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Dr. Barbara Sturm
Calming Serum

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Deep Hydration 48 Hour Activation Serum

Product category and function

Calming Serum

Deep Hydration 48 Hour Activation Serum

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

Deep Hydration 48 Hour Activation Serum

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

Calming Serum

Deep Hydration 48 Hour Activation Serum

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 10	Water, glycerin, sorbitol, coco-caprylate/caprate, glyceryl citrate/lactate/linoleate/oleate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, octyldodecanol, hexyldecanol, hexyldecyl laurate, distarch phosphate, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, anhydroxylitol, butyrospermum parkii (shea)oil, citric acid, dicaprylyl carbonate, disodium cocoyl glutamate, globularia alypum leaf extract (blue daisy), hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, panthenol (vitamin b5), pantolactone, phenoxyethanol, propylene glycol, sodium benzoate, sodium hydroxide, sodium polyacrylate, tocopherol (vitamin e), tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e acetate), xylitol, xylitylglucoside

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Total Number of ingredients = 29

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, glycerin, sorbitol, coco-caprylate/caprate, glyceryl citrate/lactate/linoleate/oleate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, octyldodecanol, hexyldecanol, hexyldecyl laurate, distarch phosphate, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, anhydroxylitol, butyrospermum parkii (shea)oil, citric acid, dicaprylyl carbonate, disodium cocoyl glutamate, globularia alypum leaf extract (blue daisy), hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, panthenol (vitamin b5), pantolactone, phenoxyethanol, propylene glycol, sodium benzoate, sodium hydroxide, sodium polyacrylate, tocopherol (vitamin e), tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e acetate), xylitol, xylitylglucoside

Notable ingredients

Calming Serum

Deep Hydration 48 Hour Activation Serum

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, Tocopherol

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

Soothing: Panthenol (vitamin b5)

Antioxidant: Tocopherol (vitamin e), Tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e acetate)

Solvent: Water, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Propylene glycol, Octyldodecanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Calming Serum

Deep Hydration 48 Hour Activation Serum

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.