APRILSKIN Carrotene IPMP Clearing Solution 20ml vs advanced retinol gel 0.5%

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on 2+ labelsonly on this labelnot on this labelIngredient	Aprilskin APRILSKIN Carrotene IPMP Clearing Solution 20ml $35.00 $35.00 at Kbeautymakeup ↗Save	Recommended Cocokind advanced retinol gel 0.5% $34.00 Save
Basics
Type & size	Other · size not on the record	Other · size not on the record
Brand origindiffers	Korean	American
Offers
Where to buydiffers	$35.00 · Kbeautymakeup	Not recorded
Formula
Key activesdiffers	niacinamide, zinc oxide, salicylic acid, allantoin, panthenol, centella asiatica extract	squalane, retinol, retinal, centella asiatica extract, allantoin, sodium hyaluronate, lactic acid
Free ofdiffers	fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free	fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free, silicone-free
Heads-up	pregnancy caution · photosensitizing · fungal-acne triggerPore data not yet reviewed	pregnancy caution · photosensitizing · fungal-acne triggerPore data not yet reviewed
Fit & community
Rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Best for	Not recorded	Not recorded
Data quality
Label coveragediffers	Fully parsed · 47 ingredients	Fully parsed · 30 ingredients
Key actives · 9
aha exfoliant (gentle)	no	yes
bha exfoliant	yes	no
hyaluronic acid (salt form) Pregnancy: generally fine	no	yes
pro-vitamin b5	yes	no
retinal Pregnancy: avoid	no	yes
squalane	no	yes
vitamin a	no	yes
vitamin b3	yes	no
zinc oxide Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
Rest of the labels · 54
1,2-hexanediol	yes	no
a silicone	yes	no
aloe vera	no	yes
beta-carotene	yes	no
butylene glycol	yes	no
c12-20 alkyl glucoside	no	yes
c14-22 alcohols	no	yes
caprylhydroxamic acid	no	yes
cellulose	no	yes
cetyl ethylhexanoate	yes	no
citric acid	no	yes
daucus carota sativa root extract	yes	no
daucus carota sativa root water	yes	no
dicaprylyl carbonate	yes	no
dimethyl isosorbide	no	yes
disodium edta	yes	no
ethylhexylglycerin	yes	no
fatty alcohol (non-drying)	yes	no
ferula galbaniflua resin oil	yes	no
fructooligosaccharides	no	yes
gluconolactone	yes	no
glyceryl caprylate	no	yes
glyceryl stearate Possible fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
glyceryl stearate citrate Possible fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
helianthus annuus seed oil	yes	no
hydrogenated polydecene	yes	no
hydroxypinacolone retinoate Pregnancy: avoid	no	yes
lauryl alcohol	yes	no
litsea cubeba fruit oil	yes	no
madecassoside	yes	no
myristyl alcohol	yes	no
o-cymen-5-ol	yes	no
octyldodecanol	yes	no
pimpinella anisum fruit extract	yes	no
polyglyceryl-3 distearate Possible fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
polyglyceryl-3 methylglucose distearate Possible fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
polyhydroxystearic acid Fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
potassium lactate	no	yes
potassium sorbate	no	yes
propanediol	no	yes
shea butter	yes	no
sodium benzoate	no	yes
sodium hydroxide	no	yes
sodium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate	yes	no
sodium stearoyl glutamate	yes	no
sorbitan isostearate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
sorbitol	yes	no
stearyl alcohol	yes	no
sucrose stearate Possible fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
tamarindus indica seed polysaccharide	no	yes
tetrasodium glutamate diacetate	no	yes
triethoxycaprylylsilane	yes	no
tromethamine	yes	no
zingiber officinale root oil	yes	no

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