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GENIUS Liquid Collagen Essence

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Post Blemish 10% Vitamin C Serum

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GENIUS Liquid Collagen Essence

Post Blemish 10% Vitamin C 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

Post Blemish 10% Vitamin C 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

Post Blemish 10% Vitamin C 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) 8	Water, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, butylene glycol, ethoxydiglycol, sodium citrate, polysorbate 20, citric acid, pentylene glycol, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, propanediol, glycerin, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, tocopherol, sodium metabisulfite, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, phenoxyethanol, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, sodium benzoate, centella asiatica extract

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Total Number of ingredients = 21

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)

Water, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, butylene glycol, ethoxydiglycol, sodium citrate, polysorbate 20, citric acid, pentylene glycol, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, propanediol, glycerin, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, tocopherol, sodium metabisulfite, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, phenoxyethanol, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, sodium benzoate, centella asiatica extract

Notable ingredients

GENIUS Liquid Collagen Essence

Post Blemish 10% Vitamin C 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: Centella asiatica extract, Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract

Skin brightening: 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid

Antioxidant: 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, Centella asiatica extract, Sodium metabisulfite, Tocopherol

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Ingredients with their functions

GENIUS Liquid Collagen Essence

Post Blemish 10% Vitamin C 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.