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Sunday Riley
A+ High Dose Retinoid Serum
Ingredients Explained

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

Full ingredient list

Water(eau)(aqua), dimethyl isosorbide, propanediol, triheptanoin, dimethicone, glycerin, pentylene glycol, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, disiloxane, hexyldecanol, diheptyl succinate, propylene carbonate, phenyl trimethicone, ppg-24-glycereth-24, hydroxypinacolone retinoate, sodium acrylates copolymer, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, honey extract, opuntia ficus-indica fruit extract, bisabolol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, retinol, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, ubiquinone, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract, tocopherol, hydrogenated polydecene, lecithin, 1,2-hexanediol, 4-t-butylcyclohexanol, caprylyl glycol, phospholipids, polyglyceryl-10 stearate, sorbitol, cetylhydroxyproline palmitamide, polysilicone-11, benzoic acid, dehydroacetic acid, capryloyl glycerin/sebacic acid copolymer, sodium phytate, phenoxyethanol, glyceryl polyacrylate, alcohol, polysorbate 20, saccharomyces cerevisiae extract, brassica campestris (rapeseed) sterols, hydroxyphenyl propamidobenzoic acid, stearic acid, pvp, sodium benzoate, potassium phosphate, benzyl alcohol, decyl glucoside, algae extract, hexylene glycol, potassium sorbate

Ingredient highlights

Cruelty-free

Ingredient functions

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Water(eau)(aqua) Skin conditioning, Solvent
Dimethyl isosorbide Viscosity controlling, Solvent
Propanediol Viscosity controlling, Solvent
Triheptanoin Occlusive/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning
Dimethicone Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Pentylene glycol Skin conditioning, Solvent
Cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

Ingredients explained

1

Water(eau)(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

Dimethyl isosorbide

Function: Viscosity controlling, Solvent

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

3

Propanediol

Also-called: Zemea | Function: Viscosity controlling, Solvent

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

Price range

$50 to $100

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