Name: Dr Dennis Gross - Advanced Retinol + Ferulic Texture Renewal Serum
Brand: Dr Dennis Gross

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Anti-blemish
Anti-aging
Evens skin tone
Exfoliation
Moisturizing
Anti-oxidation

Anti-blemish

What does the product description say?

Key Benefits Works to reduce the appearance of blemishesHelps to smooth the look of fine linesPromotes a clear, even complexionPowered by a Phyto-Retinol Blend™Hydrates the skin UK200031990

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This product can help reduce breakouts and clogged pores because it contains the following ingredient: retinol. This ingredient is used for treating acne and can have a noticeable effect.

In addition, this product contains bakuchiol. It can help in reducing blemishes, even though it is less effective.

The following ingredient (ingredients) in this product might be helpful, but there is no evidence to confirm that it actually works: glycolic acid, linoleic acid, mandelic acid

retinol 0.9% - 1.1%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Two steps removed from the active form of vitamin A - retinoic acid. Once converted to the retinoic acid in the skin, retinol is proven to be effective against all signs of aging. It improves skin cell turnover, helps fight blemishes and clogged pores, can regulate excess oil production and even skin tone. It can, however, be quite irritating

bakuchiol 0.7% - 1.1%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

A plant extract that is, though different in chemical structure, acts similar to retinoids. First studies show that it can help reduce fine lines and wrinkles, improve skin tone, reduce clogged pores and blemishes, and reduce inflammation. There is no conclusive evidence that bakuchiol is as effective as retinol however. The study that directly compared retinol with bakuchiol used bakuchiol applied twice daily compared to once per day for the retinol. According to this study, bakuchiol is less irritating than retinol. Bakuchiol is extracted from seeds of Babchi plant. Other parts of the plant contain coumarins that could cause allergic and irritant reactions. These compounds should be removed in the extraction process when bakuchiol is produced, but it is a good idea to be cautious and stay away from products that include the Babchi plant extracts other than purified bakuchiol to avoid irritation

mandelic acid 1.2% - 1.4%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: MEDIUM

Helps shed the upper layer of dead cells from the surface of the skin revealing smoother, brighter skin. It can help to reduce hyperpigmentation. It has anti-bacterial properties, and might help to reduce blemishes, as well as fine lines and wrinkles. It is considered to be gentler than glycolic acid

Anti-aging

What does the product description say?

This blend of retinol, ferulic acid, bakuchiol and rambutan works synergistically to enhance the efficiency of each ingredient and promotes a smoother texture where blemishes and fine lines appear visibly reduced.

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This product can help reduce and prevent fine lines and wrinkles, improve skin elasticity and firmness because it contains retinol, adenosine, bakuchiol, glycolic acid.

These ingredients in the product can also be helpful, even though there is less evidence for their effectiveness: ferulic acid.

Keep in mind that it typically takes at least 6 weeks to notice any results because the changes that are needed to improve fine lines and elasticity happen in the deeper layers of the skin. No topical anti-aging product can “erase” wrinkles or fully reverse signs of aging.

glycolic acid 0.3% - 0.55%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

An alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA) that helps to remove the dead skin cells on the surface of the skin reveling a more even, smoother complexation. It is also able to stimulate collagen production with long-term use. Could help to reduce pore congestion. It can be irritating to the skin. Apply sunscreen daily if using products with glycolic acid

retinol 0.9% - 1.1%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Two steps removed from the active form of vitamin A - retinoic acid. Once converted to the retinoic acid in the skin, retinol is proven to be effective against all signs of aging. It improves skin cell turnover, helps fight blemishes and clogged pores, can regulate excess oil production and even skin tone. It can, however, be quite irritating

bakuchiol 0.7% - 1.1%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

A plant extract that is, though different in chemical structure, acts similar to retinoids. First studies show that it can help reduce fine lines and wrinkles, improve skin tone, reduce clogged pores and blemishes, and reduce inflammation. There is no conclusive evidence that bakuchiol is as effective as retinol however. The study that directly compared retinol with bakuchiol used bakuchiol applied twice daily compared to once per day for the retinol. According to this study, bakuchiol is less irritating than retinol. Bakuchiol is extracted from seeds of Babchi plant. Other parts of the plant contain coumarins that could cause allergic and irritant reactions. These compounds should be removed in the extraction process when bakuchiol is produced, but it is a good idea to be cautious and stay away from products that include the Babchi plant extracts other than purified bakuchiol to avoid irritation

Evens skin tone

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Use as part of a regular skincare routine to encourage a smoother, more even complexion with a radiant finish.

