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Perrigo
Tretinoin Cream, USP (Generic)
Uploaded on 10/13/2020
This medication is used to treat acne. It may decrease
the number and severity of acne pimples and promote quick healing of pimples that do develop.
(It comes in 0.025%, 0.05%, and 0.1% concentrations).
Ingredients
what‑it‑does | cell-communicating ingredient |
The gold-standard, and only FDA-approved anti-aging active ingredient. It works on the skin cell level and makes your skin cells behave in a healthy and normal way. It's not only an anti-aging miracle but is also an effective acne treatment and skin lightener.
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what‑it‑does | emollient | viscosity controlling |
irritancy, com. | 0, 2-3 |
A common multi-tasker fatty acid that works as an emollient, thickener and emulsion stabilizer.
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what‑it‑does | emollient | perfuming |
irritancy, com. | 3, 3-5 |
A clear, colorless oil-like liquid that's used as a fast-spreading, non-greasy emollient.
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what‑it‑does | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing |
A common water-loving surfactant and emulsifier that helps to keep water and oil mixed nicely together.
what‑it‑does | emollient | viscosity controlling | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing |
irritancy, com. | 2, 2 |
A handy multi-tasker, white to light yellowish oil-loving wax that works very well in oil-in-water emulsions. It makes your skin feel nice and smooth (emollient), stabilizes oil-water mixes and gives body to them.Oh, and one more thing:
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what‑it‑does | viscosity controlling |
A super commonly used thickener and emulsion stabilizer.
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what‑it‑does | preservative |
A mild, natural preservative that usually comes to the formula together with its other mild preservative friends, such as Benzoic Acid and/or Dehydroacetic Acid.
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what‑it‑does | antioxidant | preservative |
It's the acronym for Butylated Hydroxy Toluene. It's a common synthetic antioxidant that's used as a preservative.There is some controversy around BHT.
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what‑it‑does | solvent |
Normal (well kind of - it's purified and deionized) water. Usually the main solvent in cosmetic products.
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