Age Defence Men's Serum vs Retinal 0.2% Emulsion

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on 2+ labelsonly on this labelnot on this labelIngredient	Recommended shot Swiss Toniq Geneva Age Defence Men's Serum Save	The Ordinary Retinal 0.2% Emulsion $14.90 Save
Basics
Type & size	Moisturizer · size not on the record	Moisturizer · size not on the record
Brand origindiffers	Not recorded	American
Offers
Where to buy	Not recorded	Not recorded
Formula
Key activesdiffers	argania spinosa kernel oil, lactic acid	retinal, lactic 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	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 · 27 ingredients	Fully parsed · 25 ingredients
Key actives · 2
argan oil	yes	no
retinal Pregnancy: avoid	no	yes
Rest of the labels · 40
4-t-butylcyclohexanol	no	yes
aloe barbadensis leaf extract	yes	no
brassica campestris sterols	no	yes
butylene glycol	no	yes
carnosine	yes	no
cetylhydroxyproline palmitamide	no	yes
chlorphenesin	no	yes
cinnamomum zeylanicum bark oil	yes	no
cinnamomum zeylanicum leaf oil	yes	no
citrus aurantium amara flower oil	yes	no
coco-caprylate	no	yes
elettaria cardamomum seed oil	yes	no
ergothioneine	no	yes
ethylhexylglycerin	no	yes
fatty alcohol (non-drying)	yes	no
glycerin	yes	no
hexyldecanol	no	yes
hydroxyapatite	no	yes
hydroxyphenyl propamidobenzoic acid	no	yes
isohexadecane	no	yes
isomalt	yes	no
lecithin	yes	no
melia azadirachta seed oil	yes	no
pentylene glycol	no	yes
phenoxyethanol	no	yes
pinus sylvestris leaf oil	yes	no
propanediol	no	yes
rosa canina fruit oil	yes	no
rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract	yes	no
salvia sclarea oil	yes	no
simmondsia chinensis seed oil	yes	no
sodium carboxymethyl betaglucan	yes	no
sodium hydroxide	no	yes
sodium stearoyl lactylate	yes	no
soy isoflavones	yes	no
stearic acid Fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
vitamin e	no	yes
vitis vinifera seed oil	yes	no
wine	yes	no
zingiber officinale root extract	no	yes

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