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Vitamin C Night Renewal Moisturizer (1% Retinol Complex)

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Retinol Complex 0.25

Vitamin C Night Renewal Moisturizer (1% Retinol Complex)

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Retinol Complex 0.25

Vitamin C Night Renewal Moisturizer (1% Retinol Complex)

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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

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Retinol Complex 0.25

Vitamin C Night Renewal Moisturizer (1% Retinol Complex)

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 12	‎aqua (water), glycerin, dicaprylyl ether, caprylic/capric triglyceride, butylene glycol, isoamyl laurate, glyceryl stearate citrate, behenyl alcohol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, dimethicone, polyglyceryl-3 stearate, phenoxyethanol, glyceryl stearate, glycine soja (soybean) seed extract, hydrogenated lecithin, carbomer, glycine soja (soybean) oil, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, caprylyl glycol, chlorphenesin, isohexadecane, xanthan gum, sodium hydroxide, disodium edta, polyurethane crosspolymer-1, dimethiconol, tocopheryl acetate, polysorbate 80, retinol, sorbitan oleate, peg-8, tocopherol, phenethyl alcohol, ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, ferulic acid, ascorbyl palmitate, glyceryl caprylate, phenylpropanol, ci 19140 (yellow 5), ascorbic acid, citric acid, opuntia ficus-indica stem extract, opuntia ficus-indica callus culture extract

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 34

Total Number of ingredients = 43

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

‎aqua (water), glycerin, dicaprylyl ether, caprylic/capric triglyceride, butylene glycol, isoamyl laurate, glyceryl stearate citrate, behenyl alcohol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, dimethicone, polyglyceryl-3 stearate, phenoxyethanol, glyceryl stearate, glycine soja (soybean) seed extract, hydrogenated lecithin, carbomer, glycine soja (soybean) oil, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, caprylyl glycol, chlorphenesin, isohexadecane, xanthan gum, sodium hydroxide, disodium edta, polyurethane crosspolymer-1, dimethiconol, tocopheryl acetate, polysorbate 80, retinol, sorbitan oleate, peg-8, tocopherol, phenethyl alcohol, ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, ferulic acid, ascorbyl palmitate, glyceryl caprylate, phenylpropanol, ci 19140 (yellow 5), ascorbic acid, citric acid, opuntia ficus-indica stem extract, opuntia ficus-indica callus culture extract

Notable ingredients

Retinol Complex 0.25

Vitamin C Night Renewal Moisturizer (1% Retinol Complex)

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Retinol

Soothing: Niacinamide, Bisabolol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, Retinol

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Ascorbyl palmitate, Ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, Ferulic acid, Opuntia ficus-indica callus culture extract, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

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Ingredients with their functions

Retinol Complex 0.25

Vitamin C Night Renewal Moisturizer (1% Retinol Complex)

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.