The Ordinary Retinal 0.2% EmulsionIngredients

The Ordinary Retinal 0.2% Emulsion is a product with 32 ingredients. Contains:

AHA - Lactic Acid
Vitamins - Ascorbyl Palmitate (Vitamin C Palmitate)
Antioxidant - Ascorbyl Palmitate (Vitamin C Palmitate), Tocopherol

Provides following positive effects: Moisturizing, Softening, Soothing, Lightening, Antiseptic and 15 more.

Organic score: 31% natural, 59% chemical.

Made by The Ordinary. The manufacturer has "Cruelty Free" badge - meaning it doesn't test products on animals.

INCI

Water

Solvent

Coco-Caprylate/Caprate

Skin conditioning agent, Emollient

Propanediol

Solvent, Viscosity controlling agent

Pentylene Glycol

Skin conditioning agent, Solvent

Hydroxyapatite

Abrasive, Bulking agent, Emulsion stabilizer

Retinal

Cetylhydroxyproline Palmitamide

4-T-Butylcyclohexanol

Fragrance ingredient, Masking

Ingredients by function

Solvent: Water¹, Propanediol³, Pentylene Glycol⁴, Butylene Glycol¹⁵, Isohexadecane¹⁶ and 1 more. Show all.
Skin conditioning agent: Coco-Caprylate/Caprate², Pentylene Glycol⁴, Biosaccharide Gum-1¹¹, Bisabolol¹², Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Sterols¹³ and 9 more. Show all.
Emollient: Coco-Caprylate/Caprate², Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Sterols¹³, Isohexadecane¹⁶, Hexyldecanol¹⁷
Viscosity controlling agent: Propanediol³, Butylene Glycol¹⁵, Caesalpinia Spinosa Gum¹⁹, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer²¹

All the Positive

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Moisturizing - 8 components: Propanediol³, Pentylene Glycol⁴, Biosaccharide Gum-1¹¹, Butylene Glycol¹⁵, Stearic Acid²², Lactic Acid²⁷, Sodium Lactate²⁸, Ethylhexylglycerin³⁰
Softening - 5 components: Bisabolol¹², Butylene Glycol¹⁵, Isohexadecane¹⁶, Stearic Acid²², Ethylhexylglycerin³⁰
Soothing - 5 components: Biosaccharide Gum-1¹¹, Bisabolol¹², Polysorbate-60²⁴, Lactic Acid²⁷, Sodium Lactate²⁸
Lightening - 4 components: Bisabolol¹², Ascorbyl Palmitate (Vitamin C Palmitate)²⁵, Lactic Acid²⁷, Sodium Lactate²⁸

Concerns

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Risk of clogging pores

Butylene Glycol, Stearic Acid, Ascorbyl Palmitate (Vitamin C Palmitate), Tocopherol

Can support fungal acne

Stearic Acid, Polysorbate-60, Ascorbyl Palmitate (Vitamin C Palmitate)

ECO Metrics

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Vegan

Cruelty free

Yes

Reef friendly

Yes

Ozone layer safe

Yes

Components by Skin Type

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Dry skin

Positive: 3Negative: 0

Butylene Glycol^#15Tocopherol^#26Sodium Lactate^#28

Oily skin

Positive: 0Negative: 1

Stearic Acid^#22

Sensitive skin

Positive: 0Negative: 1

Lactic Acid^#27

Detailed view

The Ordinary Retinal 0.2% Emulsion

#1Water

Origin: natural

Role: Solvent

EWG Rating [ 1 ]

Water is a great solvent. It’s neutral and doesn’t provide any strong positive or negative effects. It just helps components to mix better and to transport active components.

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