The Retinol 0.5 Oil vs beginner retinol gel 0.1%

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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	Cocokind beginner retinol gel 0.1% $27.00 $27.00 at Cocokind ↗Save
Basics
Type & size	Other · size not on the record	Other · size not on the record
Brand origindiffers	Korean	American
Offers
Where to buydiffers	$27.00 · Cosrx (2 offers)	$27.00 · Cocokind
Formula
Key activesdiffers	squalane, retinol, panthenol, allantoin, ascorbic acid, sodium hyaluronate, hyaluronic acid	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-updiffers	pregnancy caution · photosensitizing · fungal-acne trigger · high pore-rating flag	pregnancy caution · photosensitizingPore 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 · 27 ingredients
Key actives · 6
aha exfoliant (gentle)	no	yes
cica	no	yes
hyaluronic acid Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
pro-vitamin b5	yes	no
retinal Pregnancy: avoid	no	yes
vitamin c	yes	no
Rest of the labels · 45
1,2-hexanediol	yes	no
3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
a silicone	yes	no
adenosine	yes	no
aloe barbadensis leaf extract	no	yes
beta-carotene	yes	no
bht	yes	no
caprylyl glycol	no	yes
carbomer	yes	no
cellulose	no	yes
cetearyl alcohol	yes	no
citric acid	no	yes
coco-caprylate	no	yes
di-c12-13 alkyl malate	yes	no
dimethyl isosorbide	no	yes
disodium edta	yes	no
fructooligosaccharides	no	yes
glutathione	yes	no
glyceryl caprylate	yes	no
glyceryl polymethacrylate	yes	no
glyceryl stearate Possible fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
hexylene glycol	no	yes
hydrogenated lecithin	yes	no
hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
hydroxymethoxyphenyl decanone	yes	no
hydroxypinacolone retinoate Pregnancy: avoid	no	yes
lauric acid Fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
myristic acid Fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
palmitic acid Fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
pentylene glycol	no	yes
phenoxyethanol	no	yes
polyglyceryl-10 stearate Possible fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
polyglyceryl-3 methylglucose distearate Possible fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
potassium lactate	no	yes
sodium acetylated hyaluronate Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
sodium hydroxide	no	yes
sorbitan isostearate Possible fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
stearic acid Fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
tamarindus indica seed polysaccharide	no	yes
tetrasodium glutamate diacetate	no	yes
tocopheryl acetate	yes	no
tocotrienols	yes	no
trehalose	yes	no
tromethamine	yes	no

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