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Ingredient highlights

Retinol Complex 0.25

Retinol Complete 0.5

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Full ingredient list

Retinol Complex 0.25

Retinol Complete 0.5

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 11	Water (aqua), glyceryl stearate, isosorbide dicaprylate, glycerin, cyclopentasiloxane, ethylhexyl palmitate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, allyl methacrylates crosspolymer, peg-100 stearate, bakuchiol, biosaccharide gum-1, retinol, ubiquinone, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, squalane, ophiopogon japonicus root extract, glyceryl caprylate, tocopherol, phenoxyethanol, disodium edta, cetyl alcohol, sesamum indicum (sesame) seed extract, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, polysorbate 20, butylene glycol, chlorphenesin, triethanolamine, xanthan gum, tocopheryl acetate, benzoic acid, sorbic acid, dimethyl isosorbide, fragrance (parfum)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 34

Total Number of ingredients = 33

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), glyceryl stearate, isosorbide dicaprylate, glycerin, cyclopentasiloxane, ethylhexyl palmitate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, allyl methacrylates crosspolymer, peg-100 stearate, bakuchiol, biosaccharide gum-1, retinol, ubiquinone, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, squalane, ophiopogon japonicus root extract, glyceryl caprylate, tocopherol, phenoxyethanol, disodium edta, cetyl alcohol, sesamum indicum (sesame) seed extract, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, polysorbate 20, butylene glycol, chlorphenesin, triethanolamine, xanthan gum, tocopheryl acetate, benzoic acid, sorbic acid, dimethyl isosorbide, fragrance (parfum)

Notable ingredients

Retinol Complex 0.25

Retinol Complete 0.5

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Retinol

Soothing: Niacinamide, Bisabolol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, Retinol

Anti-acne: Retinol

Soothing: Sesamum indicum (sesame) seed extract

Skin brightening: Retinol

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Ingredients with their functions

Retinol Complex 0.25

Retinol Complete 0.5

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.