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Calming Serum

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Calming 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

Calming 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

Calming Serum

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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	Aqua (water), glycerin, butylene glycol, pentylene glycol, polyglyceryl-6 stearate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, panthenol, dicaprylyl carbonate, dicaprylyl ether, potassium cetyl phosphate, polyglyceryl-6 behenate, tetrapeptide-21, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, palmitoyl tripeptide-38, copper palmitoyl heptapeptide-14, heptapeptide-15 palmitate, saccharide isomerate, allantoin, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate se, tapioca starch, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, carbomer, polysorbate 20, hydroxypropyl cyclodextrin, lactic acid/glycolic acid copolymer, polyvinyl alcohol, citric acid, sodium citrate, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Total Number of ingredients = 33

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

Aqua (water), glycerin, butylene glycol, pentylene glycol, polyglyceryl-6 stearate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, panthenol, dicaprylyl carbonate, dicaprylyl ether, potassium cetyl phosphate, polyglyceryl-6 behenate, tetrapeptide-21, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, palmitoyl tripeptide-38, copper palmitoyl heptapeptide-14, heptapeptide-15 palmitate, saccharide isomerate, allantoin, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate se, tapioca starch, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, carbomer, polysorbate 20, hydroxypropyl cyclodextrin, lactic acid/glycolic acid copolymer, polyvinyl alcohol, citric acid, sodium citrate, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

Notable ingredients

Calming Serum

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Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, Tocopherol

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

Soothing: Allantoin, Panthenol

Cell-signaling ingredient: Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7

Solvent: Aqua (water), Butylene glycol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Dicaprylyl ether, Glycerin, Pentylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

Calming Serum

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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.