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Dr Denese Skin Science Retinol RX Tightening RetinMax Night Cream.

Dr. Denese SkinScience
Retinol Rx Tightening RetinMax Night Cream
Ingredients Explained

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

Full ingredient list

Water (aqua), pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate, butyrospermum parkii (shea butter), glycerin, squalane, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, dimethyl isosorbide, methyl glucose sesquistearate, cetearyl alcohol, peg-100 stearate, glyceryl stearate, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, dimethicone, caprylyl methicone, soluble collagen, sodium hyaluronate, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, butylene glycol, niacinamide, hydroxypinacolone retinoate, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, ceramide ng, peg-10 phytosterol, palmitoyl hexapeptide-12, adenosine, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, hubc mesenchymal stem cell exosomes, peg-12 dimethicone, phospholipids, retinyl palmitate, pantothenic acid, ascorbyl palmitate, tocopheryl acetate, bisabolol, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract, isohexadecane, polysorbate 80, carbomer, polysorbate 20, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, tribehenin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, hydroxymethoxyphenyl decanone, sodium stearoyl glutamate, beeswax, peg-40 stearate, xanthan gum, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, dipotassium glycyrrhizinate, arginine, polyacrylamide, c12-14 isoparaffin, laureth-7, dimethiconol, butylene glycol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, fragrance

Ingredient highlights

Ingredient functions

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Water (aqua) Skin conditioning, Solvent
Pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning
Butyrospermum parkii (shea butter) Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Squalane Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning
Theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning
Dimethyl isosorbide Viscosity controlling, Solvent
Methyl glucose sesquistearate Emollient/Moisturizer, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

Ingredients explained

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

Pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning

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

3

Butyrospermum parkii (shea butter)

Also-called: Shea Butter, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter | Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning

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

Price range

$50 to $100

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