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Skin Renewing Nightly Exfoliating Treatment

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Lactic Acid 5% + HA

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Skin Renewing Nightly Exfoliating Treatment

Lactic Acid 5% + HA

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Formulations with exfoliating ingredients to gently dissolve dead skin cells. Once applied, these...	Formulations with exfoliating ingredients to gently dissolve dead skin cells. Once applied, these...
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Ingredient highlights

Skin Renewing Nightly Exfoliating Treatment

Lactic Acid 5% + HA

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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

Skin Renewing Nightly Exfoliating Treatment

Lactic Acid 5% + HA

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, glycerin, cetearyl ethylhexanoate, cetearyl alcohol, dimethicone, glycolic acid, lactic acid, sodium hydroxide, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6 , ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, cetearyl glucoside, behentrimonium methosulfate, triethyl citrate, sodium hyaluronate, sodium lauroyl lactylate, cholesterol, phenoxyethanol, phenylethyl resorcinol, isopropyl myristate, caprylyl glycol, citric acid, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, xanthan gum, phytosphingosine, benzoic acid 7	Aqua (water), lactic acid, glycerin, pentylene glycol, propanediol, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, tasmannia lanceolata fruit/leaf extract, acacia senegal gum, xanthan gum, isoceteth-20, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, sodium hydroxide, ethylhexylglycerin, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Total Number of ingredients = 15

Aqua/water/eau, glycerin, cetearyl ethylhexanoate, cetearyl alcohol, dimethicone, glycolic acid, lactic acid, sodium hydroxide, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6 , ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, cetearyl glucoside, behentrimonium methosulfate, triethyl citrate, sodium hyaluronate, sodium lauroyl lactylate, cholesterol, phenoxyethanol, phenylethyl resorcinol, isopropyl myristate, caprylyl glycol, citric acid, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, xanthan gum, phytosphingosine, benzoic acid

Aqua (water), lactic acid, glycerin, pentylene glycol, propanediol, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, tasmannia lanceolata fruit/leaf extract, acacia senegal gum, xanthan gum, isoceteth-20, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, sodium hydroxide, ethylhexylglycerin, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol

Notable ingredients

Skin Renewing Nightly Exfoliating Treatment

Lactic Acid 5% + HA

Antioxidant: Phenylethyl resorcinol

Exfoliant: Glycolic acid, Lactic acid

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Glycerin, Triethyl citrate

Antioxidant: Tasmannia lanceolata fruit/leaf extract

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

Solvent: Aqua (water), 1,2-hexanediol, Glycerin, Propanediol, Pentylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

Skin Renewing Nightly Exfoliating Treatment

Lactic Acid 5% + HA

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.

Glycerin

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