Dr. Althea Pure Retinol 0.15% Cream vs [Mary&May] Spicule Retinol PDRN Cream 15g

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on 2+ labelsonly on this labelnot on this labelIngredient	Dr. Althea Dr. Althea Pure Retinol 0.15% Cream $37.70 $37.70 at Dodoskin ↗Save	Recommended Mary & May [Mary&May] Spicule Retinol PDRN Cream 15g $12.90 Save
Basics
Type & size	Moisturizer · size not on the record	Moisturizer · size not on the record
Brand origin	Korean	Korean
Offers
Where to buydiffers	$37.70 · Dodoskin	Not recorded
Formula
Key activesdiffers	panthenol, retinol, bakuchiol, allantoin, ceramide np, kojic acid	niacinamide, panthenol, allantoin, retinol, sodium hyaluronate, ceramide np
Free of	fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free, silicone-free	fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free, silicone-free
Heads-updiffers	pregnancy caution · photosensitizingPore 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 · 30 ingredients	Fully parsed · 44 ingredients
Key actives · 4
bakuchiol	yes	no
hyaluronic acid (salt form) Pregnancy: generally fine	no	yes
kojic acid Pregnancy: caution	yes	no
vitamin b3	no	yes
Rest of the labels · 40
adenosine	no	yes
arginine	no	yes
beta-carotene	no	yes
betaine	yes	no
brassica campestris sterols	no	yes
butylene glycol	yes	no
c12-20 alkyl glucoside	no	yes
c14-22 alcohols	no	yes
caprylyl glycol	yes	no
centella asiatica leaf water	yes	no
dextrin	no	yes
disodium edta	no	yes
gardenia florida fruit extract	no	yes
glyceryl polymethacrylate	yes	no
glyceryl stearate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
helianthus annuus seed oil	no	yes
hydrogenated polydecene	yes	no
hydrolyzed sponge	no	yes
hydroxyacetophenone	yes	no
lauryl glucoside	no	yes
macadamia ternifolia seed oil	no	yes
madecassoside	yes	no
myristyl glucoside	no	yes
oleic acid Fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
phenylpropanol	yes	no
polyacrylamide	yes	no
polyglutamic acid	no	yes
polyglyceryl-10 laurate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
polyglyceryl-6 laurate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
polyisobutene	no	yes
polypropylsilsesquioxane	no	yes
polyvinyl alcohol	yes	no
shea butter	no	yes
sodium dna	no	yes
sodium phytate	yes	no
sorbitan oleate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
stearic acid Fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
tromethamine	yes	no
vinyl dimethicone	no	yes
xanthan gum	no	yes

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