RetAsphere 2-in-1 Retinol Night Cream

Kate Somerville

Kate Somerville RetAsphere 2-in-1 Retinol Night Cream

This night cream has a RetAsphere Smart Release™ Carrier System to protect pure retinol in a lipid shell so that it melts evenly into the skin, minimising irritation and dryness.

Area: Face

Category: Skincare

#alcohol-free
★ 4.7 (3 reviews)

Ingredient list

40 ingredients recorded in the Macherre catalog. Ingredient names are standardized; formulas can change, so compare this list with your packaging.

Water, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Diethylhexyl Carbonate, Diisopropyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Stearyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Propanediol, Jojoba Esters, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, PEG-40 Stearate, Tocopheryl Acetate, PPG-12/Smdi Copolymer, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Polyacrylate-13, Ceteareth-20, Retinol, Polyisobutene, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Polysorbate 20, Cyperus Esculentus Tuber Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil* (Lavender Oil), Disodium EDTA, Prunus Armeniaca Fruit (Apricot) Extract, Cucumis Melo Cantalupensis Fruit Extract, Daucus Carota Sativa (Carrot) Root Extract, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Fruit Extract, Prunus Domestica Fruit Extract, Dioscorea Villosa (Wild Yam) Root Extract, Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid, Cetyl Palmitate, Hydrolyzed Chondrus Crispus Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Triethanolamine, Ceramide NP, Sodium Hyaluronate, Phenoxyethanol, Linalool.

Product references: incidecoder.com

Ingredients by function

Antioxidant
Cell-communicating ingredient
  • cell-communicating ingredient
    skin conditioning
Skin-identical ingredient
  • GlycerinComedogenicity: 0Irritancy: 0
    denaturant
    hair conditioning, humectant, moisturizer/​humectant, oral care, perfuming, skin conditioning, skin-identical ingredient, skin protecting, solvent, viscosity controlling
  • hair conditioning
    skin conditioning, skin-identical ingredient
  • Sodium HyaluronateComedogenicity: 0Irritancy: 0
    humectant
    moisturizer/​humectant, skin conditioning, skin-identical ingredient
Soothing
Antimicrobial/antibacterial
Buffering
  • TriethanolamineComedogenicity: 2Irritancy: 0
    buffering
    emulsifying, masking, surfactant
Chelating
Emollient
Emulsifying
  • Stearyl AlcoholComedogenicity: 2Irritancy: 2
    emollient
    emulsifying, emulsion stabilising, foam boosting, masking, opacifying, refatting, surfactant, surfactant/​cleansing, viscosity controlling
  • Cetearyl AlcoholComedogenicity: 2Irritancy: 1
    emollient
    emulsifying, emulsion stabilising, foam boosting, opacifying, surfactant, surfactant/​cleansing, viscosity controlling
  • Glyceryl StearateComedogenicity: 1Irritancy: 0
    emollient
    emulsifying
  • emulsifying
    surfactant, surfactant/​cleansing
  • Ceteareth-20Comedogenicity: 2Irritancy: 3
    cleansing
    emulsifying, surfactant, surfactant/​cleansing
  • Polysorbate 20Comedogenicity: 0Irritancy: 0
    emulsifying
    surfactant, surfactant/​cleansing
Moisturizer/humectant
  • moisturizer/​humectant
    solvent
  • emollient
    moisturising, moisturizer/​humectant, skin conditioning, soothing
  • GlycerinComedogenicity: 0Irritancy: 0
    denaturant
    hair conditioning, humectant, moisturizer/​humectant, oral care, perfuming, skin conditioning, skin-identical ingredient, skin protecting, solvent, viscosity controlling
  • Butylene GlycolComedogenicity: 1Irritancy: 0
    humectant
    masking, moisturizer/​humectant, skin conditioning, solvent, viscosity controlling
  • moisturizer/​humectant
    skin conditioning, solvent
  • moisturizer/​humectant
    skin conditioning, viscosity controlling
  • moisturising
    moisturizer/​humectant, skin conditioning, smoothing
  • Sodium HyaluronateComedogenicity: 0Irritancy: 0
    humectant
    moisturizer/​humectant, skin conditioning, skin-identical ingredient
Perfuming
Preservative
Solvent
  • solvent
  • moisturizer/​humectant
    solvent
  • Butylene GlycolComedogenicity: 1Irritancy: 0
    humectant
    masking, moisturizer/​humectant, skin conditioning, solvent, viscosity controlling
  • moisturizer/​humectant
    skin conditioning, solvent
Surfactant/cleansing
  • Stearyl AlcoholComedogenicity: 2Irritancy: 2
    emollient
    emulsifying, emulsion stabilising, foam boosting, masking, opacifying, refatting, surfactant, surfactant/​cleansing, viscosity controlling
  • Cetearyl AlcoholComedogenicity: 2Irritancy: 1
    emollient
    emulsifying, emulsion stabilising, foam boosting, opacifying, surfactant, surfactant/​cleansing, viscosity controlling
  • emulsifying
    surfactant, surfactant/​cleansing
  • Ceteareth-20Comedogenicity: 2Irritancy: 3
    cleansing
    emulsifying, surfactant, surfactant/​cleansing
  • Polysorbate 20Comedogenicity: 0Irritancy: 0
    emulsifying
    surfactant, surfactant/​cleansing
Viscosity controlling
  • Stearyl AlcoholComedogenicity: 2Irritancy: 2
    emollient
    emulsifying, emulsion stabilising, foam boosting, masking, opacifying, refatting, surfactant, surfactant/​cleansing, viscosity controlling
  • Cetearyl AlcoholComedogenicity: 2Irritancy: 1
    emollient
    emulsifying, emulsion stabilising, foam boosting, opacifying, surfactant, surfactant/​cleansing, viscosity controlling
  • binding
    film forming, viscosity controlling
  • moisturizer/​humectant
    skin conditioning, viscosity controlling

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