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Derm Correxion Contour Cream

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Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

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Derm Correxion Contour Cream

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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Ingredient highlights

Derm Correxion Contour Cream

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

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

Full ingredient list

Derm Correxion Contour Cream

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate, glycerin, ppg-15 stearyl ether, dimethicone, butylene glycol, maltodextrin, propanediol, dimethicone crosspolymer, glyceryl behenate, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, swertia chirata leaf extract, retinol, sodium hyaluronate, ascorbyl palmitate, tocopherol, stearyl alcohol, c13-14 isoparaffin, cetearyl alcohol, isododecane, polysorbate 20, polyacrylamide, sodium polyacrylate, allyl methacrylates crosspolymer, sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp crosspolymer, pentylene glycol, ceteareth-20, laureth-7, hydroxyphenyl propamidobenzoic acid, phenoxyethanol, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylhydroxamic acid, disodium edta, bht, sodium hydroxide. 11	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 = 35

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Water/aqua/eau, pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate, glycerin, ppg-15 stearyl ether, dimethicone, butylene glycol, maltodextrin, propanediol, dimethicone crosspolymer, glyceryl behenate, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, swertia chirata leaf extract, retinol, sodium hyaluronate, ascorbyl palmitate, tocopherol, stearyl alcohol, c13-14 isoparaffin, cetearyl alcohol, isododecane, polysorbate 20, polyacrylamide, sodium polyacrylate, allyl methacrylates crosspolymer, sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp crosspolymer, pentylene glycol, ceteareth-20, laureth-7, hydroxyphenyl propamidobenzoic acid, phenoxyethanol, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylhydroxamic acid, disodium edta, bht, sodium hydroxide.

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

Derm Correxion Contour Cream

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid

Antioxidant: 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, Ascorbyl palmitate, Bht, Tocopherol

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Antioxidant: Carthamus tinctorius seed oil, Tocopherol

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Ingredients with their functions

Derm Correxion Contour Cream

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Water/aqua/eau

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.

Pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning

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