Night Cream Retinolo vs Granactive Retinoid 2% Emulsion

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on 2+ labelsonly on this labelnot on this labelIngredient	Recommended shot Dermaself Night Cream Retinolo Save	The Ordinary Granactive Retinoid 2% Emulsion $12.10 Save
Basics
Type & size	Moisturizer · size not on the record	Moisturizer · size not on the record
Brand origindiffers	Not recorded	American
Offers
Where to buy	Not recorded	Not recorded
Formula
Key activesdiffers	niacinamide, retinol	retinol
Free ofdiffers	fragrance-free, sulfate-free, paraben-free, silicone-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 · 24 ingredients	Fully parsed · 25 ingredients
Key actives · 1
vitamin b3	yes	no
Rest of the labels · 34
acacia senegal gum	no	yes
behentrimonium chloride	no	yes
benzoic acid	no	yes
bht	yes	no
bisabolol	no	yes
c15-19 alkane	yes	no
carrageenan	no	yes
cetearyl alcohol	yes	no
cetearyl glucoside	yes	no
cetearyl isononanoate	no	yes
cetyl palmitate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
chlorphenesin	no	yes
dehydroacetic acid	no	yes
dimethyl isosorbide	no	yes
disodium edta	no	yes
drying alcohol	yes	no
ethyl linoleate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
hydroxymethoxyphenyl decanone	no	yes
hydroxypinacolone retinoate Pregnancy: avoid	no	yes
hydroxypropyl cyclodextrin	yes	no
inulin lauryl carbamate	no	yes
lauroyl lysine	yes	no
lecithin	yes	no
potassium azeloyl diglycinate Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
potassium sorbate	yes	no
propanediol	no	yes
rosa moschata seed oil	yes	no
shea butter	yes	no
simmondsia chinensis seed oil	yes	no
sodium benzoate	yes	no
sodium metabisulfite	yes	no
sucrose laurate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate	no	yes
vitamin e	yes	no

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The bottom line

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