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Daily Vitamin Defense Serum

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Clearly Corrective Dark Spot Serum

Product category and function

Daily Vitamin Defense Serum

Clearly Corrective Dark Spot 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

Daily Vitamin Defense Serum

Clearly Corrective Dark Spot 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

Daily Vitamin Defense Serum

Clearly Corrective Dark Spot Serum

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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 9	Aqua (water), propylene glycol, glycerin, alcohol denat, peg/ppg/polybutylene glycol-8/5/3 glycerin, hydroxypropyl tetrahydropyrantriol, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, ppg-6-decyltetradeceth-30, phenoxyethanol, salicylic acid, xanthan gum, hydroxyethylcellulose, potassium hydroxide, citric acid, sodium citrate, tocopheryl acetate, lavandula angustifolia oil (lavender oil), disodium edta, adenosine, linalool, butylene glycol, tocopherol, citrus aurantium tachibana peel extract, paeonia suffruticosa root extract.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 35

Total Number of ingredients = 24

‎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

Aqua (water), propylene glycol, glycerin, alcohol denat, peg/ppg/polybutylene glycol-8/5/3 glycerin, hydroxypropyl tetrahydropyrantriol, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, ppg-6-decyltetradeceth-30, phenoxyethanol, salicylic acid, xanthan gum, hydroxyethylcellulose, potassium hydroxide, citric acid, sodium citrate, tocopheryl acetate, lavandula angustifolia oil (lavender oil), disodium edta, adenosine, linalool, butylene glycol, tocopherol, citrus aurantium tachibana peel extract, paeonia suffruticosa root extract.

Notable ingredients

Daily Vitamin Defense Serum

Clearly Corrective Dark Spot Serum

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

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Skin brightening: 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid

Antioxidant: 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

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Ingredients with their functions

Daily Vitamin Defense Serum

Clearly Corrective Dark Spot Serum

‎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