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Trader Joe's
Retinol Night Serum

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Platinum Skincare
Fusion A Retinoid Concentrate

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Retinol Night Serum

Fusion A Retinoid Concentrate

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Retinol Night Serum

Fusion A Retinoid Concentrate

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Full ingredient list

Retinol Night Serum

Fusion A Retinoid Concentrate

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua), propanediol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, polyglyceryl-4 laurate/succinate, sorbitan oleate, sodium ascorbate, tocopherol, sodium hyaluronate, phenoxyethanol, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, retinol (vitamin a), ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid, adansonia digitata (baobab) seed oil, phospholipids, retinyl palmitate (vitamin a palmitate), tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e acetate), ascorbyl palmitate (vitamin c palmitate), salicylic acid, sorbic acid 7	Purified water, capric/caprylic triglyceride, octyldodecanol, dimethicone, cetyl alcohol, propanediol, dimethiconol, squalane, dimethyl isosorbide, glyceryl stearate, glycol stearate, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, polysorbate 20, retinal, peg-20, phospholipids, hydroxypinacolone retinoate, glycerine, retinol, ceramide np, ascorbic acid, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 20

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Water (aqua), propanediol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, polyglyceryl-4 laurate/succinate, sorbitan oleate, sodium ascorbate, tocopherol, sodium hyaluronate, phenoxyethanol, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, retinol (vitamin a), ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid, adansonia digitata (baobab) seed oil, phospholipids, retinyl palmitate (vitamin a palmitate), tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e acetate), ascorbyl palmitate (vitamin c palmitate), salicylic acid, sorbic acid

Purified water, capric/caprylic triglyceride, octyldodecanol, dimethicone, cetyl alcohol, propanediol, dimethiconol, squalane, dimethyl isosorbide, glyceryl stearate, glycol stearate, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, polysorbate 20, retinal, peg-20, phospholipids, hydroxypinacolone retinoate, glycerine, retinol, ceramide np, ascorbic acid, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin.

Notable ingredients

Retinol Night Serum

Fusion A Retinoid Concentrate

Anti-acne: Retinol (vitamin a), Salicylic acid

Skin brightening: Retinol (vitamin a)

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate (vitamin c palmitate), Sodium ascorbate, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e acetate)

Anti-acne: Retinal, Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinal, Retinol

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid

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Ingredients with their functions

Retinol Night Serum

Fusion A Retinoid Concentrate

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.

Propanediol

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

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

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.