[Mary&May] Spicule Retinol PDRN Cream 15g vs Granactive Retinoid 2% Emulsion

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on 2+ labelsonly on this labelnot on this labelIngredient	Recommended Mary & May [Mary&May] Spicule Retinol PDRN Cream 15g $12.90 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	Korean	American
Offers
Where to buy	Not recorded	Not recorded
Formula
Key activesdiffers	niacinamide, panthenol, allantoin, retinol, sodium hyaluronate, ceramide np	retinol
Free of	fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-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 · 44 ingredients	Fully parsed · 25 ingredients
Key actives · 5
allantoin	yes	no
ceramide np	yes	no
hyaluronic acid (salt form) Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
pro-vitamin b5	yes	no
vitamin b3	yes	no
Rest of the labels · 50
1,2-hexanediol	yes	no
acacia senegal gum	no	yes
adenosine	yes	no
arginine	yes	no
behentrimonium chloride	no	yes
benzoic acid	no	yes
benzotriazolyl dodecyl p-cresol	yes	no
beta-carotene	yes	no
bisabolol	no	yes
brassica campestris sterols	yes	no
c12-20 alkyl glucoside	yes	no
c14-22 alcohols	yes	no
carrageenan	no	yes
cetearyl isononanoate	no	yes
cetyl ethylhexanoate	yes	no
cetyl palmitate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
chlorphenesin	no	yes
cholesterol	yes	no
dehydroacetic acid	no	yes
dextrin	yes	no
dimethyl isosorbide	no	yes
ethyl linoleate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
gardenia florida fruit extract	yes	no
helianthus annuus seed oil	yes	no
hydrogenated lecithin	yes	no
hydrolyzed sponge	yes	no
hydroxymethoxyphenyl decanone	no	yes
hydroxypinacolone retinoate Pregnancy: avoid	no	yes
inulin lauryl carbamate	no	yes
lauryl glucoside	yes	no
macadamia ternifolia seed oil	yes	no
methylpropanediol	yes	no
myristyl glucoside	yes	no
oleic acid Fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate	yes	no
phenoxyethanol	no	yes
polyglutamic acid	yes	no
polyglyceryl-10 laurate Possible fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
polyglyceryl-6 laurate Possible fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
polyisobutene	yes	no
polypropylsilsesquioxane	yes	no
propanediol	no	yes
shea butter	yes	no
sodium dna	yes	no
sorbitan oleate Possible fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
stearic acid Fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
sucrose laurate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate	no	yes
vinyl dimethicone	yes	no
vitamin e	yes	no

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