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Poreless Exfoliating Essence

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The Signature Essence

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Poreless Exfoliating Essence

The Signature Essence

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

The Signature Essence

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

The Signature Essence

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 9	Galactomyces ferment filtrate, saccharomyces/panax ginseng root ferment filtrate, lactobacillus/centella asiatica extract ferment filtrate, water, glycerin, butylene glycol, bifida ferment lysate, saccharomyces lysate, lactobacillus ferment lysate filtrate, lactobacillus/rye flour ferment, lactobacillus/soybean extract ferment filtrate, lactobacillus/ganoderma lucidum extract/lentinus edodes extract ferment filtrate, saccharomyces/xylinum/black tea ferment, lactobacillus/algae extract ferment, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, glucomannan, sorbitol, xylitol, acetyl glucosamine, centella asiatica leaf extract, glutathione, pseudoalteromonas ferment extract, sh-polypeptide-121, palmitoyl hexapeptide-12, acetyl hexapeptide-8, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, 1,2-hexanediol, phenoxyethanol, hydroxyacetophenone, sodium citrate, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, citric acid, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, caprylyl glycol, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Total Number of ingredients = 35

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

Galactomyces ferment filtrate, saccharomyces/panax ginseng root ferment filtrate, lactobacillus/centella asiatica extract ferment filtrate, water, glycerin, butylene glycol, bifida ferment lysate, saccharomyces lysate, lactobacillus ferment lysate filtrate, lactobacillus/rye flour ferment, lactobacillus/soybean extract ferment filtrate, lactobacillus/ganoderma lucidum extract/lentinus edodes extract ferment filtrate, saccharomyces/xylinum/black tea ferment, lactobacillus/algae extract ferment, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, glucomannan, sorbitol, xylitol, acetyl glucosamine, centella asiatica leaf extract, glutathione, pseudoalteromonas ferment extract, sh-polypeptide-121, palmitoyl hexapeptide-12, acetyl hexapeptide-8, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, 1,2-hexanediol, phenoxyethanol, hydroxyacetophenone, sodium citrate, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, citric acid, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, caprylyl glycol, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane

Notable ingredients

Poreless Exfoliating Essence

The Signature Essence

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

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

Buffering: Citric acid, Sodium citrate

Skin brightening: 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, Acetyl glucosamine

Antioxidant: 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, Hydroxyacetophenone

Solvent: Water, 1,2-hexanediol, Butylene glycol, Glycerin

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Ingredients with their functions

Poreless Exfoliating Essence

The Signature Essence

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.