Instytutum X‑Strength Retinol Serum
ZO Skin Health Wrinkle + Texture Repair 0,5% Retinol
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Instytutum X‑Strength Retinol Serum Versus ZO Skin Health Wrinkle + Texture Repair 0,5% Retinol

Serum
Facial Treatment
Swiss Brand Switzerland
American Brand United States

Updated on March 12, 2024

Overview

Cool Features

They both contain retinoid, Vitamin C and Vitamin E

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for fighting acne, anti aging, dry skin, brightening skin, sensitive skin, oily skin, reducing pores, scar healing, dark spots and better texture

Free From

They both do not contain any parabens or sulfates

What's Inside

They both contain oils

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Ingredient Info

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Instytutum X‑Strength Retinol Serum 40 ingredients

ZO Skin Health Wrinkle + Texture Repair 0,5% Retinol 46 ingredients

What's inside (and what isn't)

What's inside (and what isn't)

At a glance

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Instytutum X‑Strength Retinol Serum 40 ingredients

ZO Skin Health Wrinkle + Texture Repair 0,5% Retinol 46 ingredients

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

found in both products
X‑Strength Retinol Serum

Retinoic Acid 8%

Tocopherol

Antioxidant
0-3 / 0-3 Vitamin E IconAntioxidant IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Allantoin

Skin Conditioning
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Squalane 3%

Emollient
1 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil

Masking
1-2 / 0 Oil IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Pentapeptide-8 2%

Skin Conditioning
Peptide Icon

Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil

Emollient
2-3 / 0 Oil IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Panthenol

Skin Conditioning
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Hyaluronic Acid

Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Water

Skin Conditioning

Dibutyl Adipate

Emollient

Dimethyl Isosorbide

Solvent

Pentylene Glycol

Skin Conditioning

Dicaprylyl Ether

Emollient
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Glycerin

Humectant
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Sucrose Polystearate

Emollient

Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate

Humectant

Disodium Cetearyl Sulfosuccinate

Cleansing

Tocopheryl Acetate

Antioxidant
0 / 0 Vitamin E IconAntioxidant Icon

Phenoxyethanol

Preservative
Preservative Icon

Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate

Skin Conditioning
Retinoid IconGood for Oily Skin IconGood for Skin Texture IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Dark Spots IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps fight Acne IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Cetyl Palmitate

Emollient
0 / 0 Not safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Lecithin

Emollient
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Xanthan Gum

Emulsifying

Ethylhexylglycerin

Skin Conditioning

Disodium EDTA

Sclerotium Gum

Emulsion Stabilising

Alcohol

Antimicrobial
Alcohol IconCan worsen Dry Skin IconMay worsen Oily Skin IconMay cause irritation IconMay worsen Eczema IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Citric Acid

Buffering
AHA IconGood for Oily Skin IconGood for Skin Texture IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

Masking
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate

Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid Icon

Sodium Hyaluronate

Humectant
0 / 0 Hyaluronic Acid IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Aphanizomenon Flos-Aquae Extract

Humectant

Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer

Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Pantolactone

Humectant
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Ascorbyl Palmitate

Antioxidant
2 / 0 Vitamin C IconAntioxidant IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconGood for Skin Texture IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Potassium Sorbate

Preservative
Preservative Icon

Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate

Skin Conditioning
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Ascorbic Acid

Antioxidant
Vitamin C IconAntioxidant IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconGood for Skin Texture IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Dark Spots IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Hexanoyl Dipeptide-3 Norleucine Acetate

Skin Conditioning
Peptide Icon

Retinoic Acid 8%, Tocopherol, Allantoin, Squalane 3%, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil, Pentapeptide-8 2%, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Panthenol, Hyaluronic Acid, Water, Dibutyl Adipate, Dimethyl Isosorbide, Pentylene Glycol, Dicaprylyl Ether, Glycerin, Sucrose Polystearate, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Disodium Cetearyl Sulfosuccinate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phenoxyethanol, Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate, Cetyl Palmitate, Lecithin, Xanthan Gum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA, Sclerotium Gum, Alcohol, Citric Acid, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Aphanizomenon Flos-Aquae Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Pantolactone, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Potassium Sorbate, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Ascorbic Acid, Hexanoyl Dipeptide-3 Norleucine Acetate

