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Garnier SkinActive Pro-Retinol Tissue Mask
Price
€1.85
Size
1 sheet
Format
Sheet
Brand from
France
Ingredients
24
Vegan
Yes

Where we found it

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Garnier

SkinActive Pro-Retinol Tissue Mask

Garnier's 'Pro-Retinol' is retinyl palmitate, and here it sits eighteenth - below the emollients, the açaí extract and ascorbyl glucoside. The pack advises avoiding sun and wearing SPF the next morning, which is the right instinct for any retinoid, however far down the list it appears.

What stands out in the list

Worked out from the ingredients, not the packaging claims.

  • Contains fragrance

    Listed as Parfum/Fragrance, which can stand for dozens of undisclosed aroma chemicals. Fragrance is one of the most common causes of cosmetic contact allergy.

  • 2 concentration-capped ingredients

    EU law sets a maximum for Potassium Hydroxide, Retinyl Palmitate. Products on sale in the EU must comply.

  • 1 ingredient flagged for pregnancy

    Retinyl Palmitate is usually avoided or used with caution during pregnancy. This is what the ingredient entries say, not medical advice, so ask your midwife or doctor.

  • No drying alcohol

    No ethanol, alcohol denat. or isopropyl alcohol in the list. Fatty alcohols such as cetearyl alcohol are not drying and do not count.

The panel

All 24 ingredients, in the order they appear on the pack. Tap a name to read the full entry.

Well tolerated
No meaningful concern for most people; irritation is possible but rare.
Depends on you
Genuinely relevant for some people, or depends on dose and pH.
Worth knowing
EU-restricted, a common contact allergen, or subject to live debate.
Avoid
Banned in EU cosmetics or credibly linked to serious harm.
Not yet documented
No encyclopaedia entry for this ingredient yet, so we make no claim about it.
  1. 01Aqua / WaterWell tolerated
  2. 02PropanediolWell tolerated
  3. 03GlycerinWell tolerated
  4. 04Dicaprylyl Ether·
  5. 05Pentylene GlycolWell tolerated
  6. 06PEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides·
  7. 07Octyldodecanol·
  8. 08Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate·
  9. 09Ascorbyl Glucoside·
  10. 10Dicaprylyl Carbonate·
  11. 11Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract·
  12. 12Glyceryl Isostearate·
  13. 13HydroxyacetophenoneWell tolerated
  14. 14MaltodextrinWell tolerated
  15. 15Pentaerythrityl Tetra-DI-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate·
  16. 16Potassium HydroxideEU max 5% (nail cuticle solvent); 2% gen…Well tolerated
  17. 17PPG-6-Decyltetradeceth-30·
  18. 18Retinyl PalmitateEU max 0.3% Retinol EquivalentWorth knowing
  19. 19Sodium CitrateWell tolerated
  20. 20Sodium HyaluronateWell tolerated
  21. 21TocopherolWell tolerated
  22. 22Trisodium Ethylenediamine DisuccinateWell tolerated
  23. 23Xanthan GumWell tolerated
  24. 24Parfum / FragranceWorth knowing

How to use it

Unfold the sheet, lay it on a cleansed face and press it to the contours. Leave 15 minutes, remove, then massage in the remaining serum. Avoid sun exposure afterwards and use SPF the following morning.

What the brand claims

Reproduced from the pack or the brand’s own page. We have not tested these.

  • Declared vegan on the pack
  • Marketed as 3% Pro-Retinol; the declared retinoid is retinyl palmitate
  • With açaí extract and vitamin C as ascorbyl glucoside
  • Single-use sheet mask

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