The Retinol 0.5 Oil vs Vitamin C Suspension 23% + HA Spheres 2%

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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	The Ordinary Vitamin C Suspension 23% + HA Spheres 2% $8.10 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)	Not recorded
Formula
Key activesdiffers	squalane, retinol, panthenol, allantoin, ascorbic acid, sodium hyaluronate, hyaluronic acid	ascorbic acid, squalane, sodium hyaluronate
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	fungal-acne trigger · high pore-rating flag
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 · 12 ingredients
Key actives · 4
allantoin	yes	no
hyaluronic acid Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
pro-vitamin b5	yes	no
vitamin a	yes	no
Rest of the labels · 42
1,2-hexanediol	yes	no
3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
a silicone	yes	no
adenosine	yes	no
beta-carotene	yes	no
carbomer	yes	no
cetearyl alcohol	yes	no
coco-caprylate	no	yes
coconut alkanes	no	yes
di-c12-13 alkyl malate	yes	no
disodium edta	yes	no
ethylhexyl palmitate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
ethylhexylglycerin	yes	no
glucomannan	no	yes
glutathione	yes	no
glycerin	yes	no
glyceryl caprylate	yes	no
glyceryl polymethacrylate	yes	no
glyceryl stearate Possible fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
hydrogenated lecithin	yes	no
hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
hydroxymethoxyphenyl decanone	yes	no
isodecyl neopentanoate	no	yes
isononyl isononanoate	no	yes
lauric acid Fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
myristic acid Fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
palmitic acid Fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
polyglyceryl-10 stearate Possible fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
polyglyceryl-3 methylglucose distearate Possible fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
propanediol	yes	no
silica dimethyl silylate	no	yes
sodium acetylated hyaluronate Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
sorbitan isostearate Possible fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
stearic acid Fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
tocopheryl acetate	yes	no
tocotrienols	yes	no
trehalose	yes	no
trihydroxystearin	no	yes
tromethamine	yes	no
vitamin e	yes	no
water	yes	no

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