Encapsulated Retinol 3% Renewing Serum vs Essentiq Centella & Baobab Anti-Age Face Serum 30 ml

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on 2+ labelsonly on this labelnot on this labelIngredient	Facetheory Encapsulated Retinol 3% Renewing Serum $35.00 Save	Recommended Essentiq Essentiq Centella & Baobab Anti-Age Face Serum 30 ml $44.00 Save
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	centella asiatica extract, panthenol, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, hyaluronic acid, allantoin
Free ofdiffers	fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free, silicone-free	sulfate-free, paraben-free, silicone-free
Heads-updiffers	pregnancy caution · photosensitizing · fungal-acne triggerPore data not yet reviewed	fragrance allergens · 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 · 22 ingredients	Fully parsed · 31 ingredients
Key actives · 8
aha exfoliant (gentle)	yes	no
allantoin	no	yes
bha exfoliant	yes	no
cica	no	yes
hyaluronic acid Pregnancy: generally fine	no	yes
hyaluronic acid (salt form) Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
pro-vitamin b5	no	yes
vitamin a	yes	no
Rest of the labels · 27
adansonia digitata pulp extract	no	yes
alcohol	no	yes
aloe vera	no	yes
cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose	yes	no
citral	no	yes
citronellal	no	yes
daucus carota sativa seed oil	no	yes
ferulic acid	yes	no
geraniol	no	yes
glycerin	yes	no
helichrysum italicum flower oil	no	yes
isoamyl laurate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
laminaria saccharina extract	no	yes
limonene	no	yes
linalool	no	yes
lysolecithin	no	yes
phospholipids	yes	no
polyglyceryl-4 oleate Possible fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
polyglyceryl-5 oleate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
polyglyceryl-6 behenate	yes	no
polyglyceryl-6 stearate Possible fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
propanediol	yes	no
pullulan	no	yes
sclerotium gum	no	yes
sodium benzoate	no	yes
vitamin e	yes	no
ximenia americana bark extract	no	yes

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The bottom line

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