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Intensive AlphaRet Overnight Cream

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Leave-on Chemical Exfoliants	Leave-on Chemical Exfoliants
Formulations with exfoliating ingredients to gently dissolve dead skin cells. Once applied, these...	Formulations with exfoliating ingredients to gently dissolve dead skin cells. Once applied, these...
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Intensive AlphaRet Overnight 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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

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Aqua/water, glycolic acid, sodium glycolate, cetearyl olivate, pentylene glycol, cyclopentasiloxane, isohexadecane, sorbitan olivate, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, glycerin, ceresin, glycol palmitate, butylene glycol, niacinamide, squalane, methyl gluceth-20, ethyl lactyl retinoate, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, ceramide np, hyaluronic acid, ubiquinone, tocopherol, bisabolol, tocopheryl acetate, superoxide dismutase, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, allantoin glycyrrhetinic acid, sodium pca, panthenol, camellia sinensis leaf extract, portulaca oleracea extract, linoleic acid, cholesterol, linolenic acid, magnesium aluminum silicate, dimethyl isosorbide, dimethicone, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, steareth-2, hydroxyethylcellulose, acacia senegal gum, xanthan gum, hydrated silica, carbomer, polysorbate 20, tromethamine, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, ci 77891/titanium dioxide 17	Aqua/water/eau, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetearyl alcohol, dimethicone, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, glycolic acid, phenoxyethanol, butylene glycol, cetyl alcohol, stearic acid, ceteareth-20, limonene, yeast extract, ppg-12/smdi copolymer, citrus sinensis peel oil expressed, retinol, stearyl alcohol, magnesium aluminum silicate, peg-20, polysorbate 60, polysorbate 20, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, glycine soja (soybean) sterols, linoleic acid, phospholipids, kojic acid, sucrose tristearate, citrus nobilis (mandarin orange) oil, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, tocopheryl acetate, bht, dipeptide diaminobutyroyl benzylamide diacetate, hydrolyzed soy protein, palmitoyl tripeptide-5, potassium sorbate, soy amino acids, rumex occidentalis extract, sodium benzoate, sodium hyaluronate, bha, citric acid, tocopherol, camellia sinensis leaf extract, linalool, citral

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 52

Total Number of ingredients = 50

Aqua/water, glycolic acid, sodium glycolate, cetearyl olivate, pentylene glycol, cyclopentasiloxane, isohexadecane, sorbitan olivate, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, glycerin, ceresin, glycol palmitate, butylene glycol, niacinamide, squalane, methyl gluceth-20, ethyl lactyl retinoate, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, ceramide np, hyaluronic acid, ubiquinone, tocopherol, bisabolol, tocopheryl acetate, superoxide dismutase, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, allantoin glycyrrhetinic acid, sodium pca, panthenol, camellia sinensis leaf extract, portulaca oleracea extract, linoleic acid, cholesterol, linolenic acid, magnesium aluminum silicate, dimethyl isosorbide, dimethicone, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, steareth-2, hydroxyethylcellulose, acacia senegal gum, xanthan gum, hydrated silica, carbomer, polysorbate 20, tromethamine, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, ci 77891/titanium dioxide

Aqua/water/eau, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetearyl alcohol, dimethicone, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, glycolic acid, phenoxyethanol, butylene glycol, cetyl alcohol, stearic acid, ceteareth-20, limonene, yeast extract, ppg-12/smdi copolymer, citrus sinensis peel oil expressed, retinol, stearyl alcohol, magnesium aluminum silicate, peg-20, polysorbate 60, polysorbate 20, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, glycine soja (soybean) sterols, linoleic acid, phospholipids, kojic acid, sucrose tristearate, citrus nobilis (mandarin orange) oil, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, tocopheryl acetate, bht, dipeptide diaminobutyroyl benzylamide diacetate, hydrolyzed soy protein, palmitoyl tripeptide-5, potassium sorbate, soy amino acids, rumex occidentalis extract, sodium benzoate, sodium hyaluronate, bha, citric acid, tocopherol, camellia sinensis leaf extract, linalool, citral

Notable ingredients

Intensive AlphaRet Overnight Cream

Image MD Restoring Youth Repair Crème

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Allantoin glycyrrhetinic acid, Bisabolol, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Anti-acne: Retinol

Soothing: Rumex occidentalis extract

Skin brightening: Retinol

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Ingredients with their functions

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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.

Glycolic acid

Function: Buffering, Exfoliant

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

Sodium glycolate

Function: Buffering

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