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Retinol Correxion Deep Wrinkle Serum

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Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

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Retinol Correxion Deep Wrinkle Serum

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

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Ingredient highlights

Retinol Correxion Deep Wrinkle Serum

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

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Retinol Correxion Deep Wrinkle Serum

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

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Water/aqua/eau, cyclopentasiloxane, glycerin, tetrahydroxypropyl ethylenediamine, dimethicone, dimethicone crosspolymer, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, nylon-12, peg-12 dimethicone, retinol, ascorbic acid, magnesium aspartate, zinc gluconate, copper gluconate, allantoin, tocopherol, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, hydrolyzed rice bran protein, caprylyl glycol, laureth-23, laureth-4, bisabolol, pentylene glycol, butylene glycol, polyacrylamide, ascorbyl palmitate, propanediol, laureth-7, c13-14 isoparaffin, polysorbate 20, 1,2-hexanediol, hydroxyphenyl propamidobenzoic acid, phenylpropanol, citric acid, disodium edta, farnesol, potassium sorbate, bht, phenoxyethanol, fragrance/parfum, yellow 5 (ci 19140). 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 = 41

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Water/aqua/eau, cyclopentasiloxane, glycerin, tetrahydroxypropyl ethylenediamine, dimethicone, dimethicone crosspolymer, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, nylon-12, peg-12 dimethicone, retinol, ascorbic acid, magnesium aspartate, zinc gluconate, copper gluconate, allantoin, tocopherol, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, hydrolyzed rice bran protein, caprylyl glycol, laureth-23, laureth-4, bisabolol, pentylene glycol, butylene glycol, polyacrylamide, ascorbyl palmitate, propanediol, laureth-7, c13-14 isoparaffin, polysorbate 20, 1,2-hexanediol, hydroxyphenyl propamidobenzoic acid, phenylpropanol, citric acid, disodium edta, farnesol, potassium sorbate, bht, phenoxyethanol, fragrance/parfum, yellow 5 (ci 19140).

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 Correxion Deep Wrinkle Serum

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Anti-acne: Retinol

Soothing: Allantoin, Bisabolol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Antioxidant: Carthamus tinctorius seed oil, Tocopherol

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Ingredients with their functions

Retinol Correxion Deep Wrinkle Serum

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.

Cyclopentasiloxane

Function: Emollient/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