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Vital Essence

Product category and function

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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

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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

Full ingredient list

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No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, glycerin, lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, butylene glycol, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, panthenol, phenoxyethanol, sodium lauroyl glutamate, stearic acid, dimethicone, carbomer, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium hyaluronate, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, mica, hexylene glycol, polygonum bistorta root extract, sodium hydroxide, alcohol, biosaccharide gum-1, caprylic/capric triglyceride, rosa canina fruit extract, synthetic fluorphlogopite, pantolactone, caprylyl glycol, xanthan gum, ascorbyl palmitate, citric acid, ascorbic acid, alumina, tin oxide, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, iron oxides (ci 77491) 11	Rosa damascena flower water, glycerin, butylene glycol, water/aqua/eau, pentylene glycol, carbomer, potassium hydroxide, squalane, glycine, sodium hyaluronate, stearic acid, cetyl alcohol, polyglyceryl-2 isostearate, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, dimethicone, glycol distearate, vitis vinifera (grape) seed oil, bentonite, isosteareth-20, alcohol, xanthan gum, tocopherol, epilobium fleischeri extract, natto gum, pueraria lobata root extract, prunus yedoensis leaf extract, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, chlorella vulgaris extract, lonicifera japonica (honeysuckle) flower extract, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, vaccinium myrtillus leaf extract, (citronellol, geraniol)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 36

Total Number of ingredients = 34

Water, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, glycerin, lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, butylene glycol, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, panthenol, phenoxyethanol, sodium lauroyl glutamate, stearic acid, dimethicone, carbomer, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium hyaluronate, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, mica, hexylene glycol, polygonum bistorta root extract, sodium hydroxide, alcohol, biosaccharide gum-1, caprylic/capric triglyceride, rosa canina fruit extract, synthetic fluorphlogopite, pantolactone, caprylyl glycol, xanthan gum, ascorbyl palmitate, citric acid, ascorbic acid, alumina, tin oxide, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, iron oxides (ci 77491)

Rosa damascena flower water, glycerin, butylene glycol, water/aqua/eau, pentylene glycol, carbomer, potassium hydroxide, squalane, glycine, sodium hyaluronate, stearic acid, cetyl alcohol, polyglyceryl-2 isostearate, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, dimethicone, glycol distearate, vitis vinifera (grape) seed oil, bentonite, isosteareth-20, alcohol, xanthan gum, tocopherol, epilobium fleischeri extract, natto gum, pueraria lobata root extract, prunus yedoensis leaf extract, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, chlorella vulgaris extract, lonicifera japonica (honeysuckle) flower extract, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, vaccinium myrtillus leaf extract, (citronellol, geraniol)

Notable ingredients

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Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Ascorbyl palmitate, Lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract

Solvent: Water, Alcohol, Butylene glycol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Hexylene glycol

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Alcohol, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Pentylene glycol

Absorbent: Bentonite

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Ingredients with their functions

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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.

C12-15 alkyl benzoate

Also-called: C12-C15 Alkyl Benzoate | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Anti-microbial

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

Rosa damascena flower water

Also-called: Damask Rose Flower Water, Rose Hydrosol, Rose Flower Water, Rosa damascena Hydrosol | Function: Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Masking

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