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Hydrating Facial Serum

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Multi Peptide Complex Serum

Product category and function

Hydrating Facial Serum

Multi Peptide Complex 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

Hydrating Facial Serum

Multi Peptide Complex 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

Hydrating Facial Serum

Multi Peptide Complex Serum

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, glycerin, cetearyl stearate, dimethicone, sodium hyaluronate, alcohol denat., behentrimonium methosulfate, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, squalane, polysorbate 60, panthenol, carbomer, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, cholesterol, sodium lauroyl lactylate, xanthan gum, disodium edta, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, phytosphingosine, ethylhexylglycerin 8	Water (aqua), glycerin, chondrus crispus (seaweed) extract, sodium hyaluronate, acetyl hexapeptide-8, pentapeptide-18, dipeptide diaminobutyroyl benzylamide diacetate, acetyl octapeptide-3, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, propylene glycol, carbomer, polysorbate 20, citric acid, potassium sorbate, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Total Number of ingredients = 19

Water, glycerin, cetearyl stearate, dimethicone, sodium hyaluronate, alcohol denat., behentrimonium methosulfate, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, squalane, polysorbate 60, panthenol, carbomer, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, cholesterol, sodium lauroyl lactylate, xanthan gum, disodium edta, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, phytosphingosine, ethylhexylglycerin

Water (aqua), glycerin, chondrus crispus (seaweed) extract, sodium hyaluronate, acetyl hexapeptide-8, pentapeptide-18, dipeptide diaminobutyroyl benzylamide diacetate, acetyl octapeptide-3, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, propylene glycol, carbomer, polysorbate 20, citric acid, potassium sorbate, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta

Notable ingredients

Hydrating Facial Serum

Multi Peptide Complex Serum

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Water, Alcohol denat, Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Alcohol denat, Phenoxyethanol

Cell-signaling ingredient: Dipeptide diaminobutyroyl benzylamide diacetate, Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7

Solvent: Water (aqua), Glycerin, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Hydrating Facial Serum

Multi Peptide Complex Serum

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