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Product category and function

Retinol Complex 0.5
0.1% Gentle Retinol Serum
Retinoid Serums/Creams Retinoid Serums/Creams
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Ingredient highlights

Retinol Complex 0.5
0.1% Gentle 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

cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Retinol Complex 0.5
0.1% Gentle Retinol Serum
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, caprylic/capric triglyceride, 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, 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, glycerin, butylene glycol, dibutyl adipate, 1,2-hexanediol, panthenol, glycine soja (soybean) oil, hydrogenated lecithin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, polyglyceryl-3 methylglucose distearate, sodium polyacrylate, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, betula alba juice, retinol, bakuchiol, polyisobutene, ethylhexylglycerin, allantoin, glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, disodium edta, sorbitan isostearate, pvm/ma copolymer, sorbitan oleate, caprylyl/capryl glucoside, hyacinthus orientalis (hyacinth) extract, borago officinalis extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, centaurea cyanus flower extract, salvia sclarea (clary) extract, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower extract, tocopherol.

Notable ingredients

Retinol Complex 0.5
0.1% Gentle Retinol Serum

Ingredients with their functions

Retinol Complex 0.5
0.1% Gentle Retinol Serum

1

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.

2

Cetyl ethylhexanoate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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

3

Glycine soja (soybean) oil

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

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

1

Water

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.

2

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

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

3

Butylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

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

Price range

Retinol Complex 0.5
0.1% Gentle Retinol Serum
$50 to $100
$20 to $50

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Retinol Complex 0.5
0.1% Gentle Retinol Serum

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0.1% Gentle Retinol Serum

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