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Acne Toning Serum

Purity Made Simple Pore Minimizing Serum

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Formulations with exfoliating ingredients to gently dissolve dead skin cells. Once applied, these...	Formulations with exfoliating ingredients to gently dissolve dead skin cells. Once applied, these...
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Acne Toning Serum

Purity Made Simple Pore Minimizing Serum

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

Full ingredient list

Acne Toning Serum

Purity Made Simple Pore Minimizing Serum

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Salicylic acid, water, butylene glycol, propanediol, pentylene glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, sodium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, octyldodecanol, sodium hydroxide, glycerin, hydroxyacetophenone, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, beta vulgaris (beet) root extract, fructooligosaccharides, hydroxyethylcellulose, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, lecithin, lysolecithin, lysophosphatidic acid, leptospermum scoparium branch/leaf oil, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, magnolia officinalis bark extract, piper nigrum (pepper) seed extract, phragmites kharka extract, poria cocos extract 8	Aqua/water/eau, glycerin, pentylene glycol, polysorbate 20, hydroxyethylcellulose, hydroxyacetophenone, salicylic acid, maltodextrin, 1,2-hexanediol, alpha-glucan oligosaccharide, caprylyl glycol, sodium hydroxide, parfum/fragrance, phytic acid, lens esculenta (lentil) seed extract, linalool, syringa vulgaris (lilac) extract, disodium phosphate, polysorbate 60, backhousia citriodora leaf extract, geraniol, sodium benzoate, citronellol, benzyl benzoate, sodium phosphate.

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Total Number of ingredients = 26

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Salicylic acid, water, butylene glycol, propanediol, pentylene glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, sodium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, octyldodecanol, sodium hydroxide, glycerin, hydroxyacetophenone, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, beta vulgaris (beet) root extract, fructooligosaccharides, hydroxyethylcellulose, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, lecithin, lysolecithin, lysophosphatidic acid, leptospermum scoparium branch/leaf oil, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, magnolia officinalis bark extract, piper nigrum (pepper) seed extract, phragmites kharka extract, poria cocos extract

Aqua/water/eau, glycerin, pentylene glycol, polysorbate 20, hydroxyethylcellulose, hydroxyacetophenone, salicylic acid, maltodextrin, 1,2-hexanediol, alpha-glucan oligosaccharide, caprylyl glycol, sodium hydroxide, parfum/fragrance, phytic acid, lens esculenta (lentil) seed extract, linalool, syringa vulgaris (lilac) extract, disodium phosphate, polysorbate 60, backhousia citriodora leaf extract, geraniol, sodium benzoate, citronellol, benzyl benzoate, sodium phosphate.

Notable ingredients

Acne Toning Serum

Purity Made Simple Pore Minimizing Serum

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Soothing: Phragmites kharka extract

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone, Leptospermum scoparium branch/leaf oil, Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, Phragmites kharka extract

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone

Exfoliant: Salicylic acid

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Ingredients with their functions

Acne Toning Serum

Purity Made Simple Pore Minimizing Serum

Salicylic acid

Function: Anti-acne, Skin conditioning, Preservative, Keratolytic, Exfoliant

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

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.

Butylene glycol

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

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