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[A] Smoothing Concentrate

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1% Vitamin A Retinol Serum

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[A] Smoothing Concentrate

1% Vitamin A Retinol Serum

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Ingredient highlights

[A] Smoothing Concentrate

1% Vitamin A Retinol Serum

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Full ingredient list

[A] Smoothing Concentrate

1% Vitamin A Retinol Serum

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, caprylic/capric triglyceride, propanediol, niacinamide, boron nitride, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, glyceryl caprylate/caprate, glyceryl glucoside, glycolipids, glycosphingolipids, lauryl glucoside, lecithin, pistacia lentiscus (mastic) gum, polyglyceryl-6 laurate, pullulan, retinol, sclerotium gum, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, glycerin, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, tocopherol, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, cellulose gum, citric acid, lysolecithin, microcrystalline cellulose, myristyl glucoside, pentylene glycol, polysorbate 20, silica, sodium citrate, xanthan gum. 14	Water/aqua/eau, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, isopentyldiol, trioctyldodecyl citrate, citrullus lanatus (watermelon) seed oil, 1,2-hexanediol, rubus idaeus (raspberry) seed oil, panthenol, triolein, retinal, ceramide np, tocopherol, retinol, tocopheryl acetate, haematococcus pluvialis extract, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax, pongamia glabra seed oil, glyceryl dioleate, bisabolol, allantoin, dunaliella salina extract, ethyl ferulate, humulus lupulus (hops) extract, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract, arginine, propanediol, cellulose gum, sclerotium gum, ubiquinone, lactic acid, sodium phytate, caprylyl glycol, inulin, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, polysorbate 20, citric acid, cellulose, fructose, glucose, sorbitan isostearate, xanthan gum

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 33

Total Number of ingredients = 44

Aqua/water/eau, caprylic/capric triglyceride, propanediol, niacinamide, boron nitride, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, glyceryl caprylate/caprate, glyceryl glucoside, glycolipids, glycosphingolipids, lauryl glucoside, lecithin, pistacia lentiscus (mastic) gum, polyglyceryl-6 laurate, pullulan, retinol, sclerotium gum, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, glycerin, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, tocopherol, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, cellulose gum, citric acid, lysolecithin, microcrystalline cellulose, myristyl glucoside, pentylene glycol, polysorbate 20, silica, sodium citrate, xanthan gum.

Water/aqua/eau, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, isopentyldiol, trioctyldodecyl citrate, citrullus lanatus (watermelon) seed oil, 1,2-hexanediol, rubus idaeus (raspberry) seed oil, panthenol, triolein, retinal, ceramide np, tocopherol, retinol, tocopheryl acetate, haematococcus pluvialis extract, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax, pongamia glabra seed oil, glyceryl dioleate, bisabolol, allantoin, dunaliella salina extract, ethyl ferulate, humulus lupulus (hops) extract, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract, arginine, propanediol, cellulose gum, sclerotium gum, ubiquinone, lactic acid, sodium phytate, caprylyl glycol, inulin, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, polysorbate 20, citric acid, cellulose, fructose, glucose, sorbitan isostearate, xanthan gum

Notable ingredients

[A] Smoothing Concentrate

1% Vitamin A Retinol Serum

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Retinol

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, Retinol

Anti-acne: Retinal, Retinol

Soothing: Allantoin, Bisabolol, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Retinal, Retinol

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Ingredients with their functions

[A] Smoothing Concentrate

1% Vitamin A Retinol Serum

Aqua/water/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.

Caprylic/capric triglyceride

Also-called: Caprylic Capric Triglyceride | Function: Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, 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.