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Dr. Barbara Sturm
Calming Serum

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Calm-R

Product category and function

Calming Serum

Calm-R

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

Calming Serum

Calm-R

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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Calming Serum

Calm-R

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, dicaprylyl carbonate, glycerin, octyldodecanol, lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, echium plantagineum seed oil, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil unsaponifiables, biosaccharide gum-1, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, cardiospermum halicacabum flower/leaf/vine extract, panthenol, phenoxyethanol, sodium lauroyl glutamate, stearic acid, dimethicone, carbomer, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium hydroxide, pantolactone, tocopherol, citric acid 9	Water/aqua/eau, dimethicone, propanediol, coco-caprylate/caprate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil unsaponifiables, polysilicone-11, dicaprylyl carbonate, glycerin, butylene glycol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, hinokitiol, poria cocos extract, piperonyl glucoside, hydrogenated lecithin, sorbitan oleate, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, tocopherol, decyl glucoside, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, caprylyl glycol, xylitol, caprylic acid, citric acid, ethylhexylglycerin

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Water, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, dicaprylyl carbonate, glycerin, octyldodecanol, lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, echium plantagineum seed oil, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil unsaponifiables, biosaccharide gum-1, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, cardiospermum halicacabum flower/leaf/vine extract, panthenol, phenoxyethanol, sodium lauroyl glutamate, stearic acid, dimethicone, carbomer, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium hydroxide, pantolactone, tocopherol, citric acid

Water/aqua/eau, dimethicone, propanediol, coco-caprylate/caprate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil unsaponifiables, polysilicone-11, dicaprylyl carbonate, glycerin, butylene glycol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, hinokitiol, poria cocos extract, piperonyl glucoside, hydrogenated lecithin, sorbitan oleate, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, tocopherol, decyl glucoside, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, caprylyl glycol, xylitol, caprylic acid, citric acid, ethylhexylglycerin

Notable ingredients

Calming Serum

Calm-R

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water, Echium plantagineum seed oil, Glycerin, Octyldodecanol

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Propanediol

Buffering: Citric acid, Sodium hydroxide

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Ingredients with their functions

Calming Serum

Calm-R

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.

Prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil

Also-called: Sweet Almond Oil | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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

Dicaprylyl carbonate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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