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Pure Vc Mellight Boosting Essence

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Skin Relief Essence

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Pure Vc Mellight Boosting Essence

Skin Relief Essence

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

Pure Vc Mellight Boosting Essence

Skin Relief Essence

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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free

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Pure Vc Mellight Boosting Essence

Skin Relief Essence

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Water, hippophae rhamnoides water, methylpropanediol, butylene glycol, glycerin, 1,2-hexanediol, niacinamide, glycereth-26, piper methysticum leaf/root/stem extract, laminaria japonica extract, eclipta prostrata leaf extract, centella asiatica extract, ficus carica (fig) fruit extract, phellodendron amurense bark extract, ulmus davidiana root extract, amaranthus caudatus seed extract, hydrogenated lecithin, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf oil, anthemis nobilis flower oil, sodium hyaluronate, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, c12-14 alketh-12, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, sodium citrate, citric acid, fructooligosaccharides, beta-glucan, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, ceramide np, glutathione, ferulic acid, pvp, ascorbic acid, tocopherol, hydroxydecyl ubiquinone, fullerenes, ethylhexylglycerin, linalool, limonene 15	Centella asiatica extract, water, dipropylene glycol, butylene glycol, glycerin, benzyl glycol, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, ethylhexylglycerin, propanediol, sodium hyaluronate, polyglyceryl-10 laurate, panthenol, carbomer, adansonia digitata fruit extract, arginine, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) flower extract, leontopodium alpinum callus culture extract, disodium edta, glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, 1,2-hexanediol, gardenia florida fruit extract, dextrin, squalane, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, anastatica hierochuntica extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower/leaf/stem extract, corn starch modified, peat water, hydrolyzed glycosaminoglycans, acetic acid, caprylic/capric triglyceride, citric acid, spirulina maxima extract, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, hydrogenated lecithin, hydroxypropyltrimonium hyaluronate, ceramide 3, hyaluronic acid, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, limonene, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 41

Total Number of ingredients = 43

Water, hippophae rhamnoides water, methylpropanediol, butylene glycol, glycerin, 1,2-hexanediol, niacinamide, glycereth-26, piper methysticum leaf/root/stem extract, laminaria japonica extract, eclipta prostrata leaf extract, centella asiatica extract, ficus carica (fig) fruit extract, phellodendron amurense bark extract, ulmus davidiana root extract, amaranthus caudatus seed extract, hydrogenated lecithin, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf oil, anthemis nobilis flower oil, sodium hyaluronate, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, c12-14 alketh-12, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, sodium citrate, citric acid, fructooligosaccharides, beta-glucan, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, ceramide np, glutathione, ferulic acid, pvp, ascorbic acid, tocopherol, hydroxydecyl ubiquinone, fullerenes, ethylhexylglycerin, linalool, limonene

Centella asiatica extract, water, dipropylene glycol, butylene glycol, glycerin, benzyl glycol, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, ethylhexylglycerin, propanediol, sodium hyaluronate, polyglyceryl-10 laurate, panthenol, carbomer, adansonia digitata fruit extract, arginine, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) flower extract, leontopodium alpinum callus culture extract, disodium edta, glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, 1,2-hexanediol, gardenia florida fruit extract, dextrin, squalane, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, anastatica hierochuntica extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower/leaf/stem extract, corn starch modified, peat water, hydrolyzed glycosaminoglycans, acetic acid, caprylic/capric triglyceride, citric acid, spirulina maxima extract, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, hydrogenated lecithin, hydroxypropyltrimonium hyaluronate, ceramide 3, hyaluronic acid, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, limonene, linalool

Notable ingredients

Pure Vc Mellight Boosting Essence

Skin Relief Essence

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Centella asiatica extract

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid

Soothing: Centella asiatica extract, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Centella asiatica extract, Leontopodium alpinum callus culture extract, Spirulina maxima extract

Solvent: Water, 1,2-hexanediol, Benzyl glycol, Butylene glycol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene, Propanediol

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Ingredients with their functions

Pure Vc Mellight Boosting Essence

Skin Relief Essence

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.

Hippophae rhamnoides water

Also-called: Sea Buckthorn Water | Function: Skin conditioning, Flavouring, Antioxidant

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

Methylpropanediol

Function: Solvent

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