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Olive Virgin Oil Crystal Skin Essence

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GF 15% Solution

Product category and function

Olive Virgin Oil Crystal Skin Essence

GF 15% Solution

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

Olive Virgin Oil Crystal Skin Essence

GF 15% Solution

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

Olive Virgin Oil Crystal Skin Essence

GF 15% Solution

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 11	Total Number of ingredients = 12
Water/aqua/eau, butylene glycol, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, pentylene glycol, xanthan gum, magnesium sulfate, sodium citrate, gellan gum, citric acid, tocopherol, phenoxyethanol 5	Aqua/water/eau, butylene glycol, nicotiana benthamiana hexapeptide-40 sh-oligopeptide-1, nicotiana benthamiana hexapeptide-40 sh-polypeptide-76, nicotiana benthamiana octapeptide-30 sh-oligopeptide-2, sclerotium gum, glycerin, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, citric acid, sodium citrate, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin.

Notable ingredients

Olive Virgin Oil Crystal Skin Essence

GF 15% Solution

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Pentylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Butylene glycol, Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Citric acid, Sodium citrate

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Ingredients with their functions

Olive Virgin Oil Crystal Skin Essence

GF 15% Solution

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.

Olea europaea (olive) fruit oil

Also-called: Olive oil, olive fruit oil | Function: Skin conditioning

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