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Elta MD
Skin Recovery Serum

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Skin Recovery Serum

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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

Skin Recovery Serum

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

Full ingredient list

Skin Recovery Serum

Calm-R

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, propanediol, isododecane, glycerin, dimethicone, polymethylsilsesquioxane, polysilicone-11, panthenol, coco-caprylate/caprate, taurine, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, arginine, butylene glycol, tocopherol, hydroxyacetophenone, isohexadecane, centella asiatica leaf extract, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/carboxyethyl acrylate crosspolymer, caprylyl glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, coco-glucoside, polysorbate 80, decyl glucoside, hydroxyethylcellulose, citric acid, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, glycine, sodium hyaluronate 11	Water/aqua/eau, dimethicone, propanediol, coco-caprylate/caprate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil unsaponifiables, polysilicone-11, dicaprylyl carbonate, glycerin, butylene glycol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, hinokitiol, poria cocos extract, piperonyl glucoside, hydrogenated lecithin, sorbitan oleate, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, tocopherol, decyl glucoside, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, caprylyl glycol, xylitol, caprylic acid, citric acid, ethylhexylglycerin

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Water, propanediol, isododecane, glycerin, dimethicone, polymethylsilsesquioxane, polysilicone-11, panthenol, coco-caprylate/caprate, taurine, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, arginine, butylene glycol, tocopherol, hydroxyacetophenone, isohexadecane, centella asiatica leaf extract, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/carboxyethyl acrylate crosspolymer, caprylyl glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, coco-glucoside, polysorbate 80, decyl glucoside, hydroxyethylcellulose, citric acid, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, glycine, sodium hyaluronate

Water/aqua/eau, dimethicone, propanediol, coco-caprylate/caprate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil unsaponifiables, polysilicone-11, dicaprylyl carbonate, glycerin, butylene glycol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, hinokitiol, poria cocos extract, piperonyl glucoside, hydrogenated lecithin, sorbitan oleate, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, tocopherol, decyl glucoside, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, caprylyl glycol, xylitol, caprylic acid, citric acid, ethylhexylglycerin

Notable ingredients

Skin Recovery Serum

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Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water, 1,2-hexanediol, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Propanediol, Isododecane, Isohexadecane

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Propanediol

Buffering: Citric acid, Sodium hydroxide

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Ingredients with their functions

Skin Recovery Serum

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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.

Propanediol

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

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

Isododecane

Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

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