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Trader Joes Retinol Night Serum.
Proactiv Proactiv Clarifying Night Cream.

Product category and function

Retinol Night Serum
Clarifying Night Cream
Retinoid Serums/Creams Retinoid Serums/Creams
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Ingredient highlights

Retinol Night Serum
Clarifying Night Cream
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

Full ingredient list

Retinol Night Serum
Clarifying Night Cream
No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 20 Total Number of ingredients = 31
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 Salicylic acid (1%), aleurites moluccanus seed oil, butylene glycol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetearyl alcohol, ceteth-10 phosphate, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, cyclopentasiloxane, dicetyl phosphate, dimethicone, ethylhexyl palmitate, ethylparaben, fragrance, glyceryl stearate, hexylene glycol, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, methylparaben, panthenol, peg-100 stearate, phenoxyethanol, polysorbate 60, ppg-12/smdi copolymer, propylparaben, retinol, retinyl palmitate, sodium ascorbate, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hydroxide, squalane, tocopherol, water

Notable ingredients

Retinol Night Serum
Clarifying Night Cream

Ingredients with their functions

Retinol Night Serum
Clarifying Night Cream

1

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.

2

Propanediol

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

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

3

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.

1

Salicylic acid (1%)

Function: Anti-acne, Skin conditioning, Preservative, Keratolytic, Exfoliant

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

2

Aleurites moluccanus seed oil

Function: Skin conditioning

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

3

Butylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

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

Price range

Retinol Night Serum
Clarifying Night Cream
less than $20
$20 to $50

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Retinol Night Serum
Clarifying Night Cream

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Retinol Night Serum
Clarifying Night Cream

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