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Retinol Complete 0.5

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Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

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Retinol Complete 0.5

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

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Ingredient highlights

Retinol Complete 0.5

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

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

Full ingredient list

Retinol Complete 0.5

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua), glyceryl stearate, isosorbide dicaprylate, glycerin, cyclopentasiloxane, ethylhexyl palmitate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, allyl methacrylates crosspolymer, peg-100 stearate, bakuchiol, biosaccharide gum-1, retinol, ubiquinone, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, squalane, ophiopogon japonicus root extract, glyceryl caprylate, tocopherol, phenoxyethanol, disodium edta, cetyl alcohol, sesamum indicum (sesame) seed extract, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, polysorbate 20, butylene glycol, chlorphenesin, triethanolamine, xanthan gum, tocopheryl acetate, benzoic acid, sorbic acid, dimethyl isosorbide, fragrance (parfum) 9	Water (aqua), carthamus tinctorius seed oil, cyclopentasiloxane, simmondsia chinensis seed oil, cetearyl alcohol, retinyl palmitate, polysorbate 60, squalane, retinol, sodium hyaluronate, tocopherol, dimethicone, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, laureth-7, glycerin, polysorbate-20, cetyl palmitate, laureth-23, trideceth-6 phosphate, triethanolamine, ceramide-3, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 33

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Water (aqua), glyceryl stearate, isosorbide dicaprylate, glycerin, cyclopentasiloxane, ethylhexyl palmitate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, allyl methacrylates crosspolymer, peg-100 stearate, bakuchiol, biosaccharide gum-1, retinol, ubiquinone, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, squalane, ophiopogon japonicus root extract, glyceryl caprylate, tocopherol, phenoxyethanol, disodium edta, cetyl alcohol, sesamum indicum (sesame) seed extract, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, polysorbate 20, butylene glycol, chlorphenesin, triethanolamine, xanthan gum, tocopheryl acetate, benzoic acid, sorbic acid, dimethyl isosorbide, fragrance (parfum)

Water (aqua), carthamus tinctorius seed oil, cyclopentasiloxane, simmondsia chinensis seed oil, cetearyl alcohol, retinyl palmitate, polysorbate 60, squalane, retinol, sodium hyaluronate, tocopherol, dimethicone, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, laureth-7, glycerin, polysorbate-20, cetyl palmitate, laureth-23, trideceth-6 phosphate, triethanolamine, ceramide-3, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

Notable ingredients

Retinol Complete 0.5

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Anti-acne: Retinol

Soothing: Sesamum indicum (sesame) seed extract

Skin brightening: Retinol

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Antioxidant: Carthamus tinctorius seed oil, Tocopherol

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Ingredients with their functions

Retinol Complete 0.5

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

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.

Glyceryl stearate

Also-called: Glycerol monostearate, GMS | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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

Isosorbide dicaprylate

Function: Skin conditioning

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