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Guava Vitamin C Dark Spot Serum

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10% Vitamin C Brightening Serum

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Guava Vitamin C Dark Spot Serum

10% Vitamin C Brightening 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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Guava Vitamin C Dark Spot Serum

10% Vitamin C Brightening Serum

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

Full ingredient list

Guava Vitamin C Dark Spot Serum

10% Vitamin C Brightening Serum

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, propanediol, c9-12 alkane, psidium guajava fruit extract, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, tranexamic acid, sodium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, ascorbyl glucoside, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, psidium guajava seed oil, tocopherol, tocopheryl acetate, sodium hyaluronate, ferulic acid, tremella fuciformis sporocarp extract, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, musa sapientum (banana) fruit extract, prunus armeniaca (apricot) kernel extract, pyrus communis (pear) fruit extract, rubus idaeus (raspberry) fruit extract, melia azadirachta flower extract, melia azadirachta leaf extract, corallina officinalis extract, coccinia indica fruit extract, hexanoyl dipeptide-3 norleucine acetate, polyglyceryl-10 dioleate, glycerin, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, caprylyl glycol, hydroxyacetophenone, sodium stearoyl glutamate, coco-caprylate/caprate, betaine, lecithin, polyglyceryl-10 dipalmitate, sodium citrate, sodium phytate, potassium sorbate, decyl glucoside, lauryl glucoside, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid, xanthan gum, phenoxyethanol 10	Aqua (water, eau), 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, squalane, sodium citrate, tocopheryl acetate, colloidal oatmeal, chrysanthemum parthenium (feverfew) extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, glycerin, polyglyceryl-6 polyricinoleate, xanthan gum, polyglyceryl-10 dioleate, phenoxyethanol, citric acid, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium edta.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 47

Total Number of ingredients = 19

Water/aqua/eau, propanediol, c9-12 alkane, psidium guajava fruit extract, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, tranexamic acid, sodium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, ascorbyl glucoside, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, psidium guajava seed oil, tocopherol, tocopheryl acetate, sodium hyaluronate, ferulic acid, tremella fuciformis sporocarp extract, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, musa sapientum (banana) fruit extract, prunus armeniaca (apricot) kernel extract, pyrus communis (pear) fruit extract, rubus idaeus (raspberry) fruit extract, melia azadirachta flower extract, melia azadirachta leaf extract, corallina officinalis extract, coccinia indica fruit extract, hexanoyl dipeptide-3 norleucine acetate, polyglyceryl-10 dioleate, glycerin, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, caprylyl glycol, hydroxyacetophenone, sodium stearoyl glutamate, coco-caprylate/caprate, betaine, lecithin, polyglyceryl-10 dipalmitate, sodium citrate, sodium phytate, potassium sorbate, decyl glucoside, lauryl glucoside, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid, xanthan gum, phenoxyethanol

Aqua (water, eau), 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, squalane, sodium citrate, tocopheryl acetate, colloidal oatmeal, chrysanthemum parthenium (feverfew) extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, glycerin, polyglyceryl-6 polyricinoleate, xanthan gum, polyglyceryl-10 dioleate, phenoxyethanol, citric acid, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium edta.

Notable ingredients

Guava Vitamin C Dark Spot Serum

10% Vitamin C Brightening Serum

Skin brightening: 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, Tranexamic acid

Antioxidant: 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, Ascorbyl glucoside, Ferulic acid, Hydroxyacetophenone, Magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, Sodium ascorbyl phosphate, Tremella fuciformis sporocarp extract, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate, Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, 1,2-hexanediol, C9-12 alkane, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Propanediol

Soothing: Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract

Skin brightening: 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid

Antioxidant: 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