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Golden Hour Gold-Stabilized Vitamin C Serum

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Poreless Exfoliating Essence

Golden Hour Gold-Stabilized 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

Poreless Exfoliating Essence

Golden Hour Gold-Stabilized Vitamin C Serum

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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Poreless Exfoliating Essence

Golden Hour Gold-Stabilized Vitamin C Serum

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Water (aqua/eau), dipropylene glycol, butylene glycol, glycerin, coconut acid, polyurethane-35, saccharum officinarum (sugarcane) extract, acer saccharum (sugar maple) extract, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) fruit extract, citrus limon (lemon) fruit extract, morinda citrifolia leaf extract, salvia hispanica seed extract, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, vaccinium myrtillus fruit extract, caprylyl glycol, xylitol, citric acid, trisodium edta, sodium citrate, methylpropanediol, phenylpropanol, phenoxyethanol 9	Aqua/water/eau, glycerin, ascorbic acid, gold, glutathione, sodium hyaluronate, hedychium coronarium (white ginger) root extract, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) fruit extract, citrus limon (lemon) fruit extract, lactobacillus/punica granatum (pomegranate) fruit ferment extract, vaccinium myrtillus (bilberry) fruit/leaf extract, saccharum officinarum (sugarcane) extract, acer saccharum (sugar maple) extract, pseudoalteromonas ferment extract, lactic acid, glycolic acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, sorbitol, panthenol, allantoin, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, xanthan gum, sodium hydroxide, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, propanediol, glyceryl caprylate, hydroxyacetophenone, 1,2-hexanediol, ci 77891 (titanium dioxide), mica, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, caprylyl glycol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Total Number of ingredients = 34

Water (aqua/eau), dipropylene glycol, butylene glycol, glycerin, coconut acid, polyurethane-35, saccharum officinarum (sugarcane) extract, acer saccharum (sugar maple) extract, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) fruit extract, citrus limon (lemon) fruit extract, morinda citrifolia leaf extract, salvia hispanica seed extract, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, vaccinium myrtillus fruit extract, caprylyl glycol, xylitol, citric acid, trisodium edta, sodium citrate, methylpropanediol, phenylpropanol, phenoxyethanol

Aqua/water/eau, glycerin, ascorbic acid, gold, glutathione, sodium hyaluronate, hedychium coronarium (white ginger) root extract, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) fruit extract, citrus limon (lemon) fruit extract, lactobacillus/punica granatum (pomegranate) fruit ferment extract, vaccinium myrtillus (bilberry) fruit/leaf extract, saccharum officinarum (sugarcane) extract, acer saccharum (sugar maple) extract, pseudoalteromonas ferment extract, lactic acid, glycolic acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, sorbitol, panthenol, allantoin, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, xanthan gum, sodium hydroxide, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, propanediol, glyceryl caprylate, hydroxyacetophenone, 1,2-hexanediol, ci 77891 (titanium dioxide), mica, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, caprylyl glycol

Notable ingredients

Poreless Exfoliating Essence

Golden Hour Gold-Stabilized Vitamin C Serum

Solvent: Water (aqua/eau), Butylene glycol, Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin, Phenylpropanol, Methylpropanediol

Anti-microbial: Leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Citric acid, Sodium citrate

Soothing: Allantoin, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Hydroxyacetophenone

Exfoliant: Glycolic acid, Malic acid, Lactobacillus/punica granatum (pomegranate) fruit ferment extract, Tartaric acid, Lactic acid

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Ingredients with their functions

Poreless Exfoliating Essence

Golden Hour Gold-Stabilized 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.

Dipropylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Solvent

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

Butylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

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