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Intral Serum

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Alpha Arbutin Serum 2%

Product category and function

Intral Serum

Alpha Arbutin Serum 2%

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

Intral Serum

Alpha Arbutin Serum 2%

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

Intral Serum

Alpha Arbutin Serum 2%

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, butylene glycol, glycerin, sodium hyaluronate, panthenol, resveratrol, paeonia suffruticosa (peony) root extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) extract, crataegus monogyna flower extract, citrullus lanatus (watermelon) fruit extract, caffeine, polygonum cuspidatum root extract, salicylic acid, camellia sinensis leaf extract, gelidiella acerosa extract, alteromonas ferment extract, lens esculenta (lentil) fruit extract, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, geranium robertianum extract, ascophyllum nodosum extract, cistus incanus flower/leaf/stem extract, asparagopsis armata extract, hypnea musciformis (algae) extract, sorbitol, saccharomyces lysate extract, sodium lactate, propylene glycol caprylate, sodium pca, cellulose gum, xanthan gum, citric acid, sodium sulfate, caprylyl glycol, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, fragrance (parfum), disodium edta, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, chlorphenesin, red 4 (ci 14700), ext. violet 2 (ci 60730), red 33 (ci 17200), blue 1 (ci 42090), yellow 5 (ci 19140) 10	Water, butylene glycol, alpha-arbutin, niacinamide, sodium hyaluronate, hydroxyacetophenone, citrus limon (lemon) fruit extract, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, glycerin, panthenol, tremella fuciformis sporocarp extract, phenoxyethanol, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium phytate, citric acid, disodium edta, betaine, potassium sorbate, tocopherol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 45

Total Number of ingredients = 20

Water/aqua/eau, butylene glycol, glycerin, sodium hyaluronate, panthenol, resveratrol, paeonia suffruticosa (peony) root extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) extract, crataegus monogyna flower extract, citrullus lanatus (watermelon) fruit extract, caffeine, polygonum cuspidatum root extract, salicylic acid, camellia sinensis leaf extract, gelidiella acerosa extract, alteromonas ferment extract, lens esculenta (lentil) fruit extract, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, geranium robertianum extract, ascophyllum nodosum extract, cistus incanus flower/leaf/stem extract, asparagopsis armata extract, hypnea musciformis (algae) extract, sorbitol, saccharomyces lysate extract, sodium lactate, propylene glycol caprylate, sodium pca, cellulose gum, xanthan gum, citric acid, sodium sulfate, caprylyl glycol, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, fragrance (parfum), disodium edta, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, chlorphenesin, red 4 (ci 14700), ext. violet 2 (ci 60730), red 33 (ci 17200), blue 1 (ci 42090), yellow 5 (ci 19140)

Water, butylene glycol, alpha-arbutin, niacinamide, sodium hyaluronate, hydroxyacetophenone, citrus limon (lemon) fruit extract, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, glycerin, panthenol, tremella fuciformis sporocarp extract, phenoxyethanol, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium phytate, citric acid, disodium edta, betaine, potassium sorbate, tocopherol

Notable ingredients

Intral Serum

Alpha Arbutin Serum 2%

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Caffeine, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Citrullus lanatus (watermelon) fruit extract, Polygonum cuspidatum root extract, Resveratrol

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Intral Serum

Alpha Arbutin Serum 2%

Water/aqua/eau

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.

Butylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

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

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent