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A-Luminate Brightening Serum

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Sublimage L’essence Lumière

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A-Luminate Brightening Serum

Sublimage L’essence Lumière

Serums/Treatments	Serums/Treatments
Concentrated formulas for hydrating and addressing skin issues.	Concentrated formulas for hydrating and addressing skin issues.
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A-Luminate Brightening Serum

Sublimage L’essence Lumière

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

Sublimage L’essence Lumière

No. of common ingredients = 0
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	Aqua (water), alcohol, isotridecyl isononanoate, diglycerin, glycerin, dipropylene glycol, niacinamide, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, squalane, vanilla planifolia fruit water, faex (yeast extract), glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, anthyllis vulneraria flower extract, butylene glycol, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, pentylene glycol, steareth-21, propylene glycol, potassium sorbate, xanthan gum, polyglycerin-3, parfum (fragrance), sclerotium gum, sodium hyaluronate, propanediol, polyquaternium-51, peg-8, sodium citrate, citric acid, tocopherol, saccharide isomerate, phytic acid, (1, 2)-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, ascorbyl palmitate, tin oxide, chlorphenesin, ascorbic acid, sodium benzoate, ci 15985 (yellow 6), ci 19140 (yellow 5), ci 77891 (titanium dioxide), mica, il51a

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 48

Total Number of ingredients = 44

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

Aqua (water), alcohol, isotridecyl isononanoate, diglycerin, glycerin, dipropylene glycol, niacinamide, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, squalane, vanilla planifolia fruit water, faex (yeast extract), glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, anthyllis vulneraria flower extract, butylene glycol, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, pentylene glycol, steareth-21, propylene glycol, potassium sorbate, xanthan gum, polyglycerin-3, parfum (fragrance), sclerotium gum, sodium hyaluronate, propanediol, polyquaternium-51, peg-8, sodium citrate, citric acid, tocopherol, saccharide isomerate, phytic acid, (1, 2)-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, ascorbyl palmitate, tin oxide, chlorphenesin, ascorbic acid, sodium benzoate, ci 15985 (yellow 6), ci 19140 (yellow 5), ci 77891 (titanium dioxide), mica, il51a

Notable ingredients

A-Luminate Brightening Serum

Sublimage L’essence Lumière

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Silybum marianum (milk thistle) extract

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, Tranexamic acid

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

A-Luminate Brightening Serum

Sublimage L’essence Lumière

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