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Absolue L’Extrait Elixir Lotion

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Biosource Hydrating & Tonifying Toner

Absolue L’Extrait Elixir Lotion

Toners/Sprays	Toners/Sprays
Lightweight liquids to refresh and prep the skin.	Lightweight liquids to refresh and prep the skin.
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Ingredient highlights

Biosource Hydrating & Tonifying Toner

Absolue L’Extrait Elixir Lotion

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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

Biosource Hydrating & Tonifying Toner

Absolue L’Extrait Elixir Lotion

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua, butylene glycol, alcohol denat., glycerin, phenoxyethanol, sodium citrate, chlorphenesin, ppg-6-decyltetradeceth-30, peg/ppg/polybutylene glycol-8/5/3 glycerin, mannose, disodium edta, citric acid, serine, citrulline, zinc gluconate, linalool, benzyl salicylate, lactobacillus ferment, alpha-isomethyl ionone, benzyl alcohol, citronellol, geraniol, butylphenyl methylpropional, hydrolyzed wheat protein, hydroxycitronellal, glycine, arginine, vitreoscilla ferment, sodium dehydroacetate, sodium succinate, methionine, potassium sorbate, tocopherol, parfum (f.i.l. c183581/1) 11	Rosa damascena flower water, aqua/water/eau, hydroxyethylpiperazine ethane sulfonic acid, pentylene glycol, glycerin, propanediol, anhydroxylitol, arginine, aureobasidium pullulans ferment, citric acid, hydroxypropyl tetrahydropyrantriol, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, xylitol, xylitylglucoside, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, ppg-26-buteth-26, propylene glycol, tocopherol, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, citral, citronellol, coumarin, eugenol, geraniol, limonene, linalool, chlorphenesin, phenoxyethanol, parfum/fragrance

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 34

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Aqua, butylene glycol, alcohol denat., glycerin, phenoxyethanol, sodium citrate, chlorphenesin, ppg-6-decyltetradeceth-30, peg/ppg/polybutylene glycol-8/5/3 glycerin, mannose, disodium edta, citric acid, serine, citrulline, zinc gluconate, linalool, benzyl salicylate, lactobacillus ferment, alpha-isomethyl ionone, benzyl alcohol, citronellol, geraniol, butylphenyl methylpropional, hydrolyzed wheat protein, hydroxycitronellal, glycine, arginine, vitreoscilla ferment, sodium dehydroacetate, sodium succinate, methionine, potassium sorbate, tocopherol, parfum (f.i.l. c183581/1)

Rosa damascena flower water, aqua/water/eau, hydroxyethylpiperazine ethane sulfonic acid, pentylene glycol, glycerin, propanediol, anhydroxylitol, arginine, aureobasidium pullulans ferment, citric acid, hydroxypropyl tetrahydropyrantriol, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, xylitol, xylitylglucoside, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, ppg-26-buteth-26, propylene glycol, tocopherol, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, citral, citronellol, coumarin, eugenol, geraniol, limonene, linalool, chlorphenesin, phenoxyethanol, parfum/fragrance

Notable ingredients

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Absolue L’Extrait Elixir Lotion

Soothing: Lactobacillus ferment

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua, Alcohol denat, Benzyl alcohol, Butylene glycol, Glycerin

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Glycerin, Limonene, Propylene glycol, Propanediol, Pentylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Biosource Hydrating & Tonifying Toner

Absolue L’Extrait Elixir Lotion

Aqua

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.

Alcohol denat.

Also-called: Alcohol denat | Function: Viscosity controlling, Astringent, Solvent, Anti-microbial

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

Rosa damascena flower water

Also-called: Damask Rose Flower Water, Rose Hydrosol, Rose Flower Water, Rosa damascena Hydrosol | Function: Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Masking

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

Aqua/water/eau

Also-called: Aqua, Aqua/Water, Water/Aqua/Eau, Aqua/Water/Eau | Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent