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Dr. Barbara Sturm
Brightening Serum

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Product category and function

Brightening Serum

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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

Brightening Serum

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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 vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Brightening Serum

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No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua), methylsilanol mannuronate, glycerin, methylpropanediol, lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, silica, butylene glycol, dimethylimidazolidinone rice starch, panthenol, phenoxyethanol, sodium potassium aluminum silicate, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, alcohol, allantoin, ethylhexylglycerin, lecithin, xanthan gum, panax ginseng root extract, sodium hydroxide, disodium edta, sodium hyaluronate, alteromonas ferment extract, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, pantolactone, lepidium sativum sprout extract, soy isoflavones, sorbic acid, citric acid, iron oxides (ci 77491), titanium dioxide/ci 77891 7	Aqua (water), potassium azeloyl diglycinate, propanediol, glycerin, methyl gluceth-20, allantoin, hydroxyethylcellulose, xanthan gum, citric acid, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Total Number of ingredients = 11

Water (aqua), methylsilanol mannuronate, glycerin, methylpropanediol, lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, silica, butylene glycol, dimethylimidazolidinone rice starch, panthenol, phenoxyethanol, sodium potassium aluminum silicate, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, alcohol, allantoin, ethylhexylglycerin, lecithin, xanthan gum, panax ginseng root extract, sodium hydroxide, disodium edta, sodium hyaluronate, alteromonas ferment extract, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, pantolactone, lepidium sativum sprout extract, soy isoflavones, sorbic acid, citric acid, iron oxides (ci 77491), titanium dioxide/ci 77891

Aqua (water), potassium azeloyl diglycinate, propanediol, glycerin, methyl gluceth-20, allantoin, hydroxyethylcellulose, xanthan gum, citric acid, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol.

Notable ingredients

Brightening Serum

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Soothing: Allantoin, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract

Solvent: Water (aqua), Alcohol, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Methylpropanediol

Soothing: Allantoin

Solvent: Aqua (water), Glycerin, Propanediol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Brightening Serum

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Water (aqua)

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.

Methylsilanol mannuronate

Function: Skin conditioning

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