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Retinol Skin Brightener 0.5%

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Cica Reti-A Essence 0.7

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Retinol Skin Brightener 0.5%

Cica Reti-A Essence 0.7

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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Ingredient highlights

Retinol Skin Brightener 0.5%

Cica Reti-A Essence 0.7

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

Retinol Skin Brightener 0.5%

Cica Reti-A Essence 0.7

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 17	Water, butylene glycol, dimethyl isosorbide, 1,2-hexanediol, niacinamide, hydrogenated poly (c6-14 olefin), glyceryl stearate, cetyl ethylhexanoate, polyglyceryl-3 methylglucose distearate, pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate, behenyl alcohol, hydrogenated vegetable oil, hydroxypinacolone retinoate (0.7%), dimethicone, polyglyceryl-6 stearate, stearic acid, cetearyl alcohol, polyacrylate-13, carbomer, betaine, tromethamine, polyisobutene, ethylhexylglycerin, centella asiatica extract (104.5 ppb), polyglyceryl-6 behenate, adenosine, sodium hyaluronate, allantoin, polysorbate 20, moringa oleifera seed extract, gluconolactone, bakuchiol, capryloyl salicylic acid, sorbitan isostearate, ceramide np, cholesterol, hydroxystearic acid, glycerin, tocopherol, moringa oleifera seed oil, ascorbic acid, phytosphingosine, pentylene glycol, retinol, hydrogenated lecithin, lecithin, caprylyl glycol, sodium phosphate, trehalose, bht, acetyl hexapeptide-8, propolis extract, madecassoside, asiaticoside, asiatic acid, madecassic acid, bha, sh-oligopeptide-1, sh-polypeptide-1, disodium edta, fragrance.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 49

Total Number of ingredients = 61

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

Water, butylene glycol, dimethyl isosorbide, 1,2-hexanediol, niacinamide, hydrogenated poly (c6-14 olefin), glyceryl stearate, cetyl ethylhexanoate, polyglyceryl-3 methylglucose distearate, pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate, behenyl alcohol, hydrogenated vegetable oil, hydroxypinacolone retinoate (0.7%), dimethicone, polyglyceryl-6 stearate, stearic acid, cetearyl alcohol, polyacrylate-13, carbomer, betaine, tromethamine, polyisobutene, ethylhexylglycerin, centella asiatica extract (104.5 ppb), polyglyceryl-6 behenate, adenosine, sodium hyaluronate, allantoin, polysorbate 20, moringa oleifera seed extract, gluconolactone, bakuchiol, capryloyl salicylic acid, sorbitan isostearate, ceramide np, cholesterol, hydroxystearic acid, glycerin, tocopherol, moringa oleifera seed oil, ascorbic acid, phytosphingosine, pentylene glycol, retinol, hydrogenated lecithin, lecithin, caprylyl glycol, sodium phosphate, trehalose, bht, acetyl hexapeptide-8, propolis extract, madecassoside, asiaticoside, asiatic acid, madecassic acid, bha, sh-oligopeptide-1, sh-polypeptide-1, disodium edta, fragrance.

Notable ingredients

Retinol Skin Brightener 0.5%

Cica Reti-A Essence 0.7

Anti-acne: Retinol

Soothing: Bisabolol

Skin brightening: Retinol, Acetyl glucosamine

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Retinol

Soothing: Niacinamide, Allantoin, Centella asiatica extract (104.5 ppb)

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, Retinol

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Ingredients with their functions

Retinol Skin Brightener 0.5%

Cica Reti-A Essence 0.7

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.