Retinol Face Stick

What it is: An ultra-concentrated, water-free treatment balm with a 3% encapsulated retinol blend to help soften the look of fine lines, wrinkles, and texture.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines/Wrinkles, Dullness, and Loss of Firmness/Elasticity

Highlighted Ingredients:

- 3% Encapsulated Retinol Blend: A super-powerful retinol that softens the look of fine lines and wrinkles.

- Fruit Enzyme Blend: Papaya and pumpkin enzymes that target pores and reveal smoother-looking skin.

- Bakuchiol: A potent antioxidant that gently refines the look of texture and pores.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

What Else You Need to Know: This super-concentrated face stick contains a 3% encapsulated retinol blend to diminish the look of fine lines and wrinkles and a fruit enzyme blend that combines papaya and pumpkin enzymes to target pores and reveal brighter-, smoother-looking skin.

Clinical Results: In a 4-week consumer study with 25 participants, results included:

- 100% of participants said their skin feels smoother than when they started after 4 weeks

- 92% of participants said their fine lines/wrinkles appear softer after using this product after 4 weeks

- 89% of participants said the product was gentle enough to use daily after 2 weeks

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-3% Encapsulated Retinol Blend: A super-powerful retinol that softens the look of fine lines and wrinkles.

-Fruit Enzyme Blend: Papaya and pumpkin enzymes that target pores and reveal smoother-looking skin.

-Bakuchiol: A potent antioxidant that gently refines the look of texture and pores.

Squalane, Synthetic Wax, Diisostearyl Malate, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Wax, Rhus Succedanea Fruit Wax, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Carica Papaya (Papaya) Seed Oil, Mica, Cucurbita Pepo (Pumpkin) Seed Extract, Cellulose Acetate Butyrate, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Bakuchiol, Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Seed Oil, Vaccinium Myrtillus (Blueberry) Seed Oil, Hydrogenated Rice Bran Oil, Ethylene/Propylene Copolymer, Retinol, Astaxanthin, Arginine, Glutamic Acid, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Caprylyl Glycol, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-di-t-butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Tricaprylin, Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract.

Clean at Sephora products are formulated without the following banned or restricted ingredients (please see Clean at Sephora landing page for full list of specific restrictions and allowances by category—this is not an exhaustive list):Acrylates, Aluminum Salts, Animal Musks/Fats/Oils, Benzophenones and related compounds, Butoxyethanol, Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) under 0.1%, Carbon Black or Black 2, Coal Tar, Ethanolamines, Formaldehyde and Formaldehyde Releasing Agents, Hydroquinone, Lead and Lead Acetate, Mercury + Mercury Compounds (Thimerisol), Methoxyethanol, Methyl Cellosolve, Methylchloroisothiazolinone and Methylisothiazolinone, Mineral Oil, Nanomaterials (restrictions for specific nanomaterials only), Oxybenzone, Parabens, Petrolatum and Paraffin (USP grade only), Phenoxyethanol under 1%, Phthalates, Plastic Microbeads, Polyacrylamide & Acrylamide, Resorcinol, Retinyl Palmitate, Styrene, Sulfates, Talc (no detection of asbestos), Toluene, Triclosan and Triclocarban, Undisclosed Synthetic Fragrance (under 1% and formulated without Acetaldehyde, Acetone, Acetonitrile, Benzalkonium chloride, BPA, EDTA, Methylene chloride, PTFE, PFOA), 1,4-Dioxane (ingredients must comply with impurity thresholds), Octinoxate, PFAS compounds, Nitromusks and Polycyclic Musks, Ethoxylated Ingredients (including PEGS or polyethylene glycol must meet contamination limits for 1,4-Dioxane and ethylene oxide), Cyclic Silicones, EDTA and derivatives (allowed if no technical substitute under 0.2%).

Suggested Usage:
-At night after cleansing and moisturizing, gently swipe over entire face and neck, avoiding the eye area.
-Be sure to follow up the next morning with an SPF.
-New to retinol or have sensitive skin? First, patch-test, then start usage one to two times per week.