The Inkey List

Starter retinol serum

The ingredient list of The Inkey List Starter retinol serum (face serums) has 39 items. Notable ingredients: retinoids and squalane. No fragrance, parabens, silicones or denatured alcohol on the list. 2 ingredients are subject to EU restrictions – details below.

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This product comes from Open Beauty Facts, an open database edited by volunteers. The ingredient list has not yet been verified by INCIMondo against the label; formulas can change over time and differ between markets.

Ingredients

  1. 1% GRANACTIVE RETINOID PRO · not recognised
  2. RETINAL · Skin conditioning
  3. 0,2% SYMRELIEF 100 · not recognised
  4. WATER · Antiplaque, Skin conditioning, Solvent
  5. GLYCERIN · Denaturant, Hair conditioning, Humectant
  6. DICAPRYLYL CARBONATE · Skin conditioning – emollient, Skin conditioning
  7. PROPANEDIOL · Solvent, Viscosity controlling
  8. CANDELILLA/JOJOBA/RICE BRAN POLYGLYCERYL-3 ESTERS · Surfactant – emulsifying, Emulsion stabilising, Surfactant – cleansing
  9. GLYCERYL STEARATE · Skin conditioning – emollient, Surfactant – emulsifying
  10. CETYL ALCOHOL · Skin conditioning – emollient, Surfactant – emulsifying, Emulsion stabilising
  11. CYCLODEXTRIN · Absorbent, Chelating
  12. GLYCERYL BEHENATE · Skin conditioning – emollient, Surfactant – emulsifying
  13. PHENOXYETHANOL · Antimicrobial, PreservativeEU restrictions
  14. HYDROXYETHYL ACRYLATE/SODIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE COPOLYMER · Emulsion stabilising, Viscosity controlling
  15. SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE · Surfactant – emulsifying
  16. CETEARYL ALCOHOL · Skin conditioning – emollient, Surfactant – emulsifying, Emulsion stabilising
  17. SQUALANE · Skin conditioning – emollient, Hair conditioning, Refatting
  18. PHOSPHOLIPIDS · Skin conditioning
  19. XANTHAN GUM · Binding, Surfactant – emulsifying, Emulsion stabilising
  20. BISABOLOL · Fragrance, Skin conditioning, Soothing
  21. GLYCINE SOJA OIL · Skin conditioning – emollient, Skin conditioning, Perfuming
  22. POLYSORBATE 60 · Surfactant – emulsifying, Surfactant – cleansing
  23. ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN · Deodorant, Skin conditioning
  24. SODIUM PHYTATE · Chelating, Oral care
  25. GLUCOSYLRUTIN · Antioxidant
  26. HYDROXYPINACOLONE RETINOATE · Skin conditioning
  27. CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE · Fragrance, Solvent, Perfuming
  28. GLYCOLIPIDS · Skin conditioning
  29. CITRIC ACID · Buffering, Chelating, FragranceEU restrictions
  30. SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE · Surfactant – emulsifying
  31. POLYSORBATE 80 · Denaturant, Surfactant – emulsifying, Surfactant – cleansing
  32. GLYCINE SOJA STEROLS · Skin conditioning – emollient, Skin conditioning
  33. RETINAL · Skin conditioning
  34. SUCROSE LAURATE · Skin conditioning – emollient, Surfactant – emulsifying, Skin conditioning
  35. TOCOPHEROL · Antioxidant, Fragrance, Skin conditioning – miscellaneous
  36. ZINGIBER OFFICINALE ROOT EXTRACT · Fragrance, Skin conditioning, Tonic
  37. 1,2-HEXANEDIOL · Skin conditioning, Solvent
  38. HYDROXYACETOPHENONE · Antioxidant
  39. INULIN LAURYL CARBAMATE · Emulsion stabilising, Surfactant – cleansing

An INCI list does not reveal exact concentrations.

Ingredient list as published

1% GRANACTIVE RETINOID PRO, 0.01% RETINAL, 0,2% SYMRELIEF 100, WATER, GLYCERIN, DICAPRYLYL CARBONATE, PROPANEDIOL, CANDELILLA/ JOJOBA/RICE BRAN POLYGLYCERYL-3 ESTERS, GLYCERYL STEARATE, CETYL ALCOHOL, CYCLODEXTRIN, GLYCERYL BEHENATE, PHENOXYETHANOL, HYDROXYETHYL ACRYLATE/ SODIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE COPOLYMER, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, CETEARYL ALCOHOL, SQUALANE, PHOSPHOLIPIDS, XANTHAN GUM, BISABOLOL, GLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) OIL, POLYSORBATE 60, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, SODIUM PHYTATE, GLUCOSYLRUTIN, HYDROXYPINACOLONE RETINOATE, CAPRYLIC/ CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, GLYCOLIPIDS, CITRIC ACID, SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE, POLYSORBATE 80, GLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) STEROLS, RETINAL, SUCROSE LAURATE, TOCOPHEROL, ZINGIBER OFFICINALE (GINGER) ROOT EXTRACT, 1,2-HEXANEDIOL, HYDROXYACETOPHENONE, INULIN LAURYL CARBAMATE

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