Retinal 0.2% Emulsion vs The Ordinary Multi-Active Delivery Essence

Product A

Retinal 0.2% Emulsion

The Ordinary

moisturizer
10%Match

Only 10% overlap — quite different formulas

Ingredient Breakdown

Only in Retinal 0.2% (28)

4-t-butylcyclohexanol
ascorbyl-palmitate
biosaccharide-gum-1
bisabolol
brassica-campestris-sterols
Butylene Glycol
C: 1/5I: 1/5humectant
caesalpinia-spinosa-gum
cetylhydroxyproline-palmitamide
coco-caprylate-caprate
ergothioneine
Ethylhexylglycerin
C: 0/5I: 1/5preservative
hexyldecanol
hydroxyapatite
hydroxyethyl-acrylate-sodium-acryloyldimethyl-taurate-copolymer
hydroxyphenyl-propamidobenzoic-acid
isoceteth-20
isohexadecane
Lactic Acid
C: 0/5I: 2/5aha
maltodextrin
Pentylene Glycol
C: 0/5I: 1/5humectant
polyacrylate-crosspolymer-6
polysorbate-60
Retinal (Retinaldehyde)
C: 0/5I: 2/5retinoid
Sodium Hydroxide
C: 0/5I: 2/5other
Sodium Lactate
C: 0/5I: 0/5humectant
Stearic Acid
C: 2/5I: 0/5fatty acid
Tocopherol (Vitamin E)
C: 2/5I: 1/5antioxidant
zingiber-officinale-root-extract

Shared (4)

Aqua (Water)
C: 0/5I: 0/5other
chlorphenesin
Phenoxyethanol
C: 0/5I: 2/5preservative
Propanediol
C: 0/5I: 0/5humectant

Only in The Ordinary (7)

Citric Acid
C: 0/5I: 2/5aha
gellan-gum
Glycerin
C: 0/5I: 0/5humectant
glycogen
sodium-caproyl-prolinate
Sodium Chloride
C: 0/5I: 0/5other
trisodium-ethylenediamine-disuccinate

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