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Retinol Skin Brightener 0.5%

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Retinol Night Cream

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Retinol Skin Brightener 0.5%

Retinol Night Cream

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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Retinol Skin Brightener 0.5%

Retinol Night Cream

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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

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Retinol Skin Brightener 0.5%

Retinol Night Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, dimethicone, cetearyl isononanoate, glycerin, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, cetearyl alcohol, steareth-20, pentylene glycol, ascorbyl glucoside, cetyl alcohol, acrylamide/ammonium acrylate copolymer, prunus armeniaca (apricot) kernel oil, pelargonium graveolens flower oil, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, propylheptyl caprylate, bakuchiol, acetyl glucosamine, cetearyl glucoside, polysorbate 20, retinol, lecithin, polyisobutene, alcohol, glutathione, carbomer, caprylyl glycol, bisabolol, 1,2-hexanediol, silica, polysorbate 80, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, disodium edta, sorbitan isostearate, bht, gluconolactone, tocopheryl acetate, sodium sulfite, sodium metabisulfite, ascorbyl palmitate, soy isoflavones, sodium hydroxide, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, linalool, citronellol, geraniol, limonene, citral, coumarin 14	Aqua (water), caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, cetyl alcohol, stearic acid, retinol, dimethicone, polysorbate 20, carbomer, hydrolyzed wheat protein, bht, borago officinalis seed oil, sodium pca, rosa moschata seed oil, disodium edta, glycerin, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) extract, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, salix alba (willow) bark extract, pogostemon cablin leaf extract, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, citronellol, coumarin, geraniol, linalool, fragrance

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 49

Total Number of ingredients = 31

Water/aqua/eau, dimethicone, cetearyl isononanoate, glycerin, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, cetearyl alcohol, steareth-20, pentylene glycol, ascorbyl glucoside, cetyl alcohol, acrylamide/ammonium acrylate copolymer, prunus armeniaca (apricot) kernel oil, pelargonium graveolens flower oil, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, propylheptyl caprylate, bakuchiol, acetyl glucosamine, cetearyl glucoside, polysorbate 20, retinol, lecithin, polyisobutene, alcohol, glutathione, carbomer, caprylyl glycol, bisabolol, 1,2-hexanediol, silica, polysorbate 80, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, disodium edta, sorbitan isostearate, bht, gluconolactone, tocopheryl acetate, sodium sulfite, sodium metabisulfite, ascorbyl palmitate, soy isoflavones, sodium hydroxide, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, linalool, citronellol, geraniol, limonene, citral, coumarin

Aqua (water), caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, cetyl alcohol, stearic acid, retinol, dimethicone, polysorbate 20, carbomer, hydrolyzed wheat protein, bht, borago officinalis seed oil, sodium pca, rosa moschata seed oil, disodium edta, glycerin, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) extract, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, salix alba (willow) bark extract, pogostemon cablin leaf extract, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, citronellol, coumarin, geraniol, linalool, fragrance

Notable ingredients

Retinol Skin Brightener 0.5%

Retinol Night Cream

Anti-acne: Retinol

Soothing: Bisabolol

Skin brightening: Retinol, Acetyl glucosamine

Anti-acne: Retinol, Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil

Soothing: Salix alba (willow) bark extract

Skin brightening: Retinol

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Ingredients with their functions

Retinol Skin Brightener 0.5%

Retinol Night Cream

Water/aqua/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.

Dimethicone

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning

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

Cetearyl isononanoate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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