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Retinol Skin Brightener 1%

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+Retinol Vitamin C Moisturizer

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Retinol Skin Brightener 1%

+Retinol Vitamin C Moisturizer

Retinoid Serums/Creams	Retinoid Serums/Creams
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Ingredient highlights

Retinol Skin Brightener 1%

+Retinol Vitamin C Moisturizer

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

Full ingredient list

Retinol Skin Brightener 1%

+Retinol Vitamin C Moisturizer

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 15	Aqua/water/eau, neopentyl glycol diheptanoate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetearyl alcohol, cocoglycerides, cetyl esters, propanediol, stearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, dimethicone, tridecyl neopentanoate, 1,2-hexanediol, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) oil, ppg-26-buteth-26, glycerin, bis-stearyl dimethicone, retinol, ascorbic acid, tocopheryl acetate, panthenol, physalis pubescens fruit juice, volcanic soil, tocopherol, adenosine, hyaluronic acid, ethylhexylglycerin, amylopectin, peg-40 stearate, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, polysorbate 20, ceteareth-20, polysilicone-11, phenoxyethanol, arachidyl alcohol, t-butyl alcohol, bha, citric acid, potassium sorbate, disodium edta, cetyl alcohol, bht, citral, linalool, limonene

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 49

Total Number of ingredients = 46

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/eau, neopentyl glycol diheptanoate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetearyl alcohol, cocoglycerides, cetyl esters, propanediol, stearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, dimethicone, tridecyl neopentanoate, 1,2-hexanediol, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) oil, ppg-26-buteth-26, glycerin, bis-stearyl dimethicone, retinol, ascorbic acid, tocopheryl acetate, panthenol, physalis pubescens fruit juice, volcanic soil, tocopherol, adenosine, hyaluronic acid, ethylhexylglycerin, amylopectin, peg-40 stearate, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, polysorbate 20, ceteareth-20, polysilicone-11, phenoxyethanol, arachidyl alcohol, t-butyl alcohol, bha, citric acid, potassium sorbate, disodium edta, cetyl alcohol, bht, citral, linalool, limonene

Notable ingredients

Retinol Skin Brightener 1%

+Retinol Vitamin C Moisturizer

Anti-acne: Retinol

Soothing: Bisabolol

Skin brightening: Retinol, Acetyl glucosamine

Anti-acne: Retinol

Soothing: Panthenol

Skin brightening: Retinol

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Ingredients with their functions

Retinol Skin Brightener 1%

+Retinol Vitamin C Moisturizer

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.