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Serumdipity, Retinol Vitamin A Facial Serum

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Encapsulated Retinol 3% Renewing Serum

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Serumdipity, Retinol Vitamin A Facial Serum

Encapsulated Retinol 3% Renewing Serum

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Serumdipity, Retinol Vitamin A Facial Serum

Encapsulated Retinol 3% Renewing Serum

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Serumdipity, Retinol Vitamin A Facial Serum

Encapsulated Retinol 3% Renewing Serum

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Water, hydrolyzed jojoba esters, glycerin, hordeum vulgare seed extract, retinol, sodium hyaluronate, sodium ascorbate, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, prunus persica (peach) leaf extract, cucurbita pepo (pumpkin) seed extract, caprylic/capric triglyceride, tocopherol, citric acid, xanthan gum, acacia senegal gum, sodium phytate, alcohol, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin 9	Aqua, propanediol, glycerin, polyglyceryl-6 stearate, caprylic/capric triglycerides, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, polyglyceryl-4 oleate, tocopherol, sodium anisate, sodium levulinate, lactic acid, cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose, glyceryl caprylate, anethum graveolens (dill) herb extract, glycyrrhiza glabra (liquorice) root extract, polyglyceryl-6 behenate, retinol, phospholipids, xanthan gum, ferulic acid, sodium hyaluronate, aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf juice, sodium phytate, salicylic acid, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, citric acid, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, potassium sorbate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 19

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Water, hydrolyzed jojoba esters, glycerin, hordeum vulgare seed extract, retinol, sodium hyaluronate, sodium ascorbate, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, prunus persica (peach) leaf extract, cucurbita pepo (pumpkin) seed extract, caprylic/capric triglyceride, tocopherol, citric acid, xanthan gum, acacia senegal gum, sodium phytate, alcohol, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

Aqua, propanediol, glycerin, polyglyceryl-6 stearate, caprylic/capric triglycerides, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, polyglyceryl-4 oleate, tocopherol, sodium anisate, sodium levulinate, lactic acid, cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose, glyceryl caprylate, anethum graveolens (dill) herb extract, glycyrrhiza glabra (liquorice) root extract, polyglyceryl-6 behenate, retinol, phospholipids, xanthan gum, ferulic acid, sodium hyaluronate, aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf juice, sodium phytate, salicylic acid, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, citric acid, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, potassium sorbate

Notable ingredients

Serumdipity, Retinol Vitamin A Facial Serum

Encapsulated Retinol 3% Renewing Serum

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Antioxidant: Avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, Sodium ascorbate, Tocopherol

Anti-acne: Retinol, Salicylic acid

Soothing: Glycyrrhiza glabra (liquorice) root extract, Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Skin brightening: Retinol

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Ingredients with their functions

Serumdipity, Retinol Vitamin A Facial Serum

Encapsulated Retinol 3% Renewing Serum

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.

Hydrolyzed jojoba esters

Function: Film forming, Skin conditioning

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

Glycerin

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