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Deep Hydration 48 Hour Activation Serum

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Deep Hydration 48 Hour Activation Serum

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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

Deep Hydration 48 Hour Activation Serum

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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

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No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, glycerin, sorbitol, coco-caprylate/caprate, glyceryl citrate/lactate/linoleate/oleate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, octyldodecanol, hexyldecanol, hexyldecyl laurate, distarch phosphate, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, anhydroxylitol, butyrospermum parkii (shea)oil, citric acid, dicaprylyl carbonate, disodium cocoyl glutamate, globularia alypum leaf extract (blue daisy), hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, panthenol (vitamin b5), pantolactone, phenoxyethanol, propylene glycol, sodium benzoate, sodium hydroxide, sodium polyacrylate, tocopherol (vitamin e), tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e acetate), xylitol, xylitylglucoside 7	Aqua (water), glycerin, peg/ppg/polybutylene glycol-8/5/3 glycerin, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, sodium hyaluronate, tremella fuciformis (mushroom) extract, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, panthenol, tocopherol, carbomer, propanediol, pentylene glycol, sodium hydroxide, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Total Number of ingredients = 15

Water, glycerin, sorbitol, coco-caprylate/caprate, glyceryl citrate/lactate/linoleate/oleate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, octyldodecanol, hexyldecanol, hexyldecyl laurate, distarch phosphate, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, anhydroxylitol, butyrospermum parkii (shea)oil, citric acid, dicaprylyl carbonate, disodium cocoyl glutamate, globularia alypum leaf extract (blue daisy), hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, panthenol (vitamin b5), pantolactone, phenoxyethanol, propylene glycol, sodium benzoate, sodium hydroxide, sodium polyacrylate, tocopherol (vitamin e), tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e acetate), xylitol, xylitylglucoside

Aqua (water), glycerin, peg/ppg/polybutylene glycol-8/5/3 glycerin, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, sodium hyaluronate, tremella fuciformis (mushroom) extract, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, panthenol, tocopherol, carbomer, propanediol, pentylene glycol, sodium hydroxide, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

Deep Hydration 48 Hour Activation Serum

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Soothing: Panthenol (vitamin b5)

Antioxidant: Tocopherol (vitamin e), Tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e acetate)

Solvent: Water, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Propylene glycol, Octyldodecanol

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua (water), Glycerin, Propanediol, Pentylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

Deep Hydration 48 Hour Activation Serum

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Water

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