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Nourish Max ENCAPSULATED 05 RETINOL CREAM.

NourishMax
Encapsulated 0.5% Retinol Cream
Ingredients Explained

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

Full ingredient list

Water (aqua), carthamus tinctorius seed oil, cyclopentasiloxane, simmondsia chinensis seed oil, cetearyl alcohol, retinyl palmitate, polysorbate 60, squalane, retinol, sodium hyaluronate, tocopherol, dimethicone, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, laureth-7, glycerin, polysorbate-20, cetyl palmitate, laureth-23, trideceth-6 phosphate, triethanolamine, ceramide-3, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

Ingredient highlights

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Water (aqua) Skin conditioning, Solvent
Carthamus tinctorius seed oil Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Antioxidant
Cyclopentasiloxane Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent
Simmondsia chinensis seed oil Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning
Cetearyl alcohol Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing
Retinyl palmitate Skin conditioning, Cell-signaling ingredient
Polysorbate 60 Surfactant/Cleansing
Squalane Emollient/Moisturizer, 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

Carthamus tinctorius seed oil

Also-called: Safflower Seed Oil | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Antioxidant

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

3

Cyclopentasiloxane

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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