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Retinol Complex 0.25

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Renewal Retinol

Product category and function

Retinol Complex 0.25

Renewal Retinol

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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Ingredient highlights

Retinol Complex 0.25

Renewal Retinol

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

Full ingredient list

Retinol Complex 0.25

Renewal Retinol

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, cetyl ethylhexanoate, glycine soja (soybean) oil, niacinamide, polyacrylate-13, squalane, retinol, palmitoyl tripeptide-8, dunaliella salina extract, magnolia grandiflora bark extract, tocopherol, tocotrienols, ceramide 3, bisabolol, phytosterols, squalene, tocopheryl acetate, oryza sativa (rice) bran wax (oryza sativa cera), glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, polysorbate 20, butylene glycol, cetyl palmitate, laureth-23, trideceth-6 phosphate, sodium hydroxide, dicaprylyl ether, lauryl alcohol, polyisobutene, dextran, potassium sorbate, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin 17	Water (aqua/eau), caprylic/capric triglyceride, heptyl undecylenate, niacinamide, polyacrylate-13, glycerin, retinol, ubiquinone, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, hydroxymethoxyphenyl decanone, bisabolol, ceramide 3, tremella fuciformis sporocarp extract, betaine, tocopheryl acetate, caprylyl glycol, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, cetyl palmitate, polysorbate 20, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylhydroxamic acid, trideceth-6 phosphate, phenoxyethanol, polyisobutene, sodium hydroxide

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 34

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Water/aqua/eau, cetyl ethylhexanoate, glycine soja (soybean) oil, niacinamide, polyacrylate-13, squalane, retinol, palmitoyl tripeptide-8, dunaliella salina extract, magnolia grandiflora bark extract, tocopherol, tocotrienols, ceramide 3, bisabolol, phytosterols, squalene, tocopheryl acetate, oryza sativa (rice) bran wax (oryza sativa cera), glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, polysorbate 20, butylene glycol, cetyl palmitate, laureth-23, trideceth-6 phosphate, sodium hydroxide, dicaprylyl ether, lauryl alcohol, polyisobutene, dextran, potassium sorbate, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

Water (aqua/eau), caprylic/capric triglyceride, heptyl undecylenate, niacinamide, polyacrylate-13, glycerin, retinol, ubiquinone, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, hydroxymethoxyphenyl decanone, bisabolol, ceramide 3, tremella fuciformis sporocarp extract, betaine, tocopheryl acetate, caprylyl glycol, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, cetyl palmitate, polysorbate 20, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylhydroxamic acid, trideceth-6 phosphate, phenoxyethanol, polyisobutene, sodium hydroxide

Notable ingredients

Retinol Complex 0.25

Renewal Retinol

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Retinol

Soothing: Niacinamide, Bisabolol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, Retinol

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Retinol

Soothing: Niacinamide, Bisabolol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, Retinol

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Ingredients with their functions

Retinol Complex 0.25

Renewal Retinol

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.

Cetyl ethylhexanoate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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

Glycine soja (soybean) oil

Also-called: Soybean Oil | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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