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This product can help reduce hypepigmentation and even out the skin tone because it contains the following effective ingredients: retinol.

In addition, this product contains bakuchiol, glycolic acid, mandelic acid. This ingredient (ingredients) might help reduce hyperpigmentation, but the effect, if any, is likely to be small.

The following ingredient (ingredients) in this product might be helpful, but there is no evidence to confirm that it actually can help even out the skin tone: ferulic acid, hexylresorcinol, morus alba bark extract.

Keep in mind that you would need to apply any topical skincare targetted at hypigmentation consistently for a couple of months to get a result. No topical skincare product can help get rid of hyperpigmentation (including post-acne marks and age spots) instantly.

mandelic acid 1.2% - 1.4%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Helps shed the upper layer of dead cells from the surface of the skin revealing smoother, brighter skin. It can help to reduce hyperpigmentation. It has anti-bacterial properties, and might help to reduce blemishes, as well as fine lines and wrinkles. It is considered to be gentler than glycolic acid

glycolic acid 0.3% - 0.55%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

An alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA) that helps to remove the dead skin cells on the surface of the skin reveling a more even, smoother complexation. It is also able to stimulate collagen production with long-term use. Could help to reduce pore congestion. It can be irritating to the skin. Apply sunscreen daily if using products with glycolic acid

retinol 0.9% - 1.1%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Two steps removed from the active form of vitamin A - retinoic acid. Once converted to the retinoic acid in the skin, retinol is proven to be effective against all signs of aging. It improves skin cell turnover, helps fight blemishes and clogged pores, can regulate excess oil production and even skin tone. It can, however, be quite irritating

Exfoliation

What does the product description say?

Revitalise the complexion with the Dr Dennis Gross Advanced Retinol + Ferulic Texture Renewal Serum, a powerful skincare serum designed to help achieve smoother, younger-looking skin.

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This product can help exfoliate the skin. In other words, it helps break down the bonds between dead cells on the surface of the skin and speed up the skin turnover. Skin often appears softer and brighter after exfoliation, but overdoing it can result in disrupted skin barrier. The following ingredient is doing the exfoliating job in this product: glycolic acid, mandelic acid, retinol.

glycolic acid 0.3% - 0.55%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

An alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA) that helps to remove the dead skin cells on the surface of the skin reveling a more even, smoother complexation. It is also able to stimulate collagen production with long-term use. Could help to reduce pore congestion. It can be irritating to the skin. Apply sunscreen daily if using products with glycolic acid

mandelic acid 1.2% - 1.4%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Helps shed the upper layer of dead cells from the surface of the skin revealing smoother, brighter skin. It can help to reduce hyperpigmentation. It has anti-bacterial properties, and might help to reduce blemishes, as well as fine lines and wrinkles. It is considered to be gentler than glycolic acid

retinol 0.9% - 1.1%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Two steps removed from the active form of vitamin A - retinoic acid. Once converted to the retinoic acid in the skin, retinol is proven to be effective against all signs of aging. It improves skin cell turnover, helps fight blemishes and clogged pores, can regulate excess oil production and even skin tone. It can, however, be quite irritating

Moisturizing

What does the product description say?

Key Benefits Works to reduce the appearance of blemishesHelps to smooth the look of fine linesPromotes a clear, even complexionPowered by a Phyto-Retinol Blend™Hydrates the skin UK200031990

Source: SpaceNK

This product can help improve hydration of the skin with the two types of ingredients.

The first type is called “humectants”:
these ingredients help attract water. When humectants are on the surface of the skin, they “pull in” the moisture from the outside environment, or from within deeper layers of the skin. The following ingredients in this product do the job: glycerin, saccharide isomerate.

