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Paula's Choice
Resist Intensive Repair Cream
Ingredients Explained

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

Ingredients with known concentration

1

Retinol

Percentage: 0.01 %

Full ingredient list

Water, ethylhexyl stearate, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, butylene glycol, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, petrolatum, cetearyl alcohol, dimethicone, dipentaerythrityl hexacaprylate/hexacaprate, glyceryl stearate, tridecyl trimellitate, peg-100 stearate, phenyl trimethicone, retinol, adenosine, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, palmitoyl hexapeptide-12, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, ceramide ng, sodium hyaluronate, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, niacinamide, tocopherol, lecithin, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, retinyl palmitate, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, camellia oleifera leaf extract, citrullus lanatus (watermelon) fruit extract, lentil fruit extract, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, glycine soja sterols, tribehenin, peg-10 phytosterol, magnesium aluminum silicate, sodium pca, sodium lactate, pullulan, xanthan gum, sodium hydroxide, neopentyl glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, cetearyl glucoside, tridecyl stearate, behenyl alcohol, sclerotium gum, carbomer, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, polysorbate 20, disodium edta, sorbic acid, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin, benzoic acid.

Ingredient highlights

Ingredient functions

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Water Skin conditioning, Solvent
Ethylhexyl stearate Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning
Simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning
Butylene glycol Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Caprylic/capric triglyceride Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent
Petrolatum Emollient/Moisturizer, Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning
Cetearyl alcohol Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing

Ingredients explained

1

Water

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

Ethylhexyl stearate

Also-called: Octyl stearate | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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

3

Simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil

Also-called: Jojoba Seed Oil, Jojoba Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Oil | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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

Price range

$20 to $50

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