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A+ High Dose Retinoid Serum

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Retinol Complex Serum

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A+ High Dose Retinoid Serum

Retinol Complex Serum

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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A+ High Dose Retinoid Serum

Retinol Complex Serum

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

Full ingredient list

A+ High Dose Retinoid Serum

Retinol Complex Serum

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water(eau)(aqua), dimethyl isosorbide, propanediol, triheptanoin, dimethicone, glycerin, pentylene glycol, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, disiloxane, hexyldecanol, diheptyl succinate, propylene carbonate, phenyl trimethicone, ppg-24-glycereth-24, hydroxypinacolone retinoate, sodium acrylates copolymer, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, honey extract, opuntia ficus-indica fruit extract, bisabolol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, retinol, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, ubiquinone, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract, tocopherol, hydrogenated polydecene, lecithin, 1,2-hexanediol, 4-t-butylcyclohexanol, caprylyl glycol, phospholipids, polyglyceryl-10 stearate, sorbitol, cetylhydroxyproline palmitamide, polysilicone-11, benzoic acid, dehydroacetic acid, capryloyl glycerin/sebacic acid copolymer, sodium phytate, phenoxyethanol, glyceryl polyacrylate, alcohol, polysorbate 20, saccharomyces cerevisiae extract, brassica campestris (rapeseed) sterols, hydroxyphenyl propamidobenzoic acid, stearic acid, pvp, sodium benzoate, potassium phosphate, benzyl alcohol, decyl glucoside, algae extract, hexylene glycol, potassium sorbate 13	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 = 56

Total Number of ingredients = 27

Water(eau)(aqua), dimethyl isosorbide, propanediol, triheptanoin, dimethicone, glycerin, pentylene glycol, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, disiloxane, hexyldecanol, diheptyl succinate, propylene carbonate, phenyl trimethicone, ppg-24-glycereth-24, hydroxypinacolone retinoate, sodium acrylates copolymer, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, honey extract, opuntia ficus-indica fruit extract, bisabolol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, retinol, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, ubiquinone, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract, tocopherol, hydrogenated polydecene, lecithin, 1,2-hexanediol, 4-t-butylcyclohexanol, caprylyl glycol, phospholipids, polyglyceryl-10 stearate, sorbitol, cetylhydroxyproline palmitamide, polysilicone-11, benzoic acid, dehydroacetic acid, capryloyl glycerin/sebacic acid copolymer, sodium phytate, phenoxyethanol, glyceryl polyacrylate, alcohol, polysorbate 20, saccharomyces cerevisiae extract, brassica campestris (rapeseed) sterols, hydroxyphenyl propamidobenzoic acid, stearic acid, pvp, sodium benzoate, potassium phosphate, benzyl alcohol, decyl glucoside, algae extract, hexylene glycol, potassium sorbate

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

A+ High Dose Retinoid Serum

Retinol Complex Serum

Anti-acne: Retinol

Soothing: 4-t-butylcyclohexanol, Bisabolol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Antioxidant: Bakuchiol, Ethyl ferulate, Tocopherol

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Ingredients with their functions

A+ High Dose Retinoid Serum

Retinol Complex Serum

Water(eau)(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.

Dimethyl isosorbide

Function: Viscosity controlling, Solvent

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

Propanediol

Also-called: Zemea | Function: Viscosity controlling, Solvent

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