream

Micro-Dose Anti-Aging Retinol Serum With Ceramides And Peptide

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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

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Resist Intensive Repair Cream

Micro-Dose Anti-Aging Retinol Serum With Ceramides And Peptide

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Water, ethylhexyl stearate, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, butylene glycol, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, petrolatum, cetearyl alcohol, dimethicone, dipentaerythrityl hexacaprylate/hexacaprate, glyceryl stearate, tridecyl trimellitate, peg-100 stearate, phenyl trimethicone, retinol, adenosine, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, palmitoyl hexapeptide-12, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, ceramide ng, sodium hyaluronate, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, niacinamide, tocopherol, lecithin, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, retinyl palmitate, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, camellia oleifera leaf extract, citrullus lanatus (watermelon) fruit extract, lentil fruit extract, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, glycine soja sterols, tribehenin, peg-10 phytosterol, magnesium aluminum silicate, sodium pca, sodium lactate, pullulan, xanthan gum, sodium hydroxide, neopentyl glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, cetearyl glucoside, tridecyl stearate, behenyl alcohol, sclerotium gum, carbomer, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, polysorbate 20, disodium edta, sorbic acid, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin, benzoic acid. 16	Aqua/water, glycerin, butylene glycol, pentylene glycol, niacinamide, cetyl alcohol, isohexadecane, isononyl isononanoate, diisopropyl sebacate, 2-oleamido-1,3-octadecanediol, 4-t-butylcyclohexanol, acetyl dipeptide-1 cetyl ester, adenosine, ceramide np, hydroxypalmitoyl sphinganine, lauroyl lysine, octyldodecanol, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, sodium chloride, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hydroxide, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, retinol, tocopherol, dicaprylyl ether, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, behenyl alcohol, caprylyl glycol, carbomer, cetearyl alcohol, cetearyl glucoside, glycine soja oil (soybean oil), helianthus annuus seed oil (sunflower seed oil), hydroxyethylcellulose, lecithin, phenethyl alcohol, poloxamer 188, polycaprolactone, sorbitan laurate, steareth-100, ci 40800 (beta-carotene), chlorphenesin, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 55

Total Number of ingredients = 43

Water, ethylhexyl stearate, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, butylene glycol, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, petrolatum, cetearyl alcohol, dimethicone, dipentaerythrityl hexacaprylate/hexacaprate, glyceryl stearate, tridecyl trimellitate, peg-100 stearate, phenyl trimethicone, retinol, adenosine, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, palmitoyl hexapeptide-12, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, ceramide ng, sodium hyaluronate, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, niacinamide, tocopherol, lecithin, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, retinyl palmitate, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, camellia oleifera leaf extract, citrullus lanatus (watermelon) fruit extract, lentil fruit extract, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, glycine soja sterols, tribehenin, peg-10 phytosterol, magnesium aluminum silicate, sodium pca, sodium lactate, pullulan, xanthan gum, sodium hydroxide, neopentyl glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, cetearyl glucoside, tridecyl stearate, behenyl alcohol, sclerotium gum, carbomer, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, polysorbate 20, disodium edta, sorbic acid, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin, benzoic acid.

Aqua/water, glycerin, butylene glycol, pentylene glycol, niacinamide, cetyl alcohol, isohexadecane, isononyl isononanoate, diisopropyl sebacate, 2-oleamido-1,3-octadecanediol, 4-t-butylcyclohexanol, acetyl dipeptide-1 cetyl ester, adenosine, ceramide np, hydroxypalmitoyl sphinganine, lauroyl lysine, octyldodecanol, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, sodium chloride, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hydroxide, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, retinol, tocopherol, dicaprylyl ether, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, behenyl alcohol, caprylyl glycol, carbomer, cetearyl alcohol, cetearyl glucoside, glycine soja oil (soybean oil), helianthus annuus seed oil (sunflower seed oil), hydroxyethylcellulose, lecithin, phenethyl alcohol, poloxamer 188, polycaprolactone, sorbitan laurate, steareth-100, ci 40800 (beta-carotene), chlorphenesin, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

Resist Intensive Repair Cream

Micro-Dose Anti-Aging Retinol Serum With Ceramides And Peptide

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Retinol

Soothing: Niacinamide, Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, Retinol

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Retinol

Soothing: Niacinamide, 4-t-butylcyclohexanol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, Retinol

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Ingredients with their functions

Resist Intensive Repair Cream

Micro-Dose Anti-Aging Retinol Serum With Ceramides And Peptide

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.

Ethylhexyl stearate

Also-called: Octyl stearate | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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

Simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil

Also-called: Jojoba Seed Oil, Jojoba Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Oil | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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