This product also contains ingredients called “occlusives”. They help reduce the speed with which our skin loses moisture to the outside environment. These ingredients also help soften the upper layer of the skin, so it feels less tight and nicer to the touch. The following ingredients in this product do the job: squalane.

The following ingredients in this product are especially good for supporting the skin barrier and helping with the hydration level: linoleic acid, panthenol

sodium hyaluronate 0.35% - 0.6%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin

sodium pca 0.3% - 0.55%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Naturally present in skin and helps to attract water to its upper layer

glycerin 2.4% - 3%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant

Anti-oxidation

This product contains antioxidants (bakuchiol, ferulic acid, retinol, ubiquinone) that can help neutralize free radicals in skin. By doing so, they can lessen the damage the skin gets from the UV light (sun).

The following ingredients - hexylresorcinol, quercetin also can have an antioxidant effect, but there is less evidence to confirm their effectiveness in skin.

retinol 0.9% - 1.1%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Two steps removed from the active form of vitamin A - retinoic acid. Once converted to the retinoic acid in the skin, retinol is proven to be effective against all signs of aging. It improves skin cell turnover, helps fight blemishes and clogged pores, can regulate excess oil production and even skin tone. It can, however, be quite irritating

ubiquinone 0.3% - 0.6%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Coenzyme Q10. It helps neutralize free radicals in skin, improves skin hydration and might be helpful agains fine lines and wrinkles. It can be an allergen

bakuchiol 0.7% - 1.1%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

A plant extract that is, though different in chemical structure, acts similar to retinoids. First studies show that it can help reduce fine lines and wrinkles, improve skin tone, reduce clogged pores and blemishes, and reduce inflammation. There is no conclusive evidence that bakuchiol is as effective as retinol however. The study that directly compared retinol with bakuchiol used bakuchiol applied twice daily compared to once per day for the retinol. According to this study, bakuchiol is less irritating than retinol. Bakuchiol is extracted from seeds of Babchi plant. Other parts of the plant contain coumarins that could cause allergic and irritant reactions. These compounds should be removed in the extraction process when bakuchiol is produced, but it is a good idea to be cautious and stay away from products that include the Babchi plant extracts other than purified bakuchiol to avoid irritation

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retinol 0.9% - 1.1%

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Works for: Anti-blemish, Exfoliation, Anti-oxidation, Anti-aging, Evens skin tone, Mattifying

Two steps removed from the active form of vitamin A - retinoic acid. Once converted to the retinoic acid in the skin, retinol is proven to be effective against all signs of aging. It improves skin cell turnover, helps fight blemishes and clogged pores, can regulate excess oil production and even skin tone. It can, however, be quite irritating

bakuchiol 0.7% - 1.1%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Anti-oxidation, Anti-inflammatory, Anti-blemish, Evens skin tone, Anti-aging

A plant extract that is, though different in chemical structure, acts similar to retinoids. First studies show that it can help reduce fine lines and wrinkles, improve skin tone, reduce clogged pores and blemishes, and reduce inflammation. There is no conclusive evidence that bakuchiol is as effective as retinol however. The study that directly compared retinol with bakuchiol used bakuchiol applied twice daily compared to once per day for the retinol. According to this study, bakuchiol is less irritating than retinol. Bakuchiol is extracted from seeds of Babchi plant. Other parts of the plant contain coumarins that could cause allergic and irritant reactions. These compounds should be removed in the extraction process when bakuchiol is produced, but it is a good idea to be cautious and stay away from products that include the Babchi plant extracts other than purified bakuchiol to avoid irritation

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propylene glycol 4.4% - 5.3%

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Works for: Moisturizing

Helps oil and water mix together and can enhance the penetration of other ingredients into the skin. It can be irritating

mandelic acid 1.2% - 1.4%

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Works for: Evens skin tone, Exfoliation, Anti-blemish, Antibacterial

Helps shed the upper layer of dead cells from the surface of the skin revealing smoother, brighter skin. It can help to reduce hyperpigmentation. It has anti-bacterial properties, and might help to reduce blemishes, as well as fine lines and wrinkles. It is considered to be gentler than glycolic acid

