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GENIUS Liquid Collagen Essence

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Elastiderm Firming Facial Serum

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GENIUS Liquid Collagen Essence

Elastiderm Firming Facial 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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Ingredient highlights

GENIUS Liquid Collagen Essence

Elastiderm Firming Facial Serum

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

Full ingredient list

GENIUS Liquid Collagen Essence

Elastiderm Firming Facial 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) 13	Aqua/water/eau, glycerin, methylpropanediol, alcohol denat., dimethicone, isocetyl stearoyl stearate, coco-caprylate/caprate, isononyl isononanoate, pentylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, carbomer, malonic acid, sodium hydroxide, disodium edta, amodimethicone, zinc carbonate, copper carbonate hydroxide, t-butyl alcohol, parfum.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Total Number of ingredients = 20

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/eau, glycerin, methylpropanediol, alcohol denat., dimethicone, isocetyl stearoyl stearate, coco-caprylate/caprate, isononyl isononanoate, pentylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, carbomer, malonic acid, sodium hydroxide, disodium edta, amodimethicone, zinc carbonate, copper carbonate hydroxide, t-butyl alcohol, parfum.

Notable ingredients

GENIUS Liquid Collagen Essence

Elastiderm Firming Facial 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

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Alcohol denat, Glycerin, T-butyl alcohol, Methylpropanediol, Pentylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Alcohol denat, Copper carbonate hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol

Astringent: Alcohol denat

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Ingredients with their functions

GENIUS Liquid Collagen Essence

Elastiderm Firming Facial 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.