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Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc Tretinoin Gel 0.025% Versus innisfree Retinol Cica Barrier Defense Cream

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General Moisturizer
American Brand United States
Korean Brand South Korea

Updated on August 26, 2024

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe . They have a total of 0 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain retinoid

Suited For

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

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, fragrances or parabens

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Ingredient Info

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

found in both products
Retinol Cica Barrier Defense Cream

Water

Skin Conditioning

Butylene Glycol

Humectant
1 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Glycerin

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

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

Masking
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Niacinamide

Smoothing
Niacinamide IconGood for Oily Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Dark Spots IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps fight Acne IconHelps brighten skin Icon

When to use

19 Routines
0% use in am
100% use in pm
74% use every day
12 Routines
0% use in am
100% use in pm
58% use every day

Reviews

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Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc Tretinoin Gel 0.025% 4 ingredients

5.0 /5
from 1 rating
Absorbs Well (1) Drying (1) Expensive (1)
michelle_mabelle's avatar

Michelle MaBelle

7 months ago
Review

TL;DR: Holy grail, but very drying and absorbs quickly. You'll need to ask for gel from a provider specifically on request. Irritating, but works very well.

I've been using this for two weeks, but I've been on tret cream for almost two years prior, so I think I'm in a good place to review this. As an aside, this is relatively expensive compared to tret cream as it is only through only a few Show more

#expensive
#drying
#light
#absorbs well

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