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Elta MD
Skin Recovery Serum

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Merit
Great Skin

Product category and function

Skin Recovery Serum

Great Skin

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

Great Skin

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

Skin Recovery Serum

Great Skin

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 8	Water, propanediol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, isononyl isononanoate, 1,2-hexanediol, niacinamide, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, coptis japonica root extract, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed extract, tocopherol, butylene glycol, pentylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid, sodium citrate, dextrin, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Total Number of ingredients = 20

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, propanediol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, isononyl isononanoate, 1,2-hexanediol, niacinamide, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, coptis japonica root extract, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed extract, tocopherol, butylene glycol, pentylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid, sodium citrate, dextrin, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate

Notable ingredients

Skin Recovery Serum

Great Skin

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone, Tocopherol

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

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Skin Recovery Serum

Great Skin

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.