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water 45% - 55%

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Plain old water

propylene glycol 4.4% - 5.3%

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Works for: Moisturizing

Helps oil and water mix together and can enhance the penetration of other ingredients into the skin. It can be irritating

dimethyl isosorbide 4.1% - 5%

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Used to dissolve other ingredients in a product and can enhance their ability to penetrate the skin

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Water, Propylene glycol, Dimethyl isosorbide, Polyglyceryl-10 laurate, Glycerin, Ethoxydiglycol, Lactic acid, Hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, Mandelic acid, Retinol, Bakuchiol, Nephelium lappaceum leaf extract, Ferulic acid, Squalane, Linoleic acid, Salicylic acid, Salix alba bark extract, Phospholipids, Soy isoflavones, Sodium hyaluronate, Saccharide isomerate, Ubiquinone, Sodium pca, Hexylresorcinol, Quercetin, Adenosine, Morus alba bark extract, Panthenol, Glycolic acid, Maltodextrin, Xanthan gum, Leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Potassium hydroxide, Bht, Bha, Polysorbate 20, Sodium phytate, Citric acid, Sodium citrate, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium benzoate, Potassium sorbate

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Key ingredients	salicylic acid retinol +17 more	Common: salicylic acid bakuchiol +2 more Other: hyaluronic acid nigella sativa seed oil +2 more	Common: salicylic acid salicylic acid +7 more Other: niacinamide nonapeptide-1 +7 more	Common: retinol lactic acid +11 more Other: niacinamide tocopherol +3 more	Common: salicylic acid bakuchiol +2 more Other: hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid lactobacillus +3 more	Common: adenosine panthenol +2 more Other: ceramide np phytosphingosine +5 more	Common: ferulic acid panthenol +3 more Other: ascorbic acid tocopherol	Common: retinol retinol +4 more Other: ascorbic acid niacinamide +6 more	Common: retinol glycerin +1 more Other: niacinamide dimethicone +1 more	Common: salicylic acid retinol +2 more Other: niacinamide 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid +4 more	Common: retinol bakuchiol +4 more Other: niacinamide limnanthes alba seed oil +2 more
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Potential Irritants	glycolic acid Has skin benefit? morus alba bark extract Has skin benefit? +19 more	salix alba bark extract Has skin benefit? salicylic acid Has skin benefit? +10 more	ascorbic acid Has skin benefit? salicylic acid Has skin benefit? +11 more	lavandula angustifolia flower/leaf/stem extract Has skin benefit? citrus aurantium bergamia fruit extract Has skin benefit? +15 more	propylene glycol Has skin benefit? salicylic acid Has skin benefit? +11 more	ethylhexylglycerin Has skin benefit? citric acid Has skin benefit? +1 more	propylene glycol Has skin benefit? ascorbic acid Has skin benefit? +4 more	humulus lupulus extract Has skin benefit? salicylic acid Has skin benefit? +16 more	retinol Has skin benefit? benzyl alcohol Has skin benefit? +11 more	parfum Has skin benefit? kojic acid Has skin benefit? +13 more	phenethyl alcohol Has skin benefit? parfum Has skin benefit? +7 more
All ingredients	water Has skin benefit? propylene glycol Has skin benefit? +41 more	water Has skin benefit? propanediol Has skin benefit? +25 more	unknown Has skin benefit? lac Has skin benefit? +37 more	water Has skin benefit? niacinamide Has skin benefit? +42 more	water Has skin benefit? ppg-13-decyltetradeceth-24 Has skin benefit? +29 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +20 more	water Has skin benefit? ethoxydiglycol Has skin benefit? +13 more	unspecified form of vitamin c Has skin benefit? retinol Has skin benefit? +45 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +28 more	water Has skin benefit? propylene glycol Has skin benefit? +28 more	water Has skin benefit? glyceryl oleate citrate Has skin benefit? +23 more

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Dr Dennis Gross Advanced Retinol + Ferulic Texture Renewal Serum

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Anti-oxidation

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