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GENIUS Liquid Collagen Essence

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Vitamin Nectar Antioxidant Face Serum

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GENIUS Liquid Collagen Essence

Vitamin Nectar Antioxidant Face 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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GENIUS Liquid Collagen Essence

Vitamin Nectar Antioxidant Face Serum

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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

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GENIUS Liquid Collagen Essence

Vitamin Nectar Antioxidant Face Serum

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua, eau), hydrolyzed collagen, pentylene glycol, butylene glycol, propanediol, glycerin, isononyl isononanoate, collagen amino acids, parachlorella beijerinckii exopolysaccharides, chlorella protothecoides oil, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, caprylic/capric triglyceride, limnanthes alba (meadowfoam) seed oil, coco-caprylate/caprate, castor oil/ipdi copolymer, saccharide isomerate, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, t-butyl alcohol, disodium edta, amodimethicone, carbomer, tocopherol, homosalate, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, octocrylene, sodium hydroxide, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, phenoxyethanol, fragrance (parfum), beta-carotene (ci 40800) 14	Aqua (water), isononyl isononanoate, glycerin, pentylene glycol, propanediol, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, zingiber officinale (ginger) water, polymnia sonchifolia root juice, cichorium intybus (chicory) root extract, vaccinium myrtillus fruit extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, saccharum officinarum (sugar cane) extract, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) fruit extract, citrus limon (lemon) fruit extract, acer saccharum (sugar maple) extract, tocopheryl acetate, ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, tocopherol, carbomer, parfum (fragrance), sodium hydroxide, disodium edta, alcaligenes polysaccharides, amodimethicone, panthenol, magnesium aspartate, zinc gluconate, ethylhexylglycerin, beta-carotene, copper gluconate, chlorphenesin, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, limonene, linalool, citral, benzyl salicylate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Total Number of ingredients = 37

Water (aqua, eau), hydrolyzed collagen, pentylene glycol, butylene glycol, propanediol, glycerin, isononyl isononanoate, collagen amino acids, parachlorella beijerinckii exopolysaccharides, chlorella protothecoides oil, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, caprylic/capric triglyceride, limnanthes alba (meadowfoam) seed oil, coco-caprylate/caprate, castor oil/ipdi copolymer, saccharide isomerate, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, t-butyl alcohol, disodium edta, amodimethicone, carbomer, tocopherol, homosalate, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, octocrylene, sodium hydroxide, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, phenoxyethanol, fragrance (parfum), beta-carotene (ci 40800)

Aqua (water), isononyl isononanoate, glycerin, pentylene glycol, propanediol, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, zingiber officinale (ginger) water, polymnia sonchifolia root juice, cichorium intybus (chicory) root extract, vaccinium myrtillus fruit extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, saccharum officinarum (sugar cane) extract, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) fruit extract, citrus limon (lemon) fruit extract, acer saccharum (sugar maple) extract, tocopheryl acetate, ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, tocopherol, carbomer, parfum (fragrance), sodium hydroxide, disodium edta, alcaligenes polysaccharides, amodimethicone, panthenol, magnesium aspartate, zinc gluconate, ethylhexylglycerin, beta-carotene, copper gluconate, chlorphenesin, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, limonene, linalool, citral, benzyl salicylate

Notable ingredients

GENIUS Liquid Collagen Essence

Vitamin Nectar Antioxidant Face Serum

Sunscreen/UV filter: Homosalate, Octocrylene, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Water (aqua, eau), Butylene glycol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Propanediol, T-butyl alcohol, Pentylene glycol

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Aqua (water), Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Limonene, Propanediol, Pentylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

GENIUS Liquid Collagen Essence

Vitamin Nectar Antioxidant Face 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.

Hydrolyzed collagen

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Film forming, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer

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

Pentylene glycol

Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

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