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Hydra Beauty Micro Liquid Essence

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Age Defender Power Serum

Product category and function

Hydra Beauty Micro Liquid Essence

Age Defender Power 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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Ingredient highlights

Hydra Beauty Micro Liquid Essence

Age Defender Power Serum

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

Hydra Beauty Micro Liquid Essence

Age Defender Power Serum

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua (water), glycerin, butylene glycol, pentylene glycol, isononyl isononanoate, camellia japonica flower extract, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract, phenoxyethanol, dextrin palmitate, sodium carbomer, parfum (fragrance), dipropylene glycol, disodium edta, sodium palmitate, dehydroxanthan gum, amodimethicone, sodium hyaluronate, ethylhexyl salicylate, palmitic acid, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, diethylhexyl syringylidenemalonate, ci 61565 (green 6), il16a 8	Aqua/water, glycerin, dimethicone, alcohol denat., isononyl isononanoate, butylene glycol, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, phenoxyethanol, pentylene glycol, hydrolyzed soy protein, parfum/fragrance, hydroxypropyl tetrahydropyrantriol, propylene glycol, ruscus aculeatus root extract, glycine soja oil/soybean oil, caffeine, tocopherol, hydrolyzed rice protein, limonene, biosaccharide gum-1, disodium edta, adenosine, t-butyl alcohol, hydroxypalmitoyl sphinganine, cryptomeria japonica bud extract, linalool, citral

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Total Number of ingredients = 27

Aqua (water), glycerin, butylene glycol, pentylene glycol, isononyl isononanoate, camellia japonica flower extract, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract, phenoxyethanol, dextrin palmitate, sodium carbomer, parfum (fragrance), dipropylene glycol, disodium edta, sodium palmitate, dehydroxanthan gum, amodimethicone, sodium hyaluronate, ethylhexyl salicylate, palmitic acid, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, diethylhexyl syringylidenemalonate, ci 61565 (green 6), il16a

Aqua/water, glycerin, dimethicone, alcohol denat., isononyl isononanoate, butylene glycol, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, phenoxyethanol, pentylene glycol, hydrolyzed soy protein, parfum/fragrance, hydroxypropyl tetrahydropyrantriol, propylene glycol, ruscus aculeatus root extract, glycine soja oil/soybean oil, caffeine, tocopherol, hydrolyzed rice protein, limonene, biosaccharide gum-1, disodium edta, adenosine, t-butyl alcohol, hydroxypalmitoyl sphinganine, cryptomeria japonica bud extract, linalool, citral

Notable ingredients

Hydra Beauty Micro Liquid Essence

Age Defender Power Serum

Sunscreen/UV filter: Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl salicylate

Solvent: Aqua (water), Butylene glycol, Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin, Pentylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Soothing: Ruscus aculeatus root extract

Antioxidant: Caffeine, Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua/water, Alcohol denat, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene, Propylene glycol, T-butyl alcohol, Pentylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

Hydra Beauty Micro Liquid Essence

Age Defender Power Serum

Aqua (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