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Life Plankton Clear Essence

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La Roche-Posay
10% Pure Vitamin C Serum

Product category and function

Life Plankton Clear Essence

10% Pure Vitamin C 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

Life Plankton Clear Essence

10% Pure Vitamin C 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

Life Plankton Clear Essence

10% Pure Vitamin C Serum

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua, glycerin, maris aqua, butylene glycol, propylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, ppg-6-decyltetradeceth-30, vitreoscilla ferment, p-anisic acid, xanthan gum, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, adenosine, sodium hydroxide, limonene, benzyl benzoate, cellulose acetate butyrate, polyphosphorylcholine glycol acrylate, linalool, citronellol, sodium hyaluronate, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, geraniol, polyvinyl alcohol, benzyl alcohol, sodium chloride, tocopherol, parfum (f.i.l. c184648/2) 11	Aqua/water/eau, ascorbic acid, cyclohexasiloxane, glycerin, alcohol denat., potassium hydroxide, polymethylsilsesquioxane, polysilicone-11, dimethicone, propylene glycol, pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate, c13-14 isoparaffin, tocopherol, sodium hyaluronate, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, adenosine, acetyl dipeptide-1 cetyl ester, peg-20 methyl glucose sesquistearate, poloxamer 338, salicylic acid, polyacrylamide, toluene sulfonic acid, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, xanthan gum, caprylyl glycol, disodium edta, bht, laureth-7, parfum/fragrance.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Aqua, glycerin, maris aqua, butylene glycol, propylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, ppg-6-decyltetradeceth-30, vitreoscilla ferment, p-anisic acid, xanthan gum, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, adenosine, sodium hydroxide, limonene, benzyl benzoate, cellulose acetate butyrate, polyphosphorylcholine glycol acrylate, linalool, citronellol, sodium hyaluronate, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, geraniol, polyvinyl alcohol, benzyl alcohol, sodium chloride, tocopherol, parfum (f.i.l. c184648/2)

Aqua/water/eau, ascorbic acid, cyclohexasiloxane, glycerin, alcohol denat., potassium hydroxide, polymethylsilsesquioxane, polysilicone-11, dimethicone, propylene glycol, pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate, c13-14 isoparaffin, tocopherol, sodium hyaluronate, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, adenosine, acetyl dipeptide-1 cetyl ester, peg-20 methyl glucose sesquistearate, poloxamer 338, salicylic acid, polyacrylamide, toluene sulfonic acid, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, xanthan gum, caprylyl glycol, disodium edta, bht, laureth-7, parfum/fragrance.

Notable ingredients

Life Plankton Clear Essence

10% Pure Vitamin C Serum

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua, Benzyl alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene, Propylene glycol, Maris aqua

Anti-microbial: Benzyl benzoate, Phenoxyethanol

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Bht, Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Salicylic acid

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Ingredients with their functions

Life Plankton Clear Essence

10% Pure Vitamin C Serum

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.

Glycerin

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