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Daily Vitamin Defense Serum

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Needles No More Wrinkle Smoothing Cream

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Daily Vitamin Defense Serum

Needles No More Wrinkle Smoothing Cream

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

Daily Vitamin Defense Serum

Needles No More Wrinkle Smoothing Cream

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

Daily Vitamin Defense Serum

Needles No More Wrinkle Smoothing Cream

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‎aqua (water), butylene glycol, glycerin, coco-caprylate/caprate, dimethicone, c14-22 alcohols, microcrystalline cellulose, polymethylsilsesquioxane, phenoxyethanol, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, xanthan gum, c12-20 alkyl glucoside, cellulose gum, ethylhexylglycerin, chlorphenesin, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, disodium edta, alcohol denat., terminalia ferdinandiana fruit extract, caramel, peg-8, tocopherol, sodium hydroxide, ascorbyl palmitate, beta-carotene, daucus carota sativa (carrot) root extract, daucus carota sativa (carrot) seed oil, echinacea angustifolia root extract, rubus idaeus leaf cell culture, ascorbic acid, citric acid, acetyl tetrapeptide-2, dextran 13	Water/aqua/eau, perfluorohexane, perfluoroperhydrophenanthrene, butyrospermum parkii butter, perfluorodecalin, c12-16 alcohols, butylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, polymethyl methacrylate, sodium acrylates copolymer, glycerin, isopropyl palmitate, methyl methacrylate crosspolymer, hydrogenated lecithin, magnesium gluconate, palmitic acid, glyceryl stearate, phenoxyethanol, prolinamidoethyl imidazole, cetearyl alcohol, menthone glycerin acetal, glutamylamidoethyl imidazole, tocopherol, lecithin, stearic acid, sodium cocoyl glutamate, butylene glycol, xanthan gum, hydroxyethylcellulose, chlorphenesin, sodium phytate, ethylhexylglycerin, ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, anthemis nobilis flower oil, silanediol salicylate, adenosine, tromethamine, linalool, palmitoyl hexapeptide-52, polyvinyl alcohol, lactic acid, glycolic acid, palmitoyl heptapeptide-18, methylpropanediol, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower extract, glyceryl caprylate, p-anisic acid, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, sodium hydroxide, citric acid.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 35

Total Number of ingredients = 49

‎aqua (water), butylene glycol, glycerin, coco-caprylate/caprate, dimethicone, c14-22 alcohols, microcrystalline cellulose, polymethylsilsesquioxane, phenoxyethanol, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, xanthan gum, c12-20 alkyl glucoside, cellulose gum, ethylhexylglycerin, chlorphenesin, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, disodium edta, alcohol denat., terminalia ferdinandiana fruit extract, caramel, peg-8, tocopherol, sodium hydroxide, ascorbyl palmitate, beta-carotene, daucus carota sativa (carrot) root extract, daucus carota sativa (carrot) seed oil, echinacea angustifolia root extract, rubus idaeus leaf cell culture, ascorbic acid, citric acid, acetyl tetrapeptide-2, dextran

Water/aqua/eau, perfluorohexane, perfluoroperhydrophenanthrene, butyrospermum parkii butter, perfluorodecalin, c12-16 alcohols, butylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, polymethyl methacrylate, sodium acrylates copolymer, glycerin, isopropyl palmitate, methyl methacrylate crosspolymer, hydrogenated lecithin, magnesium gluconate, palmitic acid, glyceryl stearate, phenoxyethanol, prolinamidoethyl imidazole, cetearyl alcohol, menthone glycerin acetal, glutamylamidoethyl imidazole, tocopherol, lecithin, stearic acid, sodium cocoyl glutamate, butylene glycol, xanthan gum, hydroxyethylcellulose, chlorphenesin, sodium phytate, ethylhexylglycerin, ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, anthemis nobilis flower oil, silanediol salicylate, adenosine, tromethamine, linalool, palmitoyl hexapeptide-52, polyvinyl alcohol, lactic acid, glycolic acid, palmitoyl heptapeptide-18, methylpropanediol, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower extract, glyceryl caprylate, p-anisic acid, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, sodium hydroxide, citric acid.

Notable ingredients

Daily Vitamin Defense Serum

Needles No More Wrinkle Smoothing Cream

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Ascorbyl palmitate, Tocopherol, Terminalia ferdinandiana fruit extract

Solvent: ‎aqua (water), Alcohol denat, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Peg-8

Abrasive: Microcrystalline cellulose

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Glycolic acid, Lactic acid

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Perfluorodecalin, Perfluorohexane, Perfluoroperhydrophenanthrene, Methylpropanediol

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Ingredients with their functions

Daily Vitamin Defense Serum

Needles No More Wrinkle Smoothing Cream

‎aqua (water)

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.

Butylene glycol

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

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

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent