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Retinol Complex 0.25

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Retinol Peptide Boosting Serum

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Retinol Complex 0.25

Retinol Peptide Boosting Serum

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Retinol Complex 0.25

Retinol Peptide Boosting Serum

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Full ingredient list

Retinol Complex 0.25

Retinol Peptide Boosting Serum

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 14	Water (aqua), glycerin, dicaprylyl carbonate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetyl alcohol, cetearyl olivate, sorbitan olivate, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, tetrapeptide-21, palmitoyl pentapeptide-4, retinol, sodium hyaluronate, ferulic acid, ceramide np, bisabolol, rubus fruticosus (blackberry) fruit extract, peucedanum graveolens (dill) extract, aphanizomenon flos-aquae extract, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, citrus paradisi (grapefruit) peel extract, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, cetyl palmitate, sclerotium gum, polysorbate 20, laureth-23, trideceth-6 phosphate, butylene glycol, hexylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium hydroxide, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 34

Total Number of ingredients = 32

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), glycerin, dicaprylyl carbonate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetyl alcohol, cetearyl olivate, sorbitan olivate, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, tetrapeptide-21, palmitoyl pentapeptide-4, retinol, sodium hyaluronate, ferulic acid, ceramide np, bisabolol, rubus fruticosus (blackberry) fruit extract, peucedanum graveolens (dill) extract, aphanizomenon flos-aquae extract, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, citrus paradisi (grapefruit) peel extract, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, cetyl palmitate, sclerotium gum, polysorbate 20, laureth-23, trideceth-6 phosphate, butylene glycol, hexylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium hydroxide, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol.

Notable ingredients

Retinol Complex 0.25

Retinol Peptide Boosting Serum

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Retinol

Soothing: Niacinamide, Bisabolol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, Retinol

Anti-acne: Retinol

Soothing: Bisabolol

Skin brightening: Retinol

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Ingredients with their functions

Retinol Complex 0.25

Retinol Peptide Boosting Serum

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.