Skin Refine vs Encapsulated Retinol 3% Renewing Serum

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on 2+ labelsonly on this labelnot on this labelIngredient	Versed Skin Skin Refine $17.99 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 buy	Not recorded	Not recorded
Formula
Key activesdiffers	mandelic acid, salicylic acid, lactic acid	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	pregnancy caution · photosensitizingPore 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 · 16 ingredients	Fully parsed · 22 ingredients
Key actives · 4
hyaluronic acid (salt form) Pregnancy: generally fine	no	yes
mandelic acid Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
sodium ascorbyl phosphate Pregnancy: generally fine	no	yes
vitamin a	no	yes
Rest of the labels · 20
cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose	no	yes
ethylhexylglycerin	yes	no
ferulic acid	no	yes
glyceryl caprylate	no	yes
hydroxyethyl urea	yes	no
phenoxyethanol	yes	no
phospholipids	no	yes
polyglyceryl-4 oleate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
polyglyceryl-6 behenate	no	yes
polyglyceryl-6 stearate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
saccharide isomerate	yes	no
sodium anisate	no	yes
sodium citrate	yes	no
sodium hydroxide	yes	no
sodium levulinate	no	yes
sodium pca	yes	no
sodium phytate	no	yes
trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate	yes	no
vitamin e	no	yes
water	no	yes

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The bottom line

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