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5% Glycolic Serum

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5% Glycolic Serum

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Leave-on Chemical Exfoliants	Leave-on Chemical Exfoliants
Formulations with exfoliating ingredients to gently dissolve dead skin cells. Once applied, these...	Formulations with exfoliating ingredients to gently dissolve dead skin cells. Once applied, these...
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Ingredient highlights

5% Glycolic Serum

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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

5% Glycolic Serum

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No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 15	Total Number of ingredients = 20
Aqua (water), glycolic acid, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water, alcohol denat., glycerin, alcohol, phenoxyethanol, hydroxyethylcellulose, benzyl alcohol, plantago lanceolata leaf extract, sodium gluconate, caprylhydroxamic acid, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium hydroxide, xanthan gum 6	Aqua (water), glycolic acid, lactic acid, sodium hydroxide, glycerin, methyl gluceth-20, galactoarabinan, panthenol, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, opuntia ficus-indica (prickly pear) extract, saccharomyces cerevisiae extract, xylitylglucoside, anhydroxylitol, xylitol, pentylene glycol, glucose, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium benzoate, potassium benzoate, phenoxyethanol.

Notable ingredients

5% Glycolic Serum

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Soothing: Hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water

Exfoliant: Glycolic acid

Solvent: Aqua (water), Alcohol denat, Alcohol, Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin

Soothing: Panthenol

Exfoliant: Glycolic acid, Lactic acid

Solvent: Aqua (water), Glycerin, Pentylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

5% Glycolic Serum

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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.

Glycolic acid

Function: Buffering, Exfoliant

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

Hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water

Also-called: Witch Hazel Water | Function: Soothing, Skin conditioning, Astringent

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