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Retinol Overnight Gel

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Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Product category and function

Retinol Overnight Gel

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

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Ingredient highlights

Retinol Overnight Gel

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

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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

Retinol Overnight Gel

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua (water), dimethicone, cyclopentasiloxane, glycerin, propylene glycol, polysilicone-11, phenoxyethanol, polyacrylamide, sodium polyacrylate, niacinamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, polysorbate 20, sodium hyaluronate, trideceth-6, ethylhexylglycerin, ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, disodium edta, laureth-7, tocopherol, polymethylsilsesquioxane, parfum (fragrance), hydrolyzed wheat protein, sodium hydroxide, lecithin, peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone, retinol, butylene glycol, ethylhexyl cocoate, dimethiconol, citronellol, decapeptide-22, oligopeptide-78, palmitoyl decapeptide-21, zinc palmitoyl nonapeptide-14, alpha-isomethyl ionone, limonene, dimethylmethoxy chromanyl palmitate, bht, diamond powder, silver vine extract, bha, ci 17200 (red 33) 12	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 = 42

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Aqua (water), dimethicone, cyclopentasiloxane, glycerin, propylene glycol, polysilicone-11, phenoxyethanol, polyacrylamide, sodium polyacrylate, niacinamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, polysorbate 20, sodium hyaluronate, trideceth-6, ethylhexylglycerin, ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, disodium edta, laureth-7, tocopherol, polymethylsilsesquioxane, parfum (fragrance), hydrolyzed wheat protein, sodium hydroxide, lecithin, peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone, retinol, butylene glycol, ethylhexyl cocoate, dimethiconol, citronellol, decapeptide-22, oligopeptide-78, palmitoyl decapeptide-21, zinc palmitoyl nonapeptide-14, alpha-isomethyl ionone, limonene, dimethylmethoxy chromanyl palmitate, bht, diamond powder, silver vine extract, bha, ci 17200 (red 33)

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 Overnight Gel

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Retinol

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, Retinol

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Antioxidant: Carthamus tinctorius seed oil, Tocopherol

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Ingredients with their functions

Retinol Overnight Gel

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

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.

Dimethicone

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning

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

Cyclopentasiloxane

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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