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Dr. Barbara Sturm
Clarifying Serum

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Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum

Product category and function

Clarifying Serum

Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid 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

Clarifying Serum

Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid 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

Clarifying Serum

Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum

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Water (aqua), propanediol, lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, zinc pca, phenoxyethanol, xanthan gum, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, albatrellus ovinus extract, sodium hyaluronate, hexylene glycol, polygonum bistorta root extract, sodium hydroxide, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, citric acid, caprylyl glycol. 9	Aqua / water, glycerin, cetearyl ethylhexanoate, dimethicone, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, sodium hyaluronate, panthenol, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, cetearyl alcohol, behentrimonium methosulfate, sodium hydroxide, sodium lauroyl lactylate, cholesterol, phenoxyethanol, disodium edta, isopropyl myristate, caprylyl glycol, citric acid, xanthan gum, phytosphingosine, ethylhexylglycerin

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 16

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Water (aqua), propanediol, lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, zinc pca, phenoxyethanol, xanthan gum, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, albatrellus ovinus extract, sodium hyaluronate, hexylene glycol, polygonum bistorta root extract, sodium hydroxide, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, citric acid, caprylyl glycol.

Aqua / water, glycerin, cetearyl ethylhexanoate, dimethicone, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, sodium hyaluronate, panthenol, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, cetearyl alcohol, behentrimonium methosulfate, sodium hydroxide, sodium lauroyl lactylate, cholesterol, phenoxyethanol, disodium edta, isopropyl myristate, caprylyl glycol, citric acid, xanthan gum, phytosphingosine, ethylhexylglycerin

Notable ingredients

Clarifying Serum

Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum

Antioxidant: Lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract

Solvent: Water (aqua), Hexylene glycol, Propanediol

Anti-microbial: Leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, Phenoxyethanol

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Clarifying Serum

Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum

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.

Propanediol

Also-called: Zemea | Function: Viscosity controlling, Solvent

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

Lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract

Function: Skin conditioning, Antioxidant

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