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Night Serum

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Life Plankton Essence

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Night Serum

Life Plankton 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

Night Serum

Life Plankton Essence

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

Night Serum

Life Plankton Essence

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua), alcohol, glycerin, pyrus malus (apple) fruit water, chondrus crispus extract, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) bark/leaf extract, hectorite, pyrus malus (apple) flower extract, fragrance (parfum), sodium chloride, xanthan gum, citrus aurantium bergamia peel oil, pelargonium graveolens flower oil, rose flower oil/extract, citrus aurantium flower oil, cananga odorata oil/extract, limonene, citronellol, linalyl acetate, geraniol, linalool, pinene, santalol, citral, eugenol 9	Aqua, glycerin, maris aqua, butylene glycol, propylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, ppg-6-decyltetradeceth-30, vitreoscilla ferment, p-anisic acid, xanthan gum, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, adenosine, sodium hydroxide, limonene, benzyl benzoate, cellulose acetate butyrate, polyphosphorylcholine glycol acrylate, linalool, citronellol, sodium hyaluronate, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, geraniol, polyvinyl alcohol, benzyl alcohol, sodium chloride, tocopherol, parfum (f.i.l. c184648/2)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Water (aqua), alcohol, glycerin, pyrus malus (apple) fruit water, chondrus crispus extract, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) bark/leaf extract, hectorite, pyrus malus (apple) flower extract, fragrance (parfum), sodium chloride, xanthan gum, citrus aurantium bergamia peel oil, pelargonium graveolens flower oil, rose flower oil/extract, citrus aurantium flower oil, cananga odorata oil/extract, limonene, citronellol, linalyl acetate, geraniol, linalool, pinene, santalol, citral, eugenol

Aqua, glycerin, maris aqua, butylene glycol, propylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, ppg-6-decyltetradeceth-30, vitreoscilla ferment, p-anisic acid, xanthan gum, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, adenosine, sodium hydroxide, limonene, benzyl benzoate, cellulose acetate butyrate, polyphosphorylcholine glycol acrylate, linalool, citronellol, sodium hyaluronate, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, geraniol, polyvinyl alcohol, benzyl alcohol, sodium chloride, tocopherol, parfum (f.i.l. c184648/2)

Notable ingredients

Night Serum

Life Plankton Essence

Solvent: Water (aqua), Alcohol, Glycerin, Limonene

Absorbent: Hectorite

Anti-microbial: Alcohol

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua, Benzyl alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene, Propylene glycol, Maris aqua

Anti-microbial: Benzyl benzoate, Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Night Serum

Life Plankton Essence

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.

Alcohol

Also-called: Ethanol, ethyl alcohol | Function: Viscosity controlling, Astringent, Solvent, Anti-microbial