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Tretinoin 0.05% Gel
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%), benzyl alcohol, butylparaben, butylated hydroxytoluene (bht), carbomer homopolymer type c, ethylparaben, (fish) collagen hydrolysates, glycerin, isobutylparaben, methylparaben, octoxynol-9, phenoxyethanol, propylparaben, purified water, sodium hyaluronate, trolamine.

Ingredient highlights

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Tretinoin (0.05%) Cell-signaling ingredient
Benzyl alcohol Viscosity controlling, Preservative, Solvent
Butylparaben Preservative
Butylated hydroxytoluene (bht) Preservative, Antioxidant
Carbomer homopolymer type c Viscosity controlling, Gel forming, Emulsion stabilizing
Ethylparaben Preservative
(fish) collagen hydrolysates Emollient/Moisturizer, Film forming, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient

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

Benzyl alcohol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Preservative, Solvent

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

3

Butylparaben

Function: Preservative

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

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