Intensive Age Refining Treatment: 0.5% Pure Retinol

PCA Skin

PCA Skin Intensive Age Refining Treatment: 0.5% Pure Retinol

This outstanding age managing night-time serum offers exceptional restorative benefits, effectively addressing fine lines and wrinkles and all signs of visible ageing, in the fastest time

Area: Face

Category: Skincare

#alcohol-free#fragrance & essentialoil-free
★ 4.3 (3 reviews)

Ingredient list

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

Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Cetearyl Alcohol, Isosorbide Dicaprylate, Isoamyl Laurate, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Panthenol, Peg-23 Glyceryl Distearate, Dimethicone, Phenoxyethanol, PEG-12 Glyceryl Dimyristate, Polysilicone-11, Retinol, Terminalia Chebula Fruit Extract, Polysorbate 20, Sodium Polyacrylate, Butylene Glycol, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Callus Culture Extract, Phytosterols, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Caprylyl Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Ethylhexyl Stearate, Tocopherol, Tocotrienols, Lecithin, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Wax, Pentylene Glycol, Squalene, Isoamyl Cocoate, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Citrate, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Trideceth-6, Superoxide Dismutase, Decyl Glucoside, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Myristoyl Nonapeptide-3.

Product references: incidecoder.com

Ingredients by function

Anti-acne
  • anti-acne
    cell-communicating ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant, skin brightening, smoothing
Antioxidant
  • TocopherolComedogenicity: 1Irritancy: 0
    antioxidant
    masking, skin conditioning
  • antioxidant
    antistatic, emollient, hair conditioning, refatting, skin conditioning, skin-identical ingredient
  • abrasive
    abrasive/​scrub, antioxidant, emollient, skin conditioning, soothing
  • antioxidant
    reducing, skin conditioning
Cell-communicating ingredient
  • anti-acne
    cell-communicating ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant, skin brightening, smoothing
  • cell-communicating ingredient
    moisturizer/​humectant, skin conditioning
  • cell-communicating ingredient
    skin conditioning
  • cell-communicating ingredient
    skin conditioning
Skin brightening
  • anti-acne
    cell-communicating ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant, skin brightening, smoothing
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
  • antioxidant
    antistatic, emollient, hair conditioning, refatting, skin conditioning, skin-identical ingredient
  • Sodium HyaluronateComedogenicity: 0Irritancy: 0
    humectant
    moisturizer/​humectant, skin conditioning, skin-identical ingredient
Soothing
  • PanthenolComedogenicity: 0Irritancy: 0
    antistatic
    hair conditioning, moisturizer/​humectant, skin conditioning, soothing
  • abrasive
    abrasive/​scrub, antioxidant, emollient, skin conditioning, soothing
Abrasive/scrub
Buffering
Chelating
Emollient
Emulsifying
  • Cetearyl AlcoholComedogenicity: 2Irritancy: 1
    emollient
    emulsifying, emulsion stabilising, foam boosting, opacifying, surfactant, surfactant/​cleansing, viscosity controlling
  • Glyceryl StearateComedogenicity: 1Irritancy: 0
    emollient
    emulsifying
  • PEG-100 StearateComedogenicity: 0Irritancy: 0
    emulsifying
    surfactant, surfactant/​cleansing
  • Polysorbate 20Comedogenicity: 0Irritancy: 0
    emulsifying
    surfactant, surfactant/​cleansing
  • Hexylene GlycolComedogenicity: 2Irritancy: 0
    emulsifying
    perfuming, skin conditioning, solvent, surfactant, surfactant/​cleansing
  • antistatic
    emollient, emulsifying, skin conditioning
  • emulsifying
    surfactant, surfactant/​cleansing
Moisturizer/humectant
  • GlycerinComedogenicity: 0Irritancy: 0
    denaturant
    hair conditioning, humectant, moisturizer/​humectant, oral care, perfuming, skin conditioning, skin-identical ingredient, skin protecting, solvent, viscosity controlling
  • anti-acne
    cell-communicating ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant, skin brightening, smoothing
  • cell-communicating ingredient
    moisturizer/​humectant, skin conditioning
  • PanthenolComedogenicity: 0Irritancy: 0
    antistatic
    hair conditioning, moisturizer/​humectant, skin conditioning, soothing
  • Butylene GlycolComedogenicity: 1Irritancy: 0
    humectant
    masking, moisturizer/​humectant, skin conditioning, solvent, viscosity controlling
  • deodorant
    emollient, hair conditioning, moisturizer/​humectant, skin conditioning
  • moisturizer/​humectant
    skin conditioning, solvent
  • Sodium HyaluronateComedogenicity: 0Irritancy: 0
    humectant
    moisturizer/​humectant, skin conditioning, skin-identical ingredient
Perfuming
  • Hexylene GlycolComedogenicity: 2Irritancy: 0
    emulsifying
    perfuming, skin conditioning, solvent, surfactant, surfactant/​cleansing
Preservative
Solvent
  • solvent
  • emollient
    hair conditioning, skin conditioning, solvent
  • Butylene GlycolComedogenicity: 1Irritancy: 0
    humectant
    masking, moisturizer/​humectant, skin conditioning, solvent, viscosity controlling
  • Hexylene GlycolComedogenicity: 2Irritancy: 0
    emulsifying
    perfuming, skin conditioning, solvent, surfactant, surfactant/​cleansing
  • moisturizer/​humectant
    skin conditioning, solvent
Surfactant/cleansing
  • Cetearyl AlcoholComedogenicity: 2Irritancy: 1
    emollient
    emulsifying, emulsion stabilising, foam boosting, opacifying, surfactant, surfactant/​cleansing, viscosity controlling
  • PEG-100 StearateComedogenicity: 0Irritancy: 0
    emulsifying
    surfactant, surfactant/​cleansing
  • Polysorbate 20Comedogenicity: 0Irritancy: 0
    emulsifying
    surfactant, surfactant/​cleansing
  • Hexylene GlycolComedogenicity: 2Irritancy: 0
    emulsifying
    perfuming, skin conditioning, solvent, surfactant, surfactant/​cleansing
  • emulsifying
    surfactant, surfactant/​cleansing
  • cleansing
    emulsion stabilising, surfactant, surfactant/​cleansing
Viscosity controlling
  • Cetearyl AlcoholComedogenicity: 2Irritancy: 1
    emollient
    emulsifying, emulsion stabilising, foam boosting, opacifying, surfactant, surfactant/​cleansing, viscosity controlling
  • absorbent
    binding, emollient, emulsion stabilising, film forming, hair fixing, skin conditioning, viscosity controlling
  • binding
    emulsifying, emulsion stabilising, gel forming, skin conditioning, surfactant, viscosity controlling

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