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Gentle Clear Triple Action Acne Serum

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Deep Relief Acne Treatment

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Gentle Clear Triple Action Acne Serum

Deep Relief Acne Treatment

Targeted Treatments	Targeted Treatments
Powerful products for targeted use, such as spot treatments.	Powerful products for targeted use, such as spot treatments.
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Ingredient highlights

Gentle Clear Triple Action Acne Serum

Deep Relief Acne Treatment

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

Gentle Clear Triple Action Acne Serum

Deep Relief Acne Treatment

No. of common ingredients = 0
Salicylic acid (0.5%), water, glycerin, coco-caprylate/caprate, gluconolactone, propanediol, sodium hydroxide, succinic acid, panthenol, niacinamide, lysolecithin, sclerotium gum, zinc gluconate, pullulan, xanthan gum, pantolactone, citric acid, silica 10	Salicylic acid 2.0%, water/aqua/eau, propanediol, glycerin, pentylene glycol, salicylic acid, dicarprylyl carbonate, behenyl alcohol, dimethyl isosorbide, physalis pubescens fruit juice, albatrellus confluens (mushroom) extract, urea, yeast amino acids, trehalose, inositol, taurine, betaine, allantoin, polylysine, tocopherol, pullulan, caprylic/capric triglyceride, lecithin, phytosterols, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, polyglyceryl-10 myrisstate, menthyl lactate, xanthan gum, sclerotium gum, hydrogenated lecithin, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, silica, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, citric acid, amino acid technology, ginger root extract

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 18

Total Number of ingredients = 39

Salicylic acid (0.5%), water, glycerin, coco-caprylate/caprate, gluconolactone, propanediol, sodium hydroxide, succinic acid, panthenol, niacinamide, lysolecithin, sclerotium gum, zinc gluconate, pullulan, xanthan gum, pantolactone, citric acid, silica

Salicylic acid 2.0%, water/aqua/eau, propanediol, glycerin, pentylene glycol, salicylic acid, dicarprylyl carbonate, behenyl alcohol, dimethyl isosorbide, physalis pubescens fruit juice, albatrellus confluens (mushroom) extract, urea, yeast amino acids, trehalose, inositol, taurine, betaine, allantoin, polylysine, tocopherol, pullulan, caprylic/capric triglyceride, lecithin, phytosterols, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, polyglyceryl-10 myrisstate, menthyl lactate, xanthan gum, sclerotium gum, hydrogenated lecithin, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, silica, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, citric acid, amino acid technology, ginger root extract

Notable ingredients

Gentle Clear Triple Action Acne Serum

Deep Relief Acne Treatment

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Salicylic acid (0.5%)

Soothing: Niacinamide, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Soothing: Allantoin

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

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Ingredients with their functions

Gentle Clear Triple Action Acne Serum

Deep Relief Acne Treatment

Salicylic acid (0.5%)

Function: Anti-acne, Skin conditioning, Preservative, Keratolytic, Exfoliant

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

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