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Night Shift Retinol Cream

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Resurfacing Retinol Serum

Product category and function

Night Shift Retinol Cream

Resurfacing Retinol Serum

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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Ingredient highlights

Night Shift Retinol Cream

Resurfacing Retinol Serum

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

Full ingredient list

Night Shift Retinol Cream

Resurfacing Retinol Serum

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Water (aqua), glycerin, squalane, sclerocarya birrea (marula) seed oil, hydrogenated polydecene, polyglyceryl-3 methylglucose distearate, panthenol, glyceryl stearate, cetyl alcohol, stearic acid, dimethicone, hydrocotyl (centella asiatica) extract, retinol, allantoin, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, phytosphingosine, cholesterol, sodium lauroyl lactylate, carbomer, copernicia cerifera cera, propanediol, sodium cocoamphodiacetate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, tocopherol, xanthan gum, humulus lupulus extract, propylene glycol, diazolidinyl urea, methylparaben, propylparaben. 12	Aqua/water/eau, propanediol, dimethicone, cetearyl ethylhexanoate, niacinamide, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, hydrogenated lecithin, potassium phosphate, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, cetearyl alcohol, behentrimonium methosulfate, dimethiconol, lecithin, sodium citrate, retinol, sodium hyaluronate, sodium lauroyl lactylate, cholesterol, phenoxyethanol, alcohol, isopropyl myristate, caprylyl glycol, citric acid, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, pentylene glycol, phytosphingosine, xanthan gum, polysorbate 20, ethylhexylglycerin

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Total Number of ingredients = 33

Water (aqua), glycerin, squalane, sclerocarya birrea (marula) seed oil, hydrogenated polydecene, polyglyceryl-3 methylglucose distearate, panthenol, glyceryl stearate, cetyl alcohol, stearic acid, dimethicone, hydrocotyl (centella asiatica) extract, retinol, allantoin, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, phytosphingosine, cholesterol, sodium lauroyl lactylate, carbomer, copernicia cerifera cera, propanediol, sodium cocoamphodiacetate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, tocopherol, xanthan gum, humulus lupulus extract, propylene glycol, diazolidinyl urea, methylparaben, propylparaben.

Aqua/water/eau, propanediol, dimethicone, cetearyl ethylhexanoate, niacinamide, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, hydrogenated lecithin, potassium phosphate, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, cetearyl alcohol, behentrimonium methosulfate, dimethiconol, lecithin, sodium citrate, retinol, sodium hyaluronate, sodium lauroyl lactylate, cholesterol, phenoxyethanol, alcohol, isopropyl myristate, caprylyl glycol, citric acid, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, pentylene glycol, phytosphingosine, xanthan gum, polysorbate 20, ethylhexylglycerin

Notable ingredients

Night Shift Retinol Cream

Resurfacing Retinol Serum

Anti-acne: Retinol

Soothing: Allantoin, Panthenol, Hydrocotyl (centella asiatica) extract

Skin brightening: Retinol

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Retinol

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, Retinol

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Ingredients with their functions

Night Shift Retinol Cream

Resurfacing Retinol Serum

Water (aqua)

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.

Glycerin

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