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Paula's Choice Retinol Skin-smoothing Body Treatment

Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer

Retinol Skin-smoothing Body Treatment

Paula's Choice Retinol Skin-smoothing Body Treatment contains 31 ingredients. INCI: Water (Aqua), Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, and more. We have found comedogenic components, Silicones, polyethylene glycol (PEG), fungal acne feeding components.

Alcohols

Allergens

Cetearyl Alcohol

Butylene Glycol

Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil

Cetyl Alcohol

Comedogenic

Fragrance

Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter

Glyceryl Stearate

PEG-100 Stearate

Malassezia Feeding

Gluten

Parabens

Cyclopentasiloxane

Dimethicone

Dimethiconol

Silicones

Sulfates

#1 solvent in many skincare and haircare products. Usually, creams contain 40 - 70% of water, while toners and micellar water may have up to 90%. Manufacturers purify and deionize it before putting it into the product to make the formula last longer. As for the benefits, it is neither good nor bad. It's a neutral component itself, but it's a very important part of a product.

Water (Aqua)

Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate

The most widely used silicone. It improves skin condition a lot. It makes the skin smooth and pleasant to touch, gives it a healthy gloss and forms a protective barrier. It temporarily fills small fine lines and wrinkles hiding them and making your skin look better. In hair care products it's used as hair conditioning component. It smoothes the hair and gives them a very pleasant silky gloss. It protects the hair from aggressive surfactants like SLS.

One of the best-known humectants. It helps to hydrate skin very fast, but the effect doesn't last too long. That's why some people may feel dryness after 3 - 4 hours and have to re-apply skincare products once again. Works even in low concentrations but becomes very effective at 10 - 40% concentration. It's used in cosmetics for more than 50 years and it is researched very well. A great component to counter dryness!

Glycerin

It's a very popular solvent and viscosity controller. It also helps the components to absorb deeper into the skin and it is a humectant. It's considered to be safe and it is even used in food!

Cetyl Palmitate

Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil

Retinol

Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate

The most commonly used formula of Vitamin E in cosmetics. Do not confuse it with pure Tocopherol. Tocopheryl Acetate isn't as effective as Tocopherol, but it&rsquo;s more stable. It's a very good antioxidant.

Tocopheryl Acetate

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

Panthenol

Carnosine

Beeswax (Cera Alba)

Magnesium Aluminum Silicate

Sodium Hydroxide

Xanthan Gum

Dicaprylyl Carbonate

Decylene Glycol

It is a preservative and product's formula stabilizer. In other words, it helps the product to stay in its original shape. It prevents the components from chemical reactions with each other. It also increases the penetration of the components. It is very well researched and considered to be safe.

Disodium EDTA

Chlorphenesin

Very popular preservative. It has been used in cosmetics for a long time and it's very well researched. Considered to be safe for skin.

Phenoxyethanol

AHA (Alphahydroxy Acid)

Antioxidants

BHA (Betahydroxy acid)

Ceramides

Hyaluronic Acid

Niacinamide

PHA (Polyhydroxy acid)

Retinoids

Vitamins

Acne fighting

Anti aging

Antioxidant

Antiseptic

Healing

Moisturising

Softening

Soothing

UV Protection

Whitening

Paula's Choice Retinol Skin-smoothing Body Treatment contains 31 ingredients. It's free of: Allergens, harmful alcohols, Gluten, Sulfates, Parabens, synthetic fragrances. But we have found: comedogenic components, Silicones, polyethylene glycol (PEG), fungal acne feeding components.

Retinol Skin-smoothing Body Treatment

Positive effects

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