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Serumdipity, Retinol Vitamin A Facial Serum

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Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

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Serumdipity, Retinol Vitamin A Facial Serum

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

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Serumdipity, Retinol Vitamin A Facial Serum

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

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Serumdipity, Retinol Vitamin A Facial Serum

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
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 8	Water (aqua), carthamus tinctorius seed oil, cyclopentasiloxane, simmondsia chinensis seed oil, cetearyl alcohol, retinyl palmitate, polysorbate 60, squalane, retinol, sodium hyaluronate, tocopherol, dimethicone, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, laureth-7, glycerin, polysorbate-20, cetyl palmitate, laureth-23, trideceth-6 phosphate, triethanolamine, ceramide-3, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 19

Total Number of ingredients = 25

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

Water (aqua), carthamus tinctorius seed oil, cyclopentasiloxane, simmondsia chinensis seed oil, cetearyl alcohol, retinyl palmitate, polysorbate 60, squalane, retinol, sodium hyaluronate, tocopherol, dimethicone, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, laureth-7, glycerin, polysorbate-20, cetyl palmitate, laureth-23, trideceth-6 phosphate, triethanolamine, ceramide-3, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

Notable ingredients

Serumdipity, Retinol Vitamin A Facial Serum

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

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

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Antioxidant: Carthamus tinctorius seed oil, Tocopherol

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Ingredients with their functions

Serumdipity, Retinol Vitamin A Facial Serum

Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream

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