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Poreless Exfoliating Essence

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Post Blemish 10% Vitamin C Serum

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Poreless Exfoliating 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

Poreless Exfoliating 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

Poreless Exfoliating Essence

Post Blemish 10% Vitamin C Serum

No. of common ingredients = 0
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 7	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 = 22

Total Number of ingredients = 21

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

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

Poreless Exfoliating Essence

Post Blemish 10% 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: 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

Poreless Exfoliating 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.

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.