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A-Luminate Brightening Serum

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Guava Vitamin C Dark Spot Serum

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A-Luminate Brightening Serum

Guava Vitamin C Dark Spot Serum

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

Guava Vitamin C Dark Spot Serum

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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

A-Luminate Brightening Serum

Guava Vitamin C Dark Spot 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 16	Water/aqua/eau, propanediol, c9-12 alkane, psidium guajava fruit extract, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, tranexamic acid, sodium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, ascorbyl glucoside, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, psidium guajava seed oil, tocopherol, tocopheryl acetate, sodium hyaluronate, ferulic acid, tremella fuciformis sporocarp extract, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, musa sapientum (banana) fruit extract, prunus armeniaca (apricot) kernel extract, pyrus communis (pear) fruit extract, rubus idaeus (raspberry) fruit extract, melia azadirachta flower extract, melia azadirachta leaf extract, corallina officinalis extract, coccinia indica fruit extract, hexanoyl dipeptide-3 norleucine acetate, polyglyceryl-10 dioleate, glycerin, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, caprylyl glycol, hydroxyacetophenone, sodium stearoyl glutamate, coco-caprylate/caprate, betaine, lecithin, polyglyceryl-10 dipalmitate, sodium citrate, sodium phytate, potassium sorbate, decyl glucoside, lauryl glucoside, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid, xanthan gum, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 48

Total Number of ingredients = 47

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/aqua/eau, propanediol, c9-12 alkane, psidium guajava fruit extract, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, tranexamic acid, sodium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, ascorbyl glucoside, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, psidium guajava seed oil, tocopherol, tocopheryl acetate, sodium hyaluronate, ferulic acid, tremella fuciformis sporocarp extract, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, musa sapientum (banana) fruit extract, prunus armeniaca (apricot) kernel extract, pyrus communis (pear) fruit extract, rubus idaeus (raspberry) fruit extract, melia azadirachta flower extract, melia azadirachta leaf extract, corallina officinalis extract, coccinia indica fruit extract, hexanoyl dipeptide-3 norleucine acetate, polyglyceryl-10 dioleate, glycerin, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, caprylyl glycol, hydroxyacetophenone, sodium stearoyl glutamate, coco-caprylate/caprate, betaine, lecithin, polyglyceryl-10 dipalmitate, sodium citrate, sodium phytate, potassium sorbate, decyl glucoside, lauryl glucoside, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid, xanthan gum, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

A-Luminate Brightening Serum

Guava Vitamin C Dark Spot Serum

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Silybum marianum (milk thistle) extract

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, Tranexamic acid

Skin brightening: 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, Tranexamic acid

Antioxidant: 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, Ascorbyl glucoside, Ferulic acid, Hydroxyacetophenone, Magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, Sodium ascorbyl phosphate, Tremella fuciformis sporocarp extract, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate, Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, 1,2-hexanediol, C9-12 alkane, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Propanediol

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Ingredients with their functions

A-Luminate Brightening Serum

Guava Vitamin C Dark Spot 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