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Botanical Kinetics Pore Refiner Serum

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Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Contour Serum

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Botanical Kinetics Pore Refiner Serum

Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Contour 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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Botanical Kinetics Pore Refiner Serum

Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Contour Serum

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

Full ingredient list

Botanical Kinetics Pore Refiner Serum

Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Contour Serum

No. of common ingredients = 0
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) 15	Water (aqua/eau), butylene glycol, pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate, dimethicone, glycerin, dipropylene glycol, sd alcohol 40-b (alcohol denat.), behenyl alcohol, silica, peg-400, batyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, carbomer, dimethylacrylamide/sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate crosspolymer, trisodium edta, tocopheryl acetate, retinyl acetate, alcohol, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, bht, polyquaternium-51, fragrance (parfum), potassium hydroxide, caffeine, xanthan gum, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, ppg-3 dipivalate, rosa canina fruit oil, iron oxides (ci 77492), tocopherol, sapindus mukorossi peel extract, linalool, limonene, sodium metabisulfite, triisostearin, uncaria gambir extract, citronellol, angelica keiskei leaf/stem extract, trimethylolpropane triethylhexanoate, geraniol, cellulose, camellia sinensis leaf extract, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, hydroxyproline, ziziphus jujuba fruit extract, chlorella vulgaris extract, methicone, tetradecene, eucheuma serra/grateloupia sparsa/saccharina angustata/ulva linza/undaria pinnatifida extract, curcuma longa (turmeric) rhizome extract, saccharina angustata/undaria pinnatifida extract, panax ginseng root extract, ascorbyl dipalmitate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 39

Total Number of ingredients = 54

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), butylene glycol, pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate, dimethicone, glycerin, dipropylene glycol, sd alcohol 40-b (alcohol denat.), behenyl alcohol, silica, peg-400, batyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, carbomer, dimethylacrylamide/sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate crosspolymer, trisodium edta, tocopheryl acetate, retinyl acetate, alcohol, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, bht, polyquaternium-51, fragrance (parfum), potassium hydroxide, caffeine, xanthan gum, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, ppg-3 dipivalate, rosa canina fruit oil, iron oxides (ci 77492), tocopherol, sapindus mukorossi peel extract, linalool, limonene, sodium metabisulfite, triisostearin, uncaria gambir extract, citronellol, angelica keiskei leaf/stem extract, trimethylolpropane triethylhexanoate, geraniol, cellulose, camellia sinensis leaf extract, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, hydroxyproline, ziziphus jujuba fruit extract, chlorella vulgaris extract, methicone, tetradecene, eucheuma serra/grateloupia sparsa/saccharina angustata/ulva linza/undaria pinnatifida extract, curcuma longa (turmeric) rhizome extract, saccharina angustata/undaria pinnatifida extract, panax ginseng root extract, ascorbyl dipalmitate

Notable ingredients

Botanical Kinetics Pore Refiner Serum

Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Contour Serum

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Soothing: Melilotus officinalis (melilot) extract

Antioxidant: Caffeine, Tocopherol, Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl dipalmitate, Bht, Caffeine, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Sodium metabisulfite, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

Cell-signaling ingredient: Retinyl acetate

Solvent: Water (aqua/eau), Alcohol, Butylene glycol, Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Limonene, Peg-400, Sd alcohol 40-b (alcohol denat.), Tetradecene

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Ingredients with their functions

Botanical Kinetics Pore Refiner Serum

Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Contour 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.

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.