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Renewal Retinol

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Renewal Retinol

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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Ingredient highlights

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Renewal Retinol

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

Full ingredient list

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Renewal Retinol

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua), caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, c10-30 cholesterol/lanosterol esters, cetyl alcohol, dimethicone, cetyl ricinoleate, polysorbate 60, benzyl alcohol, retinol, tocopheryl acetate, ascorbyl palmitate, methyl methacrylate/glycol dimethacrylate crosspolymer, stearic acid, peg-10 soy sterol, phenoxyethanol, cyclopentasiloxane, magnesium aluminum silicate, cyclohexasiloxane, methylparaben, triethanolamine, disodium edta, bisabolol, bht, polysorbate 20, propyl gallate, ascorbic acid 9	Water (aqua/eau), caprylic/capric triglyceride, heptyl undecylenate, niacinamide, polyacrylate-13, glycerin, retinol, ubiquinone, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, hydroxymethoxyphenyl decanone, bisabolol, ceramide 3, tremella fuciformis sporocarp extract, betaine, tocopheryl acetate, caprylyl glycol, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, cetyl palmitate, polysorbate 20, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylhydroxamic acid, trideceth-6 phosphate, phenoxyethanol, polyisobutene, sodium hydroxide

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Water (aqua), caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, c10-30 cholesterol/lanosterol esters, cetyl alcohol, dimethicone, cetyl ricinoleate, polysorbate 60, benzyl alcohol, retinol, tocopheryl acetate, ascorbyl palmitate, methyl methacrylate/glycol dimethacrylate crosspolymer, stearic acid, peg-10 soy sterol, phenoxyethanol, cyclopentasiloxane, magnesium aluminum silicate, cyclohexasiloxane, methylparaben, triethanolamine, disodium edta, bisabolol, bht, polysorbate 20, propyl gallate, ascorbic acid

Water (aqua/eau), caprylic/capric triglyceride, heptyl undecylenate, niacinamide, polyacrylate-13, glycerin, retinol, ubiquinone, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, hydroxymethoxyphenyl decanone, bisabolol, ceramide 3, tremella fuciformis sporocarp extract, betaine, tocopheryl acetate, caprylyl glycol, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, cetyl palmitate, polysorbate 20, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylhydroxamic acid, trideceth-6 phosphate, phenoxyethanol, polyisobutene, sodium hydroxide

Notable ingredients

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Renewal Retinol

Anti-acne: Retinol

Soothing: Bisabolol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Retinol

Soothing: Niacinamide, Bisabolol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, Retinol

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Ingredients with their functions

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Renewal Retinol

Water (aqua)

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.

Caprylic/capric triglyceride

Also-called: Caprylic Capric Triglyceride | Function: Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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