MIAMO Retinol Cream 1% Advanced Formula Versus Glossier Universal Pro-Retinol

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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of MIAMO Retinol Cream 1% Advanced Formula versus Glossier Universal Pro-Retinol .

Last updated on November 18, 2023. Published on April 20, 2024

Overview

What they are

These products are both cruelty-free and reef safe facial treatments. They have a total of 10 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain hyaluronic acid, retinoid 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 harsh alcohols, common allergens, fragrances, parabens, silicones or sulfates

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MIAMO Retinol Cream 1% Advanced Formula

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Facial Treatment Italian Brand Italy

Facial Treatment American Brand United States

Facial Treatment

Facial treatments are specially designed to treat a skin concern. Acne treatments and anti-aging products are common examples of facial treatments.

Facial Treatment

Facial treatments are specially designed to treat a skin concern. Acne treatments and anti-aging products are common examples of facial treatments.

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Ingredient Info

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MIAMO Retinol Cream 1% Advanced Formula 40 ingredients

Glossier Universal Pro-Retinol 31 ingredients

alcohol-free

silicon-free

fragrance-free

sulfate-free

paraben-free

oil-free

fungal-acne safe

reef-safe

eu-allergen-free

vegan

cruelty-free

alcohol-free

silicon-free

fragrance-free

sulfate-free

paraben-free

oil-free

fungal-acne safe

reef-safe

eu-allergen-free

vegan

cruelty-free

At a glance

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MIAMO Retinol Cream 1% Advanced Formula 40 ingredients

Glossier Universal Pro-Retinol 31 ingredients

Notable Ingredients

AHA

Retinoid

Vitamin C

Vitamin E (2)

Hyaluronic Acid

Benefits

Hydrating (5)

Good For Oily Skin (2)

Redness Reducing (2)

Reduces Irritation

Skin Texture (3)

Reduces Large Pores (2)

Anti-Aging (4)

Dark Spots (3)

Scar Healing (5)

Acne Fighting

Brightening (6)

Concerns

Drying

May Worsen Oily Skin

Acne Trigger (3)

Irritating (3)

Rosacea

Eczema

Notable Ingredients

Retinoid

Vitamin E

Hyaluronic Acid

Benefits

Hydrating (4)

Good For Oily Skin

Redness Reducing (2)

Reduces Irritation (2)

Skin Texture

Reduces Large Pores

Anti-Aging (2)

Dark Spots

Scar Healing (2)

Acne Fighting

Brightening (2)

Concerns

Drying

May Worsen Oily Skin

Irritating (2)

Eczema

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Ingredients Compared

Ingredients that are highlighted in purple are present in both products.

MIAMO Retinol Cream 1% Advanced Formula 40 ingredients

Glossier Universal Pro-Retinol 31 ingredients

Water • Glycerin • Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride • Butyrospermum Parkii Butter • Persea Gratissima Oil • Cetyl Alcohol • Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil • Polyglyceryl-6 Distearate • Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate • Tocopheryl Acetate • Propanediol • Jojoba Esters • Polyglyceryl-3 Beeswax • Retinol • Olus Oil • Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil • Candelilla Cera • Tocopherol • Ascorbyl Palmitate • Trehalose • Allantoin • Sodium Hyaluronate • Swertia Chirata Extract • Maltodextrin • Eperua Falcata Bark Extract • Hordeum Vulgare Seed Extract • Xanthan Gum • Caprylyl Glycol • Glycine Soja Oil • Cellulose Gum • Chitosan • Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer • Glycolic Acid • Polysorbate 20 • Sorbitan Oleate • Citric Acid • Isopropyl Palmitate • Lecithin • Tropolone • 1,2-Hexanediol

Ingredients Side-by-side

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Ingredients Explained

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Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.

Water

What it does: Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Community Rating: Loved

Water. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.

So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.

You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. Talk about multi-purpose! If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!

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MIAMO Retinol Cream 1% Advanced Formula contains this as ingredient number 1.

Glossier Universal Pro-Retinol contains this as ingredient number 1.

Glycerin

What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting, Solvent

Community Rating: Loved

Glycerin is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.

A study from 2016 found glycerin to be more effective as a humectant than AHAs and hyaluronic acid.

As a humectant, it helps the skin stay hydrated by pulling moisture to your skin. The low molecular weight of glycerin allows it to pull moisture into the deeper layers of your skin.

Hydrated skin improves your skin barrier; Your skin barrier helps protect against irritants and bacteria.

Glycerin has also been found to have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Due to these properties, glycerin is often used in wound and burn treatments.

In cosmetics, glycerin is usually derived from plants such as soybean or palm. However, it can also be sourced from animals, such as tallow or animal fat.

This ingredient is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic.

Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.

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MIAMO Retinol Cream 1% Advanced Formula contains this as ingredient number 2.

Glossier Universal Pro-Retinol contains this as ingredient number 2.

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

What it does: Masking, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Mixed

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride is an emollient, solvent, and texture enhancer. It is considered a skin-softener by helping the skin prevent moisture loss.

Within a product, Caprylic Triglyceride can thicken the product and make spreadability easier by dissolving clumping compounds. An added benefit of Caprylic Triglyceride is its antioxidant properties.

