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Paula's Choice
Retinol Skin Smoothing Body Treatment
Ingredients Explained

This product belongs to the sub-category: Body Serums & Treatments

Ingredients with known concentration

1

Retinol

Percentage: 0.1 %

Full ingredient list

Water, cetearyl alcohol, cetearyl ethylhexanoate, cyclopentasiloxane, dimethicone, glycerin, butylene glycol, cetyl palmitate, butyrospermum parkii, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, oenothera biennis oil, vitis vinifera, cetyl alcohol, retinol, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, tocopheryl acetate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, panthenol, carnosine, dimethiconol, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, cera alba, magnesium aluminum silicate, sodium hydroxide, xanthan gum, dicaprylyl carbonate, decylene glycol, disodium edta, chlorphenesin, phenoxyethanol

Ingredient highlights

Ingredient functions

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Water Skin conditioning, Solvent
Cetearyl alcohol Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing
Cetearyl ethylhexanoate Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning
Cyclopentasiloxane Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent
Dimethicone Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Butylene glycol Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent
Cetyl palmitate Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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

Cetearyl alcohol

Also-called: Cetostearyl alcohol, cetylstearyl alcohol | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing

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

3

Cetearyl ethylhexanoate

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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