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Poreless Exfoliating Essence

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GF 15% Solution

Product category and function

Poreless Exfoliating Essence

GF 15% Solution

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

GF 15% Solution

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

Full ingredient list

Poreless Exfoliating Essence

GF 15% Solution

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 6	Aqua/water/eau, butylene glycol, nicotiana benthamiana hexapeptide-40 sh-oligopeptide-1, nicotiana benthamiana hexapeptide-40 sh-polypeptide-76, nicotiana benthamiana octapeptide-30 sh-oligopeptide-2, sclerotium gum, glycerin, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, citric acid, sodium citrate, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Total Number of ingredients = 12

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, butylene glycol, nicotiana benthamiana hexapeptide-40 sh-oligopeptide-1, nicotiana benthamiana hexapeptide-40 sh-polypeptide-76, nicotiana benthamiana octapeptide-30 sh-oligopeptide-2, sclerotium gum, glycerin, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, citric acid, sodium citrate, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin.

Notable ingredients

Poreless Exfoliating Essence

GF 15% Solution

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

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

Buffering: Citric acid, Sodium citrate

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Butylene glycol, Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Citric acid, Sodium citrate

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Ingredients with their functions

Poreless Exfoliating Essence

GF 15% Solution

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.