Caprylic Triglyceride is made by combining glycerin with coconut oil, forming a clear liquid. Caprylic Triglyceride has not been found to be toxic for human use in concentrations under 50%.

While there is an assumption Caprylic Triglyceride can clog pores due to it being derived from coconut oil, there is no research supporting this.

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MIAMO Retinol Cream 1% Advanced Formula contains this as ingredient number 3.

Glossier Universal Pro-Retinol contains this as ingredient number 24.

Butyrospermum Parkii Butter

What it does: Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Very Disliked

Butyrospermum Parkii Butter is a plant lipid from the fruit of the Shea Tree. It is an effective skin hydrator and emollient.

Emollients help soothe and soften your skin. It does this by creating a protective film on your skin. This barrier helps trap moisture and keeps your skin hydrated. Emollients may be effective at treating dry or itchy skin.

Shea butter is rich in antioxidants. Antioxidants help fight free-radicals, or molecules that may harm the body. It is also full of fatty acids including stearic acid and linoleic acid. These acids help replenish the skin and keep skin moisturized.

While Shea Butter has an SPF rating of about 3-4, it is not a sunscreen replacement.

Shea butter may not be fungal acne safe. We recommend speaking with a professional if you have any concerns.

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MIAMO Retinol Cream 1% Advanced Formula contains this as ingredient number 4.

Glossier Universal Pro-Retinol contains this as ingredient number 7.

Cetyl Alcohol

What it does: Emollient, Emulsifying, Emulsion Stabilising, Masking

Community Rating: Very Disliked

Cetyl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol. Fatty Alcohols are most often used as an emollient or to thicken a product.

Cetyl Alcohol is not related to SD alcohol, denatured alcohol, or ethyl alcohol. The FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols.

Its main roles are:

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MIAMO Retinol Cream 1% Advanced Formula contains this as ingredient number 6.

Glossier Universal Pro-Retinol contains this as ingredient number 6.

Propanediol

What it does: Solvent

Community Rating: Liked

Propanediol helps absorb ingredients into your skin, boosting their benefits. It can act as an emollient, making your skin softer. Propanediol can help products last longer by boosting the properties of preservatives within the formulation.

Propanediol is not likely to cause sensitivity and considered safe to use.

It is derived from corn or petroleum with a clear color and no scent.

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MIAMO Retinol Cream 1% Advanced Formula contains this as ingredient number 11.

Glossier Universal Pro-Retinol contains this as ingredient number 3.

Tocopherol

What it does: Antioxidant, Masking, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Liked

Tocopherol (also known as Vitamin E) is a common antioxidant used to help protect the skin from free-radicals and strengthen the skin barrier. It's also fat soluble - this means our skin is great at absorbing it.

Vitamin E also helps keep your natural skin lipids healthy. Your lipid skin barrier naturally consists of lipids, ceramides, and fatty acids. Vitamin E offers extra protection for your skin’s lipid barrier, keeping your skin healthy and nourished.

Another benefit is a bit of UV protection. Vitamin E helps reduce the damage caused by UVB rays. (It should not replace your sunscreen). Combining it with Vitamin C can decrease sunburned cells and hyperpigmentation after UV exposure.

You might have noticed Vitamin E + C often paired together. This is because it is great at stabilizing Vitamin C. Using the two together helps increase the effectiveness of both ingredients.

There are often claims that Vitamin E can reduce/prevent scarring, but these claims haven't been confirmed by scientific research.

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MIAMO Retinol Cream 1% Advanced Formula contains this as ingredient number 18.

Glossier Universal Pro-Retinol contains this as ingredient number 19.

Sodium Hyaluronate

What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Loved

Sodium Hyaluronate is hyaluronic acid's salt form. It is commonly derived from the sodium salt of hyaluronic acid.

Like hyaluronic acid, it is great at holding water and acts as a humectant. This makes it a great skin hydrating ingredient.

Sodium Hyaluronate is naturally occurring in our bodies and is mostly found in eye fluid and joints.

These are some other common types of Hyaluronic Acid:

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MIAMO Retinol Cream 1% Advanced Formula contains this as ingredient number 22.

Glossier Universal Pro-Retinol contains this as ingredient number 18.

Maltodextrin

What it does: Absorbent, Emulsion Stabilising, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Liked

Maltodextrin is a polysaccharide. It is derived from starch such as rice, corn, wheat, or potato starch.

In food, Maltodextrin is used to improve the texture and thicken a product. Due to its structure, it can help create a gel texture. As an emulsion stabilizer, it helps keep the ingredients in a product together.

As a polysaccharide, Maltodextrin has moisturizing properties. Polysaccharides are a type of carbohydrate. The top layer of skin uses polysaccharides to retain water, keeping the skin hydrated.

Maltodextrin is water soluble and has a sweet taste.

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MIAMO Retinol Cream 1% Advanced Formula contains this as ingredient number 24.

Glossier Universal Pro-Retinol contains this as ingredient number 25.

Xanthan Gum

What it does: Emulsifying, Emulsion Stabilising, Gel Forming, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Disliked

Xanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.

On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.

Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.

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MIAMO Retinol Cream 1% Advanced Formula contains this as ingredient number 27.

Glossier Universal Pro-Retinol contains this as ingredient number 26.

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