Wrinkle + Texture Repair 0,5% Retinol

Water

Skin Conditioning

Cetearyl Isononanoate

Emollient

Cyclopentasiloxane

Emollient
Silicon Icon

Glycerin

Humectant
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Cyclohexasiloxane

Emollient
Silicon Icon

Cetearyl Alcohol

Emollient
2 / 1 Fatty Alcohol IconMay worsen Oily Skin IconBad for Acne Prone Skin IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Steareth-20

Cleansing
2 / 1

Cetyl Alcohol

Emollient
2 / 2 Fatty Alcohol Icon

Pentylene Glycol

Skin Conditioning

Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil

Emollient
0 / 0 Oil IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Propylheptyl Caprylate

Emollient

Polysorbate 20

Emulsifying
0 / 0 Not safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Cetearyl Glucoside

Emulsifying

Retinol

Skin Conditioning
Retinoid IconGood for Oily Skin IconGood for Skin Texture IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Dark Spots IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps fight Acne IconHelps brighten skin IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Acrylamide/Ammonium Acrylate Copolymer

1,2-Hexanediol

Skin Conditioning
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Carbomer

Emulsion Stabilising
1 / 0

Lecithin

Emollient
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Nylon-12

Non-Reef-Safe Icon

Polyisobutene

Ascorbyl Palmitate

Antioxidant
2 / 0 Vitamin C IconAntioxidant IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconGood for Skin Texture IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Tocopheryl Acetate

Antioxidant
0 / 0 Vitamin E IconAntioxidant Icon

Butylene Glycol

Humectant
1 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Hydrolyzed Sericin

Skin Conditioning

Phospholipids

Skin Conditioning
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Sodium Hydroxide

Buffering

Disodium EDTA

Tocopherol

Antioxidant
0-3 / 0-3 Vitamin E IconAntioxidant IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Ethyl Nicotinate

Perfuming
Fragrance Icon

Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil

Masking
1-2 / 0 Oil IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Lavandula Angustifolia Oil

Masking
Fragrance IconOil IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen Icon

Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil

Masking
Fragrance IconOil IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen Icon

Brassica Oleracea Italica Extract

Astringent

Buddleja Davidii Meristem Cell Culture

Skin Conditioning

Beta-Glucan

Skin Conditioning
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Linalool

Perfuming
Fragrance IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen IconMay worsen Eczema IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Citronellol

Perfuming
Fragrance IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen Icon

Geraniol

Perfuming
Fragrance IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen Icon

Citral

Perfuming
Fragrance IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Limonene

Perfuming
Fragrance IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen IconMay worsen Eczema IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Xanthan Gum

Emulsifying

Caprylyl Glycol

Emollient

Potassium Sorbate

Preservative
Preservative Icon

Sodium Metabisulfite

Antioxidant
Antioxidant IconPreservative Icon

Sodium Sulfite

Preservative
Preservative Icon

CI 60730

Cosmetic Colorant

Water, Cetearyl Isononanoate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Cyclohexasiloxane, Cetearyl Alcohol, Steareth-20, Cetyl Alcohol, Pentylene Glycol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Propylheptyl Caprylate, Polysorbate 20, Cetearyl Glucoside, Retinol, Acrylamide/Ammonium Acrylate Copolymer, 1,2-Hexanediol, Carbomer, Lecithin, Nylon-12, Polyisobutene, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Butylene Glycol, Hydrolyzed Sericin, Phospholipids, Sodium Hydroxide, Disodium EDTA, Tocopherol, Ethyl Nicotinate, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Brassica Oleracea Italica Extract, Buddleja Davidii Meristem Cell Culture, Beta-Glucan, Linalool, Citronellol, Geraniol, Citral, Limonene, Xanthan Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Metabisulfite, Sodium Sulfite, CI 60730

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When to use

Instytutum X‑Strength Retinol Serum 40 ingredients

ZO Skin Health Wrinkle + Texture Repair 0,5% Retinol 46 ingredients

3 Routines
0% use in am
100% use in pm
67% use every on_specific_days
36 Routines
0% use in am
100% use in pm
39% use every day
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