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iUNIK Black Snail Restore Serum Versus The Ordinary Retinol 1% In Squalane
iUNIK Black Snail Restore Serum Versus The Ordinary Retinol 1% In Squalane This barrier-repair serum is formulated around Centella Asiatica Leaf Water and Niacinamide to strengthen the skin barrier and calm redness. This anti-aging serum is formulated around R
iUNIK Black Snail Restore Serum Versus The Ordinary Retinol 1% In Squalane
This barrier-repair serum is formulated around Centella Asiatica Leaf Water and Niacinamide to strengthen the skin barrier and calm redness.
This anti-aging serum is formulated around Retinol and Squalane to soften the look of wrinkles and refine skin texture.
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Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Centella Asiatica Leaf Water
Glycerin
1,2-Hexanediol
Butylene Glycol
Niacinamide
Glycereth-26
Snail Extract
Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract
Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract
Oryza Sativa Extract
Coffea Arabica Seed Extract
Laminaria Japonica Extract
Sesamum Indicum Seed Extract
Solanum Melongena Fruit Extract
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Cynanchum Atratum Extract
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
Centella Asiatica Extract
Arginine
Carbomer
Adenosine
Ethylhexylglycerin
Sodium Polyacrylate
Xanthan Gum
Sodium Hyaluronate
Pentylene Glycol
Caprylyl Glycol
Water, Centella Asiatica Leaf Water, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Butylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Glycereth-26, Snail Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract, Oryza Sativa Extract, Coffea Arabica Seed Extract, Laminaria Japonica Extract, Sesamum Indicum Seed Extract, Solanum Melongena Fruit Extract, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Cynanchum Atratum Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Arginine, Carbomer, Adenosine, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Polyacrylate, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Hyaluronate, Pentylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol
Squalane
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Retinol
Solanum Lycopersicum Fruit Extract
Hydroxymethoxyphenyl Decanone
BHT
Squalane, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Retinol, Solanum Lycopersicum Fruit Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Hydroxymethoxyphenyl Decanone, BHT
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Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
This is a botanical extract from the rosemary plant (the same one you cook with). In skincare, it mostly works as a skin conditioning agent.
Its activity comes from a handful of polyphenols, carnosic acid, carnosol, and rosmarinic acid. Almost 90% of the antioxidant activity of this ingredient can be attributed to canosol and carnosic acid.
These compounds protect your skin two ways:
1) They fight off free radicals, or the unstable molecules from things like sun and pollution that age and damage skin. 2) They help calm inflammation by switching off the chemical signals that tell skin to get red and irritated.
Lab studies also suggest that rosmarinic acid may help protect collagen and slow sugar-related damage to it.
The Cosmetic Ingredient Review has concluded rosemary-derived ingredients to be safe when formulated to be non-sensitizing.
Rosemary can occasionally cause allergic contact dermatitis (due to carnosol), so be sure to patch test if you have reactive or fragrance-sensitive skin.