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Retinol 0.5

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La Roche-Posay
Retinol B3 Pure Retinol Serum

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Retinol 0.5

Retinol B3 Pure Retinol Serum

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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Ingredient highlights

Retinol 0.5

Retinol B3 Pure Retinol Serum

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

Retinol 0.5

Retinol B3 Pure Retinol Serum

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, propanediol, dimethicone, cetearyl ethylhexanoate, alcohol denat., dipropylene glycol, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, allyl methacrylates crosspolymer, acrylamide/sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate copolymer, hydrogenated lecithin, isohexadecane, retinol, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, polysorbate 20, isopropyl myristate, sodium citrate, boswellia serrata gum, polysorbate 80, dimethiconol, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, bisabolol, bht, sorbitan oleate, citric acid, propyl gallate 9	Aqua/water/eau, glycerin, cyclohexasiloxane, alcohol denat., pentylene glycol, niacinamide, dimethicone, glycine soja oil/soybean oil, ppg-6-decyltetradeceth-30, sodium hyaluronate, retinol, adenosine, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, caprylyl glycol, citric acid, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, xanthan gum, polysilicone-11, retinyl palmitate, tocopherol, phenoxyethanol, parfum/fragrance

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Aqua/water/eau, propanediol, dimethicone, cetearyl ethylhexanoate, alcohol denat., dipropylene glycol, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, allyl methacrylates crosspolymer, acrylamide/sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate copolymer, hydrogenated lecithin, isohexadecane, retinol, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, polysorbate 20, isopropyl myristate, sodium citrate, boswellia serrata gum, polysorbate 80, dimethiconol, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, bisabolol, bht, sorbitan oleate, citric acid, propyl gallate

Aqua/water/eau, glycerin, cyclohexasiloxane, alcohol denat., pentylene glycol, niacinamide, dimethicone, glycine soja oil/soybean oil, ppg-6-decyltetradeceth-30, sodium hyaluronate, retinol, adenosine, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, caprylyl glycol, citric acid, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, xanthan gum, polysilicone-11, retinyl palmitate, tocopherol, phenoxyethanol, parfum/fragrance

Notable ingredients

Retinol 0.5

Retinol B3 Pure Retinol Serum

Anti-acne: Retinol

Soothing: Bisabolol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Retinol

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, Retinol

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Ingredients with their functions

Retinol 0.5

Retinol B3 Pure Retinol Serum

Aqua/water/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.

Propanediol

Also-called: Zemea | Function: Viscosity controlling, Solvent

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

Dimethicone

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning

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