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Pigment Perfecting Serum

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Complete Serum

Pigment Perfecting Serum

Serums/Treatments	Serums/Treatments
Concentrated formulas for hydrating and addressing skin issues.	Concentrated formulas for hydrating and addressing skin issues.
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Complete Serum

Pigment Perfecting Serum

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

Complete Serum

Pigment Perfecting Serum

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Aqua (water), cetyl alcohol, octyldodecanol, cetearyl alcohol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetearyl glucoside, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, carbomer, parfum (fragrance), tocopheryl acetate, oenothera biennis (evening primrose) oil, maltodextrin, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, tocopherol, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hydroxide, nephelium lappaceum leaf extract, tropolone, plantago lanceolata leaf extract, limonene 7	Water (aqua), glycerin, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, alpha-arbutin, polyacrylamide, citrus unshiu peel extract, humulus lupulus (hops) strobile, camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, vaccinium myrtillus (bilberry) fruit extract, sodium hyaluronate, ascorbyl glucoside, tocopherol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, isononyl isononanoate, c13-14 isoparaffin, laureth-7, sodium hydroxide, chlorphenesin, benzyl alcohol, benzoic acid, sorbic acid, fragrance (parfum naturel), limonene.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 21

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Aqua (water), cetyl alcohol, octyldodecanol, cetearyl alcohol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetearyl glucoside, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, carbomer, parfum (fragrance), tocopheryl acetate, oenothera biennis (evening primrose) oil, maltodextrin, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, tocopherol, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hydroxide, nephelium lappaceum leaf extract, tropolone, plantago lanceolata leaf extract, limonene

Water (aqua), glycerin, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, alpha-arbutin, polyacrylamide, citrus unshiu peel extract, humulus lupulus (hops) strobile, camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, vaccinium myrtillus (bilberry) fruit extract, sodium hyaluronate, ascorbyl glucoside, tocopherol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, isononyl isononanoate, c13-14 isoparaffin, laureth-7, sodium hydroxide, chlorphenesin, benzyl alcohol, benzoic acid, sorbic acid, fragrance (parfum naturel), limonene.

Notable ingredients

Complete Serum

Pigment Perfecting Serum

Antioxidant: Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Aqua (water), 1,2-hexanediol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Limonene, Octyldodecanol

Absorbent: Maltodextrin

Antioxidant: Alpha-arbutin, Ascorbyl glucoside, Camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water (aqua), Benzyl alcohol, C13-14 isoparaffin, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, Chlorphenesin

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Ingredients with their functions

Complete Serum

Pigment Perfecting Serum

Aqua (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.

Cetyl alcohol

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing