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Dr. Althea
Skin Relief Essence

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Urban Eco Harakeke Essence

Product category and function

Skin Relief Essence

Urban Eco Harakeke Essence

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

Skin Relief Essence

Urban Eco Harakeke Essence

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

Full ingredient list

Skin Relief Essence

Urban Eco Harakeke Essence

No. of common ingredients = 0
Centella asiatica extract, water, dipropylene glycol, butylene glycol, glycerin, benzyl glycol, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, ethylhexylglycerin, propanediol, sodium hyaluronate, polyglyceryl-10 laurate, panthenol, carbomer, adansonia digitata fruit extract, arginine, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) flower extract, leontopodium alpinum callus culture extract, disodium edta, glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, 1,2-hexanediol, gardenia florida fruit extract, dextrin, squalane, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, anastatica hierochuntica extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower/leaf/stem extract, corn starch modified, peat water, hydrolyzed glycosaminoglycans, acetic acid, caprylic/capric triglyceride, citric acid, spirulina maxima extract, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, hydrogenated lecithin, hydroxypropyltrimonium hyaluronate, ceramide 3, hyaluronic acid, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, limonene, linalool 18	Water(aqua), glycerin, dipropylene glycol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, propanediol, 1,2-hexanediol, phormium tenax extract(73.11ppm), c13-15 alkane, hydrogenated poly(c6-14 olefin), polyglyceryl-3 methylglucose distearate, carbomer, cetearyl alcohol, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, ethylhexyl olivate, arginine, butylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium acrylates copolymer, polyglyceryl-4 oleate, portulaca oleracea extract, disodium edta, piper methysticum root extract, ribes nigrum (black currant) fruit extract, sodium hyaluronate, calendula officinalis flower extract, hydroxypropyltrimonium hyaluronate, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, hyaluronic acid, potassium hyaluronate, fragrance(parfum)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 43

Total Number of ingredients = 33

Centella asiatica extract, water, dipropylene glycol, butylene glycol, glycerin, benzyl glycol, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, ethylhexylglycerin, propanediol, sodium hyaluronate, polyglyceryl-10 laurate, panthenol, carbomer, adansonia digitata fruit extract, arginine, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) flower extract, leontopodium alpinum callus culture extract, disodium edta, glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, 1,2-hexanediol, gardenia florida fruit extract, dextrin, squalane, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, anastatica hierochuntica extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower/leaf/stem extract, corn starch modified, peat water, hydrolyzed glycosaminoglycans, acetic acid, caprylic/capric triglyceride, citric acid, spirulina maxima extract, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, hydrogenated lecithin, hydroxypropyltrimonium hyaluronate, ceramide 3, hyaluronic acid, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, limonene, linalool

Water(aqua), glycerin, dipropylene glycol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, propanediol, 1,2-hexanediol, phormium tenax extract(73.11ppm), c13-15 alkane, hydrogenated poly(c6-14 olefin), polyglyceryl-3 methylglucose distearate, carbomer, cetearyl alcohol, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, ethylhexyl olivate, arginine, butylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium acrylates copolymer, polyglyceryl-4 oleate, portulaca oleracea extract, disodium edta, piper methysticum root extract, ribes nigrum (black currant) fruit extract, sodium hyaluronate, calendula officinalis flower extract, hydroxypropyltrimonium hyaluronate, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, hyaluronic acid, potassium hyaluronate, fragrance(parfum)

Notable ingredients

Skin Relief Essence

Urban Eco Harakeke Essence

Soothing: Centella asiatica extract, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Centella asiatica extract, Leontopodium alpinum callus culture extract, Spirulina maxima extract

Solvent: Water, 1,2-hexanediol, Benzyl glycol, Butylene glycol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene, Propanediol

Soothing: Calendula officinalis flower extract

Solvent: Water(aqua), 1,2-hexanediol, Butylene glycol, C13-15 alkane, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin, Propanediol

Astringent: Ribes nigrum (black currant) fruit extract

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Ingredients with their functions

Skin Relief Essence

Urban Eco Harakeke Essence

Centella asiatica extract

Also-called: Gotu Kola Extract, Tiger Grass, | Function: Soothing, Skin conditioning, Antioxidant

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.

Dipropylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Solvent

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