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Deep Hydration 48 Hour Activation Serum

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Product category and function

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

Deep Hydration 48 Hour Activation Serum

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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 9	Water/aqua, squalane, ethylhexyl palmitate, glycerin, butylene glycol, niacinamide, pentylene glycol, gluconolactone, xylitylglucoside, sodium pca, nicotiana benthamiana hexapeptide-40 sh-polypeptide-2, sodium hyaluronate, anhydroxylitol, hydroxypropyltrimonium hyaluronate, hydroxyacetophenone, xylitol, heptyl glucoside, sodium benzoate, sodium hydroxide, sodium citrate, citric acid, silica dimethyl silylate, glucose, calcium gluconate, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Total Number of ingredients = 25

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

Water/aqua, squalane, ethylhexyl palmitate, glycerin, butylene glycol, niacinamide, pentylene glycol, gluconolactone, xylitylglucoside, sodium pca, nicotiana benthamiana hexapeptide-40 sh-polypeptide-2, sodium hyaluronate, anhydroxylitol, hydroxypropyltrimonium hyaluronate, hydroxyacetophenone, xylitol, heptyl glucoside, sodium benzoate, sodium hydroxide, sodium citrate, citric acid, silica dimethyl silylate, glucose, calcium gluconate, 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

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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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