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Blanc Gardenia Brightening Essence

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Dr. Barbara Sturm
Brightening Serum

Product category and function

Blanc Gardenia Brightening Essence

Brightening 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

Blanc Gardenia Brightening Essence

Brightening 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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Blanc Gardenia Brightening Essence

Brightening Serum

No. of common ingredients = 0
Rosa damascena flower water, aqua/eau/water, glycerin, propanediol, alcohol denat., niacinamide, peg-8 dimethicone, undecylenoyl phenylalanine, dipropylene glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, sodium palmitoyl proline, sodium hydroxide, plantago lanceolata leaf extract, polysorbate 80, alcohol, carbomer, ethylhexylglycerin, nymphaea alba flower extract, xanthan gum, lecithin, rosa damascena flower oil, glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, anogeissus leiocarpus bark extract, pelargonium graveolens oil, citric acid, coffea arabica (coffee) seed extract, soy isoflavones, lepidium sativum sprout extract, portulaca oleracea extract, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin, brassica rapa (turnip) root extract, gardenia jasminoides leaf cell extract, (citronellol, geraniol, linalool, citral, farnesol) 11	Water (aqua), methylsilanol mannuronate, glycerin, methylpropanediol, lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, silica, butylene glycol, dimethylimidazolidinone rice starch, panthenol, phenoxyethanol, sodium potassium aluminum silicate, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, alcohol, allantoin, ethylhexylglycerin, lecithin, xanthan gum, panax ginseng root extract, sodium hydroxide, disodium edta, sodium hyaluronate, alteromonas ferment extract, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, pantolactone, lepidium sativum sprout extract, soy isoflavones, sorbic acid, citric acid, iron oxides (ci 77491), titanium dioxide/ci 77891

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 34

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Rosa damascena flower water, aqua/eau/water, glycerin, propanediol, alcohol denat., niacinamide, peg-8 dimethicone, undecylenoyl phenylalanine, dipropylene glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, sodium palmitoyl proline, sodium hydroxide, plantago lanceolata leaf extract, polysorbate 80, alcohol, carbomer, ethylhexylglycerin, nymphaea alba flower extract, xanthan gum, lecithin, rosa damascena flower oil, glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, anogeissus leiocarpus bark extract, pelargonium graveolens oil, citric acid, coffea arabica (coffee) seed extract, soy isoflavones, lepidium sativum sprout extract, portulaca oleracea extract, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin, brassica rapa (turnip) root extract, gardenia jasminoides leaf cell extract, (citronellol, geraniol, linalool, citral, farnesol)

Water (aqua), methylsilanol mannuronate, glycerin, methylpropanediol, lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, silica, butylene glycol, dimethylimidazolidinone rice starch, panthenol, phenoxyethanol, sodium potassium aluminum silicate, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, alcohol, allantoin, ethylhexylglycerin, lecithin, xanthan gum, panax ginseng root extract, sodium hydroxide, disodium edta, sodium hyaluronate, alteromonas ferment extract, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, pantolactone, lepidium sativum sprout extract, soy isoflavones, sorbic acid, citric acid, iron oxides (ci 77491), titanium dioxide/ci 77891

Notable ingredients

Blanc Gardenia Brightening Essence

Brightening Serum

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, Undecylenoyl phenylalanine

Soothing: Allantoin, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract

Solvent: Water (aqua), Alcohol, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Methylpropanediol

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Ingredients with their functions

Blanc Gardenia Brightening Essence

Brightening Serum

Rosa damascena flower water

Also-called: Damask Rose Flower Water, Rose Hydrosol, Rose Flower Water, Rosa damascena Hydrosol | Function: Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Masking

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

Aqua/eau/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