The Retinol 0.5 Oil vs APRILSKIN Carrotene IPMP Clearing Solution 20ml

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on 2+ labelsonly on this labelnot on this labelIngredient	Recommended COSRX The Retinol 0.5 Oil $18.90 $27.00 at Cosrx ↗Save	Aprilskin APRILSKIN Carrotene IPMP Clearing Solution 20ml $35.00 $35.00 at Kbeautymakeup ↗Save
Basics
Type & size	Other · size not on the record	Other · size not on the record
Brand origin	Korean	Korean
Offers
Where to buydiffers	$27.00 · Cosrx (2 offers)	$35.00 · Kbeautymakeup
Formula
Key activesdiffers	squalane, retinol, panthenol, allantoin, ascorbic acid, sodium hyaluronate, hyaluronic acid	niacinamide, zinc oxide, salicylic acid, allantoin, panthenol, centella asiatica extract
Free of	fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free	fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free
Heads-updiffers	pregnancy caution · photosensitizing · fungal-acne trigger · high pore-rating flag	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 · 42 ingredients	Fully parsed · 47 ingredients
Key actives · 9
bha exfoliant	no	yes
cica	no	yes
hyaluronic acid Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
hyaluronic acid (salt form) Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
squalane	yes	no
vitamin a	yes	no
vitamin b3	no	yes
vitamin c	yes	no
zinc oxide Pregnancy: generally fine	no	yes
Rest of the labels · 54
3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
adenosine	yes	no
bht	yes	no
butylene glycol	no	yes
carbomer	yes	no
cetearyl alcohol	yes	no
cetyl ethylhexanoate	no	yes
coco-caprylate	no	yes
daucus carota sativa root extract	no	yes
daucus carota sativa root water	no	yes
di-c12-13 alkyl malate	yes	no
dicaprylyl carbonate	no	yes
fatty alcohol (non-drying)	no	yes
ferula galbaniflua resin oil	no	yes
gluconolactone	no	yes
glutathione	yes	no
glyceryl caprylate	yes	no
glyceryl polymethacrylate	yes	no
glyceryl stearate citrate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
helianthus annuus seed oil	no	yes
hydrogenated lecithin	yes	no
hydrogenated polydecene	no	yes
hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
hydroxymethoxyphenyl decanone	yes	no
lauric acid Fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
lauryl alcohol	no	yes
litsea cubeba fruit oil	no	yes
madecassoside	no	yes
myristic acid Fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
myristyl alcohol	no	yes
o-cymen-5-ol	no	yes
octyldodecanol	no	yes
palmitic acid Fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
pentylene glycol	no	yes
pimpinella anisum fruit extract	no	yes
polyglyceryl-10 stearate Possible fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
polyglyceryl-3 distearate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
polyhydroxystearic acid Fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
propanediol	yes	no
shea butter	no	yes
sodium acetylated hyaluronate Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
sodium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate	no	yes
sodium stearoyl glutamate	no	yes
sorbitan isostearate Possible fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
sorbitol	no	yes
stearic acid Fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
stearyl alcohol	no	yes
sucrose stearate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
tocopheryl acetate	yes	no
tocotrienols	yes	no
trehalose	yes	no
triethoxycaprylylsilane	no	yes
zingiber officinale root oil	no	yes

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