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Aqualuronic Serum

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Amino Acids + B5

Product category and function

Aqualuronic Serum

Amino Acids + B5

Serums/Treatments	Serums/Treatments
Concentrated formulas for hydrating and addressing skin issues.	Concentrated formulas for hydrating and addressing skin issues.
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Ingredient highlights

Aqualuronic Serum

Amino Acids + B5

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Aqualuronic Serum

Amino Acids + B5

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, methyl gluceth-20, butylene glycol, glycerin, dipropylene glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, niacinamide, codium tomentosum extract, enteromorpha compressa extract, undaria pinnatifida extract, glycereth-25 pca isostearate, ethylhexyl palmitate, artemisia princeps leaf extract, carbomer, tromethamine, xanthan gum, cetyl ethylhexanoate, hydroxyethylcellulose, ethylhexylglycerin, sea water, fragrance, adenosine, polyglyceryl-10 oleate, biosaccharide gum-1, disodium edta, trehalose, sodium hyaluronate, hydrogenated lecithin, propanediol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, zinc pca, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, myrothamnus flabellifolia leaf/stem extract, ceramide np, cholesterol, ceramide as, ceramide ns, ascorbic acid, citric acid, ceramide ap, eucalyptus globulus leaf extract, asiaticoside, asiatic acid, phytosphingosine, madecassic acid, magnesium pca, sodium lactate, copper tripeptide-1, serine, sucrose, urea, glycine, calcium chloride, potassium hydroxide, ornithine, sea salt, alanine, magnesium chloride, threonine, histidine, aspartic acid, valine, ceramide eop, proline, dipotassium phosphate, lysine, leucine, tyrosine, isoleucine, magnesium citrate, glucosamine hcl, phenylalanine, glutamic acid, arginine, 1-methylhydantoin-2-imide, asparagine, citrulline, uric acid, methionine, taurine, tryptophan, formic acid, ammonia, glutamine, cysteine 17	Aqua (water), propanediol, betaine, sodium pca, panthenol, sodium lactate, arginine, pca, aspartic acid, glycine, alanine, serine, threonine, valine, proline, isoleucine, lysine hcl, histidine, phenylalanine, glutamic acid, citric acid, dimethyl isosorbide, polysorbate 20, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 85

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Water, methyl gluceth-20, butylene glycol, glycerin, dipropylene glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, niacinamide, codium tomentosum extract, enteromorpha compressa extract, undaria pinnatifida extract, glycereth-25 pca isostearate, ethylhexyl palmitate, artemisia princeps leaf extract, carbomer, tromethamine, xanthan gum, cetyl ethylhexanoate, hydroxyethylcellulose, ethylhexylglycerin, sea water, fragrance, adenosine, polyglyceryl-10 oleate, biosaccharide gum-1, disodium edta, trehalose, sodium hyaluronate, hydrogenated lecithin, propanediol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, zinc pca, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, myrothamnus flabellifolia leaf/stem extract, ceramide np, cholesterol, ceramide as, ceramide ns, ascorbic acid, citric acid, ceramide ap, eucalyptus globulus leaf extract, asiaticoside, asiatic acid, phytosphingosine, madecassic acid, magnesium pca, sodium lactate, copper tripeptide-1, serine, sucrose, urea, glycine, calcium chloride, potassium hydroxide, ornithine, sea salt, alanine, magnesium chloride, threonine, histidine, aspartic acid, valine, ceramide eop, proline, dipotassium phosphate, lysine, leucine, tyrosine, isoleucine, magnesium citrate, glucosamine hcl, phenylalanine, glutamic acid, arginine, 1-methylhydantoin-2-imide, asparagine, citrulline, uric acid, methionine, taurine, tryptophan, formic acid, ammonia, glutamine, cysteine

Aqua (water), propanediol, betaine, sodium pca, panthenol, sodium lactate, arginine, pca, aspartic acid, glycine, alanine, serine, threonine, valine, proline, isoleucine, lysine hcl, histidine, phenylalanine, glutamic acid, citric acid, dimethyl isosorbide, polysorbate 20, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol

Notable ingredients

Aqualuronic Serum

Amino Acids + B5

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Sucrose

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Aqua (water), 1,2-hexanediol, Dimethyl isosorbide, Propanediol

Buffering: Citric acid, Glycine, Sodium lactate

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Ingredients with their functions

Aqualuronic Serum

Amino Acids + B5

Water

Also-called: Aqua, Aqua/Water, Water/Aqua/Eau, Aqua/Water/Eau | Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

Water serves as a fundamental component in skincare products, often listed as the first ingredient, which means it's the most abundant. It acts as a solvent, helping to dissolve other ingredients and facilitate the application and absorption of products.

Methyl gluceth-20

Function: Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Butylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.