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Botanical Kinetics Pore Refiner Serum

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Vitamin C Ester Intensive Dark Spot Treatment

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Botanical Kinetics Pore Refiner Serum

Vitamin C Ester Intensive Dark Spot Treatment

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

Botanical Kinetics Pore Refiner Serum

Vitamin C Ester Intensive Dark Spot Treatment

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

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Botanical Kinetics Pore Refiner Serum

Vitamin C Ester Intensive Dark Spot Treatment

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Water/aqua/eau, propanediol, dicaprylyl carbonate, heptyl undecylenate, silica, alcohol, polyglyceryl-3 methylglucose distearate, melilotus officinalis (melilot) extract, salicylic acid, laminaria saccharina extract, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) extract, zinc sulfate, algae extract, caffeine, lauroyl lysine, glycerin, butylene glycol, sodium hyaluronate, hydrogenated lecithin, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, sclerotium gum, tocopherol, pullulan, trehalose, pyridoxine hcl, xanthan gum, sodium hydroxide, lecithin, fragrance (parfum), limonene, geraniol, citronellol, linalool, hydroxycitronellal, citral, phytic acid, sodium phytate, phenoxyethanol, iron oxides (ci 77492) 10	Water (aqua/eau), 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, caprylic/capric triglyceride, coco-caprylate/caprate, dimethicone, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, glycerin, alpha-arbutin, sodium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, phenoxyethanol, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/beheneth-25 methacrylate crosspolymer, ferulic acid, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, phenylethyl resorcinol, tocopheryl acetate, xanthan gum, fragrance (parfum), ethylhexylglycerin, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, silica, limonene, linalool, citral.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 39

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Water/aqua/eau, propanediol, dicaprylyl carbonate, heptyl undecylenate, silica, alcohol, polyglyceryl-3 methylglucose distearate, melilotus officinalis (melilot) extract, salicylic acid, laminaria saccharina extract, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) extract, zinc sulfate, algae extract, caffeine, lauroyl lysine, glycerin, butylene glycol, sodium hyaluronate, hydrogenated lecithin, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, sclerotium gum, tocopherol, pullulan, trehalose, pyridoxine hcl, xanthan gum, sodium hydroxide, lecithin, fragrance (parfum), limonene, geraniol, citronellol, linalool, hydroxycitronellal, citral, phytic acid, sodium phytate, phenoxyethanol, iron oxides (ci 77492)

Water (aqua/eau), 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, caprylic/capric triglyceride, coco-caprylate/caprate, dimethicone, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, glycerin, alpha-arbutin, sodium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, phenoxyethanol, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/beheneth-25 methacrylate crosspolymer, ferulic acid, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, phenylethyl resorcinol, tocopheryl acetate, xanthan gum, fragrance (parfum), ethylhexylglycerin, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, silica, limonene, linalool, citral.

Notable ingredients

Botanical Kinetics Pore Refiner Serum

Vitamin C Ester Intensive Dark Spot Treatment

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Soothing: Melilotus officinalis (melilot) extract

Antioxidant: Caffeine, Tocopherol, Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate

Skin brightening: 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid

Antioxidant: 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, Alpha-arbutin, Ferulic acid, Phenylethyl resorcinol, Sodium ascorbyl phosphate, Tocopheryl acetate, Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate

Solvent: Water (aqua/eau), Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Limonene

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Ingredients with their functions

Botanical Kinetics Pore Refiner Serum

Vitamin C Ester Intensive Dark Spot Treatment

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.

Propanediol

Also-called: Zemea | Function: Viscosity controlling, Solvent

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

Dicaprylyl carbonate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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