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Obagi
Tretinoin 0.05% Cream
Ingredients Explained

This product belongs to the sub-category: Prescription Treatments

Ingredients with known concentration

1

Tretinoin

Percentage: 0.05 %

Full ingredient list

Tretinoin (0.05%), stearic acid, isopropyl myristate, polyoxyl 40 stearate, stearyl alcohol, xanthan gum, sorbic acid, butylated hydroxytoluene (bht), purified water

Ingredient highlights

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Tretinoin (0.05%) Cell-signaling ingredient
Stearic acid Surfactant/Cleansing, Emulsion stabilizing
Isopropyl myristate Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning
Polyoxyl 40 stearate Surfactant/Cleansing
Stearyl alcohol Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing
Xanthan gum Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Gel forming, Emulsion stabilizing
Sorbic acid Preservative
Butylated hydroxytoluene (bht) Preservative, Antioxidant

Ingredients explained

1

Tretinoin (0.05%)

Also-called: All-Trans-Retinoic Acid, Retinoic Acid | Function: Cell-signaling ingredient

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

2

Stearic acid

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing, Emulsion stabilizing

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

3

Isopropyl myristate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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

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