The Retinol 0.5 Oil vs medicube PDRN Pink Collagen Volume Multi Balm 10g

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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	medicube medicube PDRN Pink Collagen Volume Multi Balm 10g $47.00 $47.00 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)	$47.00 · Kbeautymakeup
Formula
Key activesdiffers	squalane, retinol, panthenol, allantoin, ascorbic acid, sodium hyaluronate, hyaluronic acid	caffeine, sodium hyaluronate, retinol
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 · 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 · 37 ingredients
Key actives · 6
allantoin	yes	no
caffeine	no	yes
hyaluronic acid Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
pro-vitamin b5	yes	no
squalane	yes	no
vitamin c	yes	no
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3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
a silicone	yes	no
adenosine triphosphate	no	yes
alkanna tinctoria root extract	no	yes
anemarrhena asphodeloides root extract	no	yes
beta-carotene	yes	no
bht	yes	no
bisabolol	no	yes
butylene glycol	no	yes
cananga odorata flower oil	no	yes
carbomer	yes	no
cetearyl alcohol	yes	no
cetyl ethylhexanoate	no	yes
collagen	no	yes
di-c12-13 alkyl malate	yes	no
diisostearyl malate	no	yes
disodium edta	yes	no
glutathione	yes	no
glyceryl caprylate	yes	no
glyceryl polymethacrylate	yes	no
glyceryl stearate Possible fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
hippophae rhamnoides oil	no	yes
hydrogenated lecithin	yes	no
hydrogenated polyisobutene	no	yes
hydrolyzed elastin	no	yes
hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
hydroxymethoxyphenyl decanone	yes	no
lauric acid Fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
lecithin	no	yes
lithospermum erythrorhizon root extract	no	yes
microcrystalline wax	no	yes
myristic acid Fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide Pregnancy: generally fine	no	yes
nicotinamide mononucleotide Pregnancy: generally fine	no	yes
octyldodecanol	no	yes
palmitic acid Fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
pelargonium graveolens flower oil	no	yes
polyglyceryl-10 oleate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
polyglyceryl-10 stearate Possible fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
polyglyceryl-2 oleate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
polyglyceryl-2 triisostearate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
polyglyceryl-3 methylglucose distearate Possible fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
rosa damascena flower oil	no	yes
silica dimethyl silylate	no	yes
sodium acetylated hyaluronate Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
sodium dna	no	yes
sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
sodium phosphate	no	yes
sorbitan isostearate Possible fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
stearic acid Fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
synthetic wax	no	yes
tocopheryl acetate	yes	no
tocotrienols	yes	no
trehalose	yes	no
tromethamine	yes	no

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