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Night Shift Retinol Cream

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Retinol Complex Serum

Product category and function

Night Shift Retinol Cream

Retinol Complex Serum

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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Night Shift Retinol Cream

Retinol Complex Serum

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

Full ingredient list

Night Shift Retinol Cream

Retinol Complex 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. 9	Water, propanediol, astrocaryum murumuru seed butter, gossypium herbaceum (cotton) fruit water, retinol, glycerin, bakuchiol, bidens pilosa extract, linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed oil, humulus lupulus (hops) cone extract, sodium hyaluronate, tocopherol, caprylyl glycol, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax, phenoxyethanol, carbomer, potassium sorbate, xanthan gum, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, hexylene glycol, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, polysorbate 20, glyceryl polyacrylate, 1,2-hexanediol, ethyl ferulate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Total Number of ingredients = 27

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.

Water, propanediol, astrocaryum murumuru seed butter, gossypium herbaceum (cotton) fruit water, retinol, glycerin, bakuchiol, bidens pilosa extract, linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed oil, humulus lupulus (hops) cone extract, sodium hyaluronate, tocopherol, caprylyl glycol, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax, phenoxyethanol, carbomer, potassium sorbate, xanthan gum, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, hexylene glycol, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, polysorbate 20, glyceryl polyacrylate, 1,2-hexanediol, ethyl ferulate

Notable ingredients

Night Shift Retinol Cream

Retinol Complex Serum

Anti-acne: Retinol

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

Skin brightening: Retinol

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Antioxidant: Bakuchiol, Ethyl ferulate, Tocopherol

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Ingredients with their functions

Night Shift Retinol Cream

Retinol Complex 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