Guava Vitamin C Dark Spot Serum vs Encapsulated Retinol 3% Renewing Serum

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on 2+ labelsonly on this labelnot on this labelIngredient	Glow Recipe Guava Vitamin C Dark Spot Serum $45.00 $45.00 at Glowrecipe ↗Save	Recommended Facetheory Encapsulated Retinol 3% Renewing Serum $35.00 Save
Basics
Type & size	Serum · size not on the record	Serum · size not on the record
Brand origindiffers	American	European
Offers
Where to buydiffers	$45.00 · Glowrecipe	Not recorded
Formula
Key activesdiffers	tranexamic acid, ascorbyl glucoside, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, sodium hyaluronate	sodium ascorbyl phosphate, lactic acid, retinol, sodium hyaluronate, salicylic acid
Free of	fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free, silicone-free	fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free, silicone-free
Heads-updiffers	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 · 41 ingredients	Fully parsed · 22 ingredients
Key actives · 5
aha exfoliant (gentle)	no	yes
ascorbyl glucoside Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
bha exfoliant	no	yes
tranexamic acid	yes	no
vitamin a	no	yes
Rest of the labels · 38
1,2-hexanediol	yes	no
3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
betaine	yes	no
c9-12 alkane	yes	no
caprylyl glycol	yes	no
cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose	no	yes
coccinia indica fruit extract	yes	no
coco-caprylate	yes	no
corallina officinalis extract	yes	no
decyl glucoside	yes	no
ethylhexylglycerin	yes	no
glyceryl caprylate	no	yes
hexanoyl dipeptide-3 norleucine acetate	yes	no
hydroxyacetophenone	yes	no
lauryl glucoside	yes	no
lecithin	yes	no
magnesium ascorbyl phosphate Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
melia azadirachta flower extract	yes	no
melia azadirachta leaf extract	yes	no
phenoxyethanol	yes	no
phospholipids	no	yes
polyglyceryl-10 dioleate Possible fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
polyglyceryl-10 dipalmitate Possible fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
polyglyceryl-4 oleate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
polyglyceryl-6 behenate	no	yes
polyglyceryl-6 stearate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
psidium guajava fruit extract	yes	no
psidium guajava seed oil	yes	no
sodium anisate	no	yes
sodium citrate	yes	no
sodium levulinate	no	yes
sodium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate	yes	no
sodium stearoyl glutamate	yes	no
tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
tocopheryl acetate	yes	no
tremella fuciformis sporocarp extract	yes	no
water	yes	no
water	no	yes

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