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B-Hydra™ Intensive Hydration Serum

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Multi Peptide + Ha Serum ("Buffet")

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B-Hydra™ Intensive Hydration Serum

Multi Peptide + Ha Serum ("Buffet")

Serums/Treatments	Serums/Treatments
Concentrated formulas for hydrating and addressing skin issues.	Concentrated formulas for hydrating and addressing skin issues.
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B-Hydra™ Intensive Hydration Serum

Multi Peptide + Ha Serum ("Buffet")

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

B-Hydra™ Intensive Hydration Serum

Multi Peptide + Ha Serum ("Buffet")

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua/eau), coconut alkanes, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, glycerin, pentylene glycol, sclerocarya birrea seed oil, wheat amino acids, ananas sativus (pineapple) fruit extract, berberis vulgaris root extract, citrullus lanatus (watermelon) fruit extract, lens esculenta (lentil) fruit extract, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, coco-caprylate/caprate, panthenol, sodium pca, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, niacinamide, cyclodextrin, sodium hyaluronate, sodium lactate, phenoxyethanol, hydroxyproline, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, citric acid, caprylyl glycol, chlorphenesin, ethylhexylglycerin 13	Aqua (water), glycerin, lactococcus ferment lysate, acetyl hexapeptide-8, pentapeptide-18, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, palmitoyl tripeptide-38, dipeptide diaminobutyroyl benzylamide diacetate, acetylarginyltryptophyl diphenylglycine, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, sodium hyaluronate, allantoin, glycine, alanine, serine, valine, isoleucine, proline, threonine, histidine, phenylalanine, arginine, aspartic acid, trehalose, fructose, glucose, maltose, urea, sodium pca, pca, sodium lactate, citric acid, hydroxypropyl cyclodextrin, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, butylene glycol, pentylene glycol, acacia senegal gum, xanthan gum, carbomer, polysorbate 20, ppg-26-buteth-26, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, ethoxydiglycol, sodium benzoate, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Total Number of ingredients = 51

Water (aqua/eau), coconut alkanes, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, glycerin, pentylene glycol, sclerocarya birrea seed oil, wheat amino acids, ananas sativus (pineapple) fruit extract, berberis vulgaris root extract, citrullus lanatus (watermelon) fruit extract, lens esculenta (lentil) fruit extract, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, coco-caprylate/caprate, panthenol, sodium pca, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, niacinamide, cyclodextrin, sodium hyaluronate, sodium lactate, phenoxyethanol, hydroxyproline, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, citric acid, caprylyl glycol, chlorphenesin, ethylhexylglycerin

Aqua (water), glycerin, lactococcus ferment lysate, acetyl hexapeptide-8, pentapeptide-18, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, palmitoyl tripeptide-38, dipeptide diaminobutyroyl benzylamide diacetate, acetylarginyltryptophyl diphenylglycine, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, sodium hyaluronate, allantoin, glycine, alanine, serine, valine, isoleucine, proline, threonine, histidine, phenylalanine, arginine, aspartic acid, trehalose, fructose, glucose, maltose, urea, sodium pca, pca, sodium lactate, citric acid, hydroxypropyl cyclodextrin, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, butylene glycol, pentylene glycol, acacia senegal gum, xanthan gum, carbomer, polysorbate 20, ppg-26-buteth-26, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, ethoxydiglycol, sodium benzoate, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin

Notable ingredients

B-Hydra™ Intensive Hydration Serum

Multi Peptide + Ha Serum ("Buffet")

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Panthenol, Wheat amino acids

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Soothing: Allantoin

Cell-signaling ingredient: Dipeptide diaminobutyroyl benzylamide diacetate, Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7

Solvent: Aqua (water), Butylene glycol, Ethoxydiglycol, Glycerin, Pentylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

B-Hydra™ Intensive Hydration Serum

Multi Peptide + Ha Serum ("Buffet")

Water (aqua/eau)

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.

Coconut alkanes

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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

Ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer

Function: Viscosity controlling

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