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Lx Me Brightening Gel

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Niathione Cream

Product category and function

Lx Me Brightening Gel

Niathione Cream

Regular Moisturizers	Regular Moisturizers
Creams and lotions for daily hydration, some of which include ingredients to address specific...	Creams and lotions for daily hydration, some of which include ingredients to address specific...
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Ingredient highlights

Lx Me Brightening Gel

Niathione Cream

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

Lx Me Brightening Gel

Niathione Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, butylene glycol, glycerin, triethylhexanoin, diglycerin, pentylene glycol, tranexamic acid, bis-ethoxydiglycol cyclohexane 1,4-dicarboxylate, carbomer, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, sorbitan stearate, peg-240/hdi copolymer bis-decyltetradeceth-20 ether, isohexadecane, alpha-glucan oligosaccharide, ethylhexylglycerin, phytosteryl isostearyl dimer dilinoleate, tripropylene glycol, polysorbate 80, fragrance/parfum, sodium metaphosphate, sucrose cocoate, niacinamide, pca, sodium hydroxide, sodium metabisulfite, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, sodium hyaluronate, phenoxyethanol 11	Water, butylene glycol, glycerin, dimethicone, panthenol, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, niacinamide, cyclopentasiloxane, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, sodium polyacrylate, isohexadecane, ethylhexyl stearate, chlorphenesin, phenoxyethanol, dimethiconol, polysorbate 80, betaine, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, fragrance, sorbitan oleate, triethoxycaprylylsilane, trideceth-6, pantolactone, disodium edta, 1,2-hexanediol, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, terminalia ferdinandiana fruit extract, glutathione (2ppm), citrus tangerina (tangerine) extract, butylphenyl methylpropional, hexyl cinnamal, benzyl benzoate, limonene, linalool, citronellol, geraniol, benzyl alcohol, citral

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Total Number of ingredients = 39

Water/aqua/eau, butylene glycol, glycerin, triethylhexanoin, diglycerin, pentylene glycol, tranexamic acid, bis-ethoxydiglycol cyclohexane 1,4-dicarboxylate, carbomer, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, sorbitan stearate, peg-240/hdi copolymer bis-decyltetradeceth-20 ether, isohexadecane, alpha-glucan oligosaccharide, ethylhexylglycerin, phytosteryl isostearyl dimer dilinoleate, tripropylene glycol, polysorbate 80, fragrance/parfum, sodium metaphosphate, sucrose cocoate, niacinamide, pca, sodium hydroxide, sodium metabisulfite, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, sodium hyaluronate, phenoxyethanol

Water, butylene glycol, glycerin, dimethicone, panthenol, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, niacinamide, cyclopentasiloxane, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, sodium polyacrylate, isohexadecane, ethylhexyl stearate, chlorphenesin, phenoxyethanol, dimethiconol, polysorbate 80, betaine, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, fragrance, sorbitan oleate, triethoxycaprylylsilane, trideceth-6, pantolactone, disodium edta, 1,2-hexanediol, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, terminalia ferdinandiana fruit extract, glutathione (2ppm), citrus tangerina (tangerine) extract, butylphenyl methylpropional, hexyl cinnamal, benzyl benzoate, limonene, linalool, citronellol, geraniol, benzyl alcohol, citral

Notable ingredients

Lx Me Brightening Gel

Niathione Cream

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, Tranexamic acid

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Lx Me Brightening Gel

Niathione Cream

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