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Retinol Night Cream

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CLINICAL Ceramide Enriched Firming Moisturizer

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Product category and function

Retinol Night Cream

CLINICAL Ceramide Enriched Firming Moisturizer

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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Ingredient highlights

Retinol Night Cream

CLINICAL Ceramide Enriched Firming Moisturizer

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

Retinol Night Cream

CLINICAL Ceramide Enriched Firming Moisturizer

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua (water), caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, cetyl alcohol, stearic acid, retinol, dimethicone, polysorbate 20, carbomer, hydrolyzed wheat protein, bht, borago officinalis seed oil, sodium pca, rosa moschata seed oil, disodium edta, glycerin, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) extract, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, salix alba (willow) bark extract, pogostemon cablin leaf extract, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, citronellol, coumarin, geraniol, linalool, fragrance 13	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

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 31

Total Number of ingredients = 46

Aqua (water), caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, cetyl alcohol, stearic acid, retinol, dimethicone, polysorbate 20, carbomer, hydrolyzed wheat protein, bht, borago officinalis seed oil, sodium pca, rosa moschata seed oil, disodium edta, glycerin, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) extract, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, salix alba (willow) bark extract, pogostemon cablin leaf extract, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, citronellol, coumarin, geraniol, linalool, fragrance

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

Notable ingredients

Retinol Night Cream

CLINICAL Ceramide Enriched Firming Moisturizer

Anti-acne: Retinol, Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil

Soothing: Salix alba (willow) bark extract

Skin brightening: Retinol

Anti-acne: Retinol

Soothing: Glycyrrhiza glabra, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Retinol

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Ingredients with their functions

Retinol Night Cream

CLINICAL Ceramide Enriched Firming Moisturizer

Aqua (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.

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