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Resveratrol Lift Instant Firming Retinol Alternative Serum

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When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming Serum

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Resveratrol Lift Instant Firming Retinol Alternative Serum

When Hope Is Not Enough Facial 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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Resveratrol Lift Instant Firming Retinol Alternative Serum

When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming Serum

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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free

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Resveratrol Lift Instant Firming Retinol Alternative Serum

When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming Serum

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Aqua/water/eau, butylene glycol, glycerin, hexyldecanol, hexyldecyl laurate, squalane, tocopheryl acetate, c20-22 alkyl phosphate, palmitoyl grapevine shoot extract, c20-22 alcohols, potassium cetyl phosphate, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, caprylyl glycol, parfum (fragrance), hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, sodium dehydroacetate, hyaluronic acid, adenosine, sodium hydroxide, acetyl dipeptide-1 cetyl ester, pentylene glycol, sodium phytate, khaya senegalensis bark extract, maltodextrin, linalool, limonene, paeonia lactiflora root extract, coumarin, nicotiana benthamiana hexapeptide-40 sh-polypeptide-47 9	Aqua/water/eau, pentylene glycol, glycerin, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, palmitoyl oligopeptide, glutathione, allantoin, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, 1,2-hexanediol, potassium ascorbyl tocopheryl phosphate, hydrolyzed soy protein, carbomer, butylene glycol, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, parfum/fragrance, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hydroxide, caprylyl glycol, polysorbate 20, glyceryl polyacrylate, limonene, maltodextrin, potassium sorbate, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, chlorphenesin, bht, phenoxyethanol.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Aqua/water/eau, butylene glycol, glycerin, hexyldecanol, hexyldecyl laurate, squalane, tocopheryl acetate, c20-22 alkyl phosphate, palmitoyl grapevine shoot extract, c20-22 alcohols, potassium cetyl phosphate, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, caprylyl glycol, parfum (fragrance), hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, sodium dehydroacetate, hyaluronic acid, adenosine, sodium hydroxide, acetyl dipeptide-1 cetyl ester, pentylene glycol, sodium phytate, khaya senegalensis bark extract, maltodextrin, linalool, limonene, paeonia lactiflora root extract, coumarin, nicotiana benthamiana hexapeptide-40 sh-polypeptide-47

Aqua/water/eau, pentylene glycol, glycerin, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, palmitoyl oligopeptide, glutathione, allantoin, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, 1,2-hexanediol, potassium ascorbyl tocopheryl phosphate, hydrolyzed soy protein, carbomer, butylene glycol, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, parfum/fragrance, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hydroxide, caprylyl glycol, polysorbate 20, glyceryl polyacrylate, limonene, maltodextrin, potassium sorbate, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, chlorphenesin, bht, phenoxyethanol.

Notable ingredients

Resveratrol Lift Instant Firming Retinol Alternative Serum

When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming Serum

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate, Palmitoyl grapevine shoot extract

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Limonene, Pentylene glycol

Absorbent: Maltodextrin

Soothing: Allantoin

Antioxidant: Bht, Potassium ascorbyl tocopheryl phosphate

Cell-signaling ingredient: Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7

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Ingredients with their functions

Resveratrol Lift Instant Firming Retinol Alternative Serum

When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming Serum

Aqua/water/eau

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