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Brightening Peel

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Mandarin Brightening Peel

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Brightening Peel

Mandarin Brightening Peel

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Ingredient highlights

Brightening Peel

Mandarin Brightening Peel

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Full ingredient list

Brightening Peel

Mandarin Brightening Peel

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua), sd alcohol 40-b, citric acid, glycolic acid, lactic acid, glycerin, mandelic acid, sodium hydroxide, hydroxyethylcellulose, salicylic acid, vaccinium myrtillus (bilberry) fruit extract, xanthan gum, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, phenoxyethanol. 8	Aqua (water), citrus aurantium dulcis (orange zest) fruit extract, glycerin, lactic acid (l), propanediol, undecylenoyl phenylalanine (sepiwhite), glycolic acid, gluconic acid (d), nonapeptide-1, citrus sinensis (orange) fruit extract, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, citrus nobilis (red mandarin orange) oil, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, solanum lycopersicum (tomato) fruit lipids, trifolium pratense (red clover) flower extract, vanilla planifolia fruit extract, fusanus spicatus (sandalwood) wood oil, cyamopsis tetragonoloba (guar) gum, lycopene, xanthan gum, polyglyceryl-4 caprate, sodium metabisulfite, aspergillus/molasses ferment filtrate, potassium chloride, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, butylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, alcohol denat., benzyl alcohol, dextran, citric acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 15

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Water (aqua), sd alcohol 40-b, citric acid, glycolic acid, lactic acid, glycerin, mandelic acid, sodium hydroxide, hydroxyethylcellulose, salicylic acid, vaccinium myrtillus (bilberry) fruit extract, xanthan gum, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, phenoxyethanol.

Aqua (water), citrus aurantium dulcis (orange zest) fruit extract, glycerin, lactic acid (l), propanediol, undecylenoyl phenylalanine (sepiwhite), glycolic acid, gluconic acid (d), nonapeptide-1, citrus sinensis (orange) fruit extract, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, citrus nobilis (red mandarin orange) oil, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, solanum lycopersicum (tomato) fruit lipids, trifolium pratense (red clover) flower extract, vanilla planifolia fruit extract, fusanus spicatus (sandalwood) wood oil, cyamopsis tetragonoloba (guar) gum, lycopene, xanthan gum, polyglyceryl-4 caprate, sodium metabisulfite, aspergillus/molasses ferment filtrate, potassium chloride, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, butylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, alcohol denat., benzyl alcohol, dextran, citric acid

Notable ingredients

Brightening Peel

Mandarin Brightening Peel

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Exfoliant: Glycolic acid, Mandelic acid, Salicylic acid, Lactic acid

Solvent: Water (aqua), Glycerin, Sd alcohol 40-b

Skin brightening: Undecylenoyl phenylalanine (sepiwhite)

Antioxidant: Citrus sinensis (orange) fruit extract, Lycopene, Sodium metabisulfite, Trifolium pratense (red clover) flower extract, Vanilla planifolia fruit extract

Exfoliant: Glycolic acid, Lactic acid (l)

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Ingredients with their functions

Brightening Peel

Mandarin Brightening Peel

Water (aqua)

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.

Sd alcohol 40-b

Function: Viscosity controlling, Astringent, Solvent

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

Citric acid

Function: Chelating, Buffering

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