Re’equil 0.1% Retinol Night Cream Versus Dot & Key Skincare Strawberry Bright 10% Niacinamide Face Serum
This anti-aging night moisturizer is formulated around Retinol to soften the look of wrinkles and refine skin texture.
This brightening serum is formulated around Niacinamide and Fragaria Ananassa Fruit Extract to fade the look of dark spots and brighten dull-looking skin.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantEthylhexyl Methoxycrylene
Skin ConditioningUndecane
EmollientTridecane
PerfumingButylene Glycol
HumectantTriheptanoin
Skin ConditioningBidens Pilosa Extract
HumectantElaeis Guineensis Oil
EmollientGossypium Herbaceum Seed Oil
Skin ConditioningLinum Usitatissimum Seed Oil
PerfumingCaprylhydroxamic Acid
Chelating1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
SolventOctyldodecanol
EmollientTrisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
ChelatingHydrogenated Rapeseed Oil
EmollientPentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate
EmollientSodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingBehenyl Alcohol
EmollientPentaerythrityl Distearate
EmulsifyingMethyl Glucose Sesquistearate
EmollientCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingPhysalis Angulata Extract
Skin ProtectingMethoxyhydroxyphenyl Isopropylnitrone
AntioxidantCitric Acid
BufferingRetinol
Skin ConditioningPolysorbate 20
EmulsifyingHydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingWater, Glycerin, Ethylhexyl Methoxycrylene, Undecane, Tridecane, Butylene Glycol, Triheptanoin, Bidens Pilosa Extract, Elaeis Guineensis Oil, Gossypium Herbaceum Seed Oil, Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, 1,2-Hexanediol, Propanediol, Octyldodecanol, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Hydrogenated Rapeseed Oil, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Behenyl Alcohol, Pentaerythrityl Distearate, Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Physalis Angulata Extract, Methoxyhydroxyphenyl Isopropylnitrone, Citric Acid, Retinol, Polysorbate 20, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Water
Skin ConditioningNiacinamide
SmoothingPropanediol
SolventPhenyl Trimethicone
Skin ConditioningIsohexadecane
EmollientHamamelis Virginiana Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningPropylene Glycol
HumectantSodium Benzoate
MaskingPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSorbitol
HumectantDimethicone
EmollientFragaria Ananassa Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCyanocobalamin
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantXylitylglucoside
HumectantAnhydroxylitol
HumectantXylitol
HumectantTrehalose
HumectantTocopheryl Acetate
AntioxidantPhragmites Communis Extract
Skin ConditioningPoria Cocos Extract
Skin ConditioningBetaine
HumectantSodium PCA
HumectantSodium Lactate
BufferingPCA
HumectantSerine
MaskingAlanine
MaskingGlycine
BufferingGlutamic Acid
HumectantLysine Hcl
Skin ConditioningThreonine
Arginine
MaskingProline
Skin ConditioningAllantoin
Skin ConditioningCetearyl Olivate
Sorbitan Olivate
EmulsifyingPolymethyl Methacrylate
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingPolymethylsilsesquioxane
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingDisodium EDTA
ChelatingWater, Niacinamide, Propanediol, Phenyl Trimethicone, Isohexadecane, Hamamelis Virginiana Leaf Extract, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sorbitol, Dimethicone, Fragaria Ananassa Fruit Extract, Cyanocobalamin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Xylitylglucoside, Anhydroxylitol, Xylitol, Trehalose, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phragmites Communis Extract, Poria Cocos Extract, Betaine, Sodium PCA, Sodium Lactate, PCA, Serine, Alanine, Glycine, Glutamic Acid, Lysine Hcl, Threonine, Arginine, Proline, Allantoin, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Xanthan Gum, Disodium EDTA
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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.
Propanediol is an all-star ingredient. It softens, hydrates, and smooths the skin.
It’s often used to:
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.
Learn more about PropanediolWater. 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. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Remember to stay hydrated!
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