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La Roche Posay RETINOL B3 PURE RETINOL SERUM.

La Roche-Posay
Retinol B3 Pure Retinol Serum
Ingredients Explained

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

Full ingredient list

Aqua/water/eau, glycerin, cyclohexasiloxane, alcohol denat., pentylene glycol, niacinamide, dimethicone, glycine soja oil/soybean oil, ppg-6-decyltetradeceth-30, sodium hyaluronate, retinol, adenosine, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, caprylyl glycol, citric acid, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, xanthan gum, polysilicone-11, retinyl palmitate, tocopherol, phenoxyethanol, parfum/fragrance

Ingredient highlights

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Aqua/water/eau Skin conditioning, Solvent
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Cyclohexasiloxane Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent
Alcohol denat. Viscosity controlling, Astringent, Solvent, Anti-microbial
Pentylene glycol Skin conditioning, Solvent
Niacinamide Skin brightening, Anti-acne, Cell-signaling ingredient, Soothing
Dimethicone Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning
Glycine soja oil/soybean oil Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

Ingredients explained

1

Aqua/water/eau

Also-called: Aqua, Aqua/Water, Water/Aqua/Eau, Water | 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

Cyclohexasiloxane

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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

Price range

$20 to $50

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