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Cosrx
The Retinol 0.3 Cream
Ingredients Explained

This product belongs to the sub-category: Retinoid Serums/Creams

Full ingredient list

Water, caprylic/capric triglyceride, butylene glycol, glycerin, glycine soja (soybean) oil, tocopherol, tocopheryl acetate, cetearyl alcohol, trehalose, panthenol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, dimethicone, glyceryl polymethacrylate, polyglyceryl-10 stearate, hydrogenated lecithin, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, carbomer, retinol(0.3%), tromethamine, glyceryl stearate, polysilicone-11, sodium sulfite, daucus carota sativa (carrot) root extract, allantoin, glyceryl caprylate, propanediol, oryza sativa (rice) bran wax, tocotrienols, stearic acid, polyglyceryl-3 methylglucose distearate, palmitic acid, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, adenosine, sodium hyaluronate, sorbitan isostearate, 1,2-hexanediol, elaeis guineensis (palm) oil, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, beta-carotene, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, myristic acid, hyaluronic acid, lauric acid, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, ascorbic acid, limnanthes alba (meadowfoam) seed oil, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, glutathione

Ingredient highlights

Ingredient functions

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Water Skin conditioning, Solvent
Caprylic/capric triglyceride Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent
Butylene glycol Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Glycine soja (soybean) oil Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning
Tocopherol Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Antioxidant
Tocopheryl acetate Skin conditioning, Antioxidant
Cetearyl alcohol Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing

Ingredients explained

1

Water

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

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.

3

Butylene glycol

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

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

Price range

$20 to $50

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