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Starter retinol serum

30 ml

Likely match5061087560738

BeautySignal summary

Ingredients identified
44%

17 of 39

Fragrance
None found

No declared allergens

Regulatory notes
1

EU

Preservatives
1

 

We could only identify 44% of this declaration, so the summary above is incomplete. The unidentified entries are still listed below, exactly as printed.

Worth knowing

  • Subject to a regulatory restriction

    One or more ingredients in this product are restricted in at least one market. The restriction is usually a concentration limit or a limit on the type of product.

    From: Phenoxyethanol

    Why are we telling you this?

    Points at a named instrument rather than implying a general hazard. The specific provision is shown with the ingredient.

  • Contains a retinoid

    This product contains a retinoid or retinoid derivative. Guidance on use during pregnancy differs, and a pharmacist or doctor is the right source for that.

    From: Retinal

    Why are we telling you this?

    Retinoids are common and effective, and also the ingredient group people most often ask about for specific personal circumstances. We point to professional advice rather than give it.

Ingredients

In the order declared

  • 1% GRANACTIVE RETINOID PRONot yet in our database
  • 0.01% RETINALNot yet in our database
  • 0Not yet in our database
  • 2% SYMRELIEF 100Not yet in our database
  • AquaWater

    Solvent

    Water. In most products it is simply the base everything else is dissolved or suspended in.

    Function: Solvent

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  • GlycerinGlycerine

    Humectant

    A very widely used humectant: it draws water into the upper layers of the skin and helps a product feel less drying.

    Function: Humectant, Solvent

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  • DICAPRYLYL CARBONATENot yet in our database
  • Propanediol

    Humectant

    A humectant and solvent, frequently used as a plant-derived alternative to propylene glycol.

    Function: Humectant, Solvent

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  • CANDELILLA/ JOJOBA/RICE BRAN POLYGLYCERYL-3 ESTERSNot yet in our database
  • Glyceryl Stearate

    Emulsifier

    An emulsifier and emollient that keeps oil and water phases together in a cream.

    Function: Emulsifier, Emollient

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  • Cetyl Alcohol

    Emollient

    A fatty alcohol that thickens and softens. Unrelated in behaviour to the volatile alcohols people usually mean.

    Function: Emollient, Viscosity control

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  • CYCLODEXTRINNot yet in our database
  • GLYCERYL BEHENATENot yet in our database
  • Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative

    One of the most widely used cosmetic preservatives, keeping a product free of microbial growth once opened.

    Function: Preservative

    EU · restricted

    Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, Annex V, entry 29 — maximum 1 % w/w in the finished product

    More about Phenoxyethanol
  • HYDROXYETHYL ACRYLATE/ SODIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE COPOLYMERNot yet in our database
  • SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATENot yet in our database
  • Cetearyl Alcohol

    Emollient

    A fatty alcohol used to thicken a formula and give it body. Despite the name it does not behave like a drying alcohol.

    Function: Emollient, Emulsifier, Viscosity control

    More about Cetearyl Alcohol
  • Squalane

    Emollient

    A light, stable emollient similar to an oil the skin makes itself, well tolerated by most people.

    Function: Emollient

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  • PHOSPHOLIPIDSNot yet in our database
  • Xanthan Gum

    Viscosity control

    A natural thickener that gives a formula its texture and keeps ingredients suspended.

    Function: Viscosity control

    More about Xanthan Gum
  • Bisabolol

    Conditioning agent

    A component of chamomile used as a soothing conditioning agent.

    Function: Conditioning agent

    More about Bisabolol
  • GLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) OILNot yet in our database
  • POLYSORBATE 60Not yet in our database
  • Ethylhexylglycerin

    Conditioning agent

    A conditioning agent that also boosts the effectiveness of other preservatives, so less of them is needed.

    Function: Conditioning agent, Preservative

    More about Ethylhexylglycerin
  • SODIUM PHYTATENot yet in our database
  • GLUCOSYLRUTINNot yet in our database
  • HYDROXYPINACOLONE RETINOATENot yet in our database
  • Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

    Emollient

    A light, stable oil derived from coconut or palm, used as an emollient that spreads well without feeling greasy.

    Function: Emollient, Solvent

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  • GLYCOLIPIDSNot yet in our database
  • Citric Acid

    pH adjuster

    Most often used in small amounts to bring a formula to its intended acidity rather than as an exfoliant.

    Function: pH adjuster, Chelating agent

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  • SORBITAN ISOSTEARATENot yet in our database
  • POLYSORBATE 80Not yet in our database
  • GLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) STEROLSNot yet in our database
  • Retinal

    Conditioning agent

    A retinoid one conversion step closer to the active form than retinol, often chosen for that reason.

    Function: Conditioning agent

    More about Retinal
  • SUCROSE LAURATENot yet in our database
  • TocopherolVitamin E

    Antioxidant

    An antioxidant that also helps protect the oils in a formula from going off.

    Function: Antioxidant

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  • ZINGIBER OFFICINALE (GINGER) ROOT EXTRACTNot yet in our database
  • 1Not yet in our database
  • 1,2-Hexanediol

    Solvent

    A solvent and humectant that supports the preservative system.

    Function: Solvent, Humectant

    More about 1,2-Hexanediol
  • Hydroxyacetophenone

    Antioxidant

    An antioxidant that also helps stabilise the preservative system.

    Function: Antioxidant

    More about Hydroxyacetophenone
  • INULIN LAURYL CARBAMATENot yet in our database

About this record

Verification
Imported from a source we trust but not yet checked by hand. The barcode matched; the details may not be complete.
Ingredients recorded
12 September 2026
Sold in
netherlands
Manufacturer page
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Sources

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