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Rapid Repair Barrier Balancing Serum

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Medik8
Hydr8 B5 Intense

Product category and function

Rapid Repair Barrier Balancing Serum

Hydr8 B5 Intense

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

Rapid Repair Barrier Balancing Serum

Hydr8 B5 Intense

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

Full ingredient list

Rapid Repair Barrier Balancing Serum

Hydr8 B5 Intense

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua (water, eau), pentylene glycol, propanediol, sodium lactate, glycereth-26, galactoarabinan, camellia sinensis leaf extract, symphytum officinale (comfrey) leaf extract, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, glycerin, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, tocopherol, dehydroxanthan gum, alpha-arbutin, niacinamide, sodium hyaluronate, sodium pca, arginine, aspartic acid, pca, glycine, alanine, serine, valine, proline, threonine, isoleucine, histidine, phenylalanine 16	Water, panthenol, glyceryl glucoside, propylene glycol, sodium hyaluronate, glycerin, sodium pca, amelanchier alnifolia fruit extract, urea, calcium pantothenate, trehalose, taurine, creatine, diglycerin, acetyl glucosamine, daucus carota sativa (carrot) juice, glycine soja (soybean) seed extract, lysine hcl, alanine, arginine, histidine hcl, biosaccharide gum-1, phenoxyethanol, serine, allantoin, proline, lactic acid, ethylhexylglycerin, hydroxyacetophenone, hydrolyzed wheat protein, lysine, pca, sorbitol, glutamic acid, threonine, valine, leucine, glycine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, citric acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Total Number of ingredients = 43

Aqua (water, eau), pentylene glycol, propanediol, sodium lactate, glycereth-26, galactoarabinan, camellia sinensis leaf extract, symphytum officinale (comfrey) leaf extract, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, glycerin, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, tocopherol, dehydroxanthan gum, alpha-arbutin, niacinamide, sodium hyaluronate, sodium pca, arginine, aspartic acid, pca, glycine, alanine, serine, valine, proline, threonine, isoleucine, histidine, phenylalanine

Water, panthenol, glyceryl glucoside, propylene glycol, sodium hyaluronate, glycerin, sodium pca, amelanchier alnifolia fruit extract, urea, calcium pantothenate, trehalose, taurine, creatine, diglycerin, acetyl glucosamine, daucus carota sativa (carrot) juice, glycine soja (soybean) seed extract, lysine hcl, alanine, arginine, histidine hcl, biosaccharide gum-1, phenoxyethanol, serine, allantoin, proline, lactic acid, ethylhexylglycerin, hydroxyacetophenone, hydrolyzed wheat protein, lysine, pca, sorbitol, glutamic acid, threonine, valine, leucine, glycine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, citric acid

Notable ingredients

Rapid Repair Barrier Balancing Serum

Hydr8 B5 Intense

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Soothing: Allantoin, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Acetyl glucosamine

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone

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Ingredients with their functions

Rapid Repair Barrier Balancing Serum

Hydr8 B5 Intense

Aqua (water, 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.

Pentylene glycol

Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

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

Propanediol

Also-called: Zemea | Function: Viscosity controlling, Solvent

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