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GENIUS Liquid Collagen Essence

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GENIUS Liquid Collagen Essence

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

Full ingredient list

GENIUS Liquid Collagen Essence

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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) 8	Aqua (water), glycerin, peg/ppg/polybutylene glycol-8/5/3 glycerin, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, sodium hyaluronate, tremella fuciformis (mushroom) extract, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, panthenol, tocopherol, carbomer, propanediol, pentylene glycol, sodium hydroxide, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Total Number of ingredients = 15

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), glycerin, peg/ppg/polybutylene glycol-8/5/3 glycerin, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, sodium hyaluronate, tremella fuciformis (mushroom) extract, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, panthenol, tocopherol, carbomer, propanediol, pentylene glycol, sodium hydroxide, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

GENIUS Liquid Collagen Essence

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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: Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua (water), Glycerin, Propanediol, Pentylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

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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.