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Life Plankton Essence

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High Potency Classics Face Firming Serum

Product category and function

Life Plankton Essence

High Potency Classics Face Firming 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 Essence

High Potency Classics Face Firming 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 vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Life Plankton Essence

High Potency Classics Face Firming Serum

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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	Water/aqua/eau, dimethyl mea, thioctic acid, isopropyl palmitate, cetearyl alcohol, tyrosine, glycolic acid, dimethyl isosorbide, propanediol, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, urea, phosphatidylcholine, xanthan gum, magnesium aspartate, zinc gluconate, acetyl tyrosine, pyridoxine hcl, copper gluconate, sodium hyaluronate, bht, disodium edta, ceteareth-20, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, dimethicone, caprylyl glycol, zinc sulfate, phenoxyethanol, sorbic acid, fragrance/parfum, citral, citronellol, geraniol, limonene, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Total Number of ingredients = 35

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)

Water/aqua/eau, dimethyl mea, thioctic acid, isopropyl palmitate, cetearyl alcohol, tyrosine, glycolic acid, dimethyl isosorbide, propanediol, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, urea, phosphatidylcholine, xanthan gum, magnesium aspartate, zinc gluconate, acetyl tyrosine, pyridoxine hcl, copper gluconate, sodium hyaluronate, bht, disodium edta, ceteareth-20, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, dimethicone, caprylyl glycol, zinc sulfate, phenoxyethanol, sorbic acid, fragrance/parfum, citral, citronellol, geraniol, limonene, linalool

Notable ingredients

Life Plankton Essence

High Potency Classics Face Firming Serum

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

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

Anti-microbial: Benzyl benzoate, Phenoxyethanol

Antioxidant: Bht, Thioctic acid

Exfoliant: Glycolic acid

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Dimethyl isosorbide, Limonene, Propanediol

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Ingredients with their functions

Life Plankton Essence

High Potency Classics Face Firming 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