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A-Luminate Brightening Serum

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Sensitive Solutions Calming Serum

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A-Luminate Brightening Serum

Sensitive Solutions Calming Serum

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

A-Luminate Brightening Serum

Sensitive Solutions Calming Serum

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

Full ingredient list

A-Luminate Brightening Serum

Sensitive Solutions Calming Serum

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Water/aqua/eau, squalane, glycerin, niacinamide, sodium acrylates copolymer, thermus thermophillus ferment, tranexamic acid, glucosyl hesperidin, silybum marianum (milk thistle) extract, withania somnifera (ashwagandha) root extract, lactoferrin, plankton extract, tremella fuciformis sporocarp (silver ear mushroom) extract, pancratium maritimum (sea daffodil) extract, dunaliella salina extract, pentasodium tetracarboxymethyl acetylhydroxyprolyl dipeptide-12, hexapeptide-11, hexapeptide-12, pentasodium tetracarboxymethyl dipeptide-51, phosphatidylserine, diglucosyl gallic acid, phospholipids, fructose, betaine, ascorbyl palmitate, propanediol, lecithin, caprylyl methicone, dimethicone, mannitol, phosphatidylcholine, 1,2-hexanediol, cetyl alcohol, xanthan gum, tocopherol, citric acid, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, decyl glucoside, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylhydroxamic acid, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, sodium chloride, silica, tin oxide (ci 77861), ci 77891/titanium dioxide 14	Water, glycerin, theobroma grandiflorum seed butter, caprylic/capric triglyceride, isoamyl laurate, inulin, mango butter dimer dilinoleyl esters/dimer dilinoleate copolymer, squalane, polyglyceryl-6 distearate, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, propanediol, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, saccharomyces ferment, oryza sativa (rice) extract, glycine soja (soybean) oil, honey, tocopherol, jojoba esters, sclerotium gum, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate, polyglyceryl-3 beeswax, cetyl alcohol, citric acid, lecithin, pullulan, silica, fructose, glucose, inositol, sucrose, trehalose, alcohol, sodium citrate, benzoic acid, sodium benzoate, sodium phytate, ethyl lauroyl arginate hcl, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 48

Total Number of ingredients = 40

Water/aqua/eau, squalane, glycerin, niacinamide, sodium acrylates copolymer, thermus thermophillus ferment, tranexamic acid, glucosyl hesperidin, silybum marianum (milk thistle) extract, withania somnifera (ashwagandha) root extract, lactoferrin, plankton extract, tremella fuciformis sporocarp (silver ear mushroom) extract, pancratium maritimum (sea daffodil) extract, dunaliella salina extract, pentasodium tetracarboxymethyl acetylhydroxyprolyl dipeptide-12, hexapeptide-11, hexapeptide-12, pentasodium tetracarboxymethyl dipeptide-51, phosphatidylserine, diglucosyl gallic acid, phospholipids, fructose, betaine, ascorbyl palmitate, propanediol, lecithin, caprylyl methicone, dimethicone, mannitol, phosphatidylcholine, 1,2-hexanediol, cetyl alcohol, xanthan gum, tocopherol, citric acid, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, decyl glucoside, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylhydroxamic acid, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, sodium chloride, silica, tin oxide (ci 77861), ci 77891/titanium dioxide

Water, glycerin, theobroma grandiflorum seed butter, caprylic/capric triglyceride, isoamyl laurate, inulin, mango butter dimer dilinoleyl esters/dimer dilinoleate copolymer, squalane, polyglyceryl-6 distearate, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, propanediol, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, saccharomyces ferment, oryza sativa (rice) extract, glycine soja (soybean) oil, honey, tocopherol, jojoba esters, sclerotium gum, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate, polyglyceryl-3 beeswax, cetyl alcohol, citric acid, lecithin, pullulan, silica, fructose, glucose, inositol, sucrose, trehalose, alcohol, sodium citrate, benzoic acid, sodium benzoate, sodium phytate, ethyl lauroyl arginate hcl, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

A-Luminate Brightening Serum

Sensitive Solutions Calming Serum

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Silybum marianum (milk thistle) extract

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, Tranexamic acid

Soothing: Honey, Sucrose, Jojoba esters

Antioxidant: Carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water, Alcohol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Propanediol

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Ingredients with their functions

A-Luminate Brightening Serum

Sensitive Solutions Calming Serum

Water/aqua/eau

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.

Squalane

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent