Encapsulated Retinol 3% Renewing Serum vs Aesop Lucent Face Concentrate Vitamin C light nourishing antioxidant
Encapsulated Retinol 3% Renewing Serum and Aesop Lucent Face Concentrate Vitamin C light nourishing antioxidant share 7 parsed ingredients. Differences highlighted below.
Shared 7Encapsulated Retinol 3% Renewing Serum only 15Aesop Lucent Face Concentrate Vitamin C light nourishing antioxidant only 13
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Shared formula
20%
- Ingredients in every formula
- 7in both formulas
- Key actives unique to one formula
- 5unique actives
- Ingredient rows compared
- 35rows compared
From the parsed labels — rows on every label over all compared rows.
The formulas, row by row
35 ingredients across 2 labels| on 2+ labelsonly on this labelnot on this labelIngredient | ||
|---|---|---|
Basics | ||
| Type & size | Serum · size not on the record | Serum · size not on the record |
| Brand origindiffers | European | Not recorded |
Offers | ||
| Where to buy | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Availabilitydiffers | Not recorded | in stock |
Formula | ||
| Key activesdiffers | sodium ascorbyl phosphate, lactic acid, retinol, sodium hyaluronate, salicylic acid | sodium ascorbyl phosphate, niacinamide |
| Free ofdiffers | fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free, silicone-free | sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free, silicone-free |
| Heads-updiffers | pregnancy caution · photosensitizing · fungal-acne triggerPore data not yet reviewed | fragrance allergensPore 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 · 22 ingredients | Fully parsed · 20 ingredients |
Key actives · 5 | ||
aha exfoliant (gentle) | yes | no |
bha exfoliant | yes | no |
hyaluronic acid (salt form) | yes | no |
vitamin a | yes | no |
vitamin b3 | no | yes |
Rest of the labels · 23 | ||
bisabolol | no | yes |
cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose | yes | no |
citronellol | no | yes |
farnesol | no | yes |
ferulic acid | yes | no |
fusanus spicatus wood oil | no | yes |
geraniol | no | yes |
peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil | no | yes |
phenoxyethanol | no | yes |
phospholipids | yes | no |
polyglyceryl-4 oleate | yes | no |
polyglyceryl-6 behenate | yes | no |
polyglyceryl-6 stearate | yes | no |
potassium sorbate | yes | no |
propanediol | yes | no |
rosa damascena flower oil | no | yes |
sea salt | no | yes |
sodium dehydroacetate | no | yes |
sodium gluconate | no | yes |
sodium phytate | yes | no |
vitamin e | yes | no |
water | yes | no |
water | no | yes |
Rows come from parsed labels and live offers. Where a label isn’t fully captured, we say so instead of guessing.
The bottom line
Choose Facetheory if you want AHA exfoliant (gentle) in the formula.
Choose Aesop if you want Vitamin B3 in the formula.
Both lines come from the parsed labels and the prices on this page — neither product is the reference, and neither is called the better one.
This is not medical advice.
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