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Kiehl's
Micro-Dose Anti-Aging Retinol Serum With Ceramides And Peptide
Ingredients Explained

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

Full ingredient list

Aqua/water, glycerin, butylene glycol, pentylene glycol, niacinamide, cetyl alcohol, isohexadecane, isononyl isononanoate, diisopropyl sebacate, 2-oleamido-1,3-octadecanediol, 4-t-butylcyclohexanol, acetyl dipeptide-1 cetyl ester, adenosine, ceramide np, hydroxypalmitoyl sphinganine, lauroyl lysine, octyldodecanol, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, sodium chloride, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hydroxide, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, retinol, tocopherol, dicaprylyl ether, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, behenyl alcohol, caprylyl glycol, carbomer, cetearyl alcohol, cetearyl glucoside, glycine soja oil (soybean oil), helianthus annuus seed oil (sunflower seed oil), hydroxyethylcellulose, lecithin, phenethyl alcohol, poloxamer 188, polycaprolactone, sorbitan laurate, steareth-100, ci 40800 (beta-carotene), chlorphenesin, phenoxyethanol

Ingredient highlights

Ingredient functions

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Aqua/water Skin conditioning, Solvent
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Butylene glycol Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent
Pentylene glycol Skin conditioning, Solvent
Niacinamide Skin brightening, Anti-acne, Cell-signaling ingredient, Soothing
Cetyl alcohol Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing
Isohexadecane Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent
Isononyl isononanoate Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

Ingredients explained

1

Aqua/water

Also-called: 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

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient

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

$50 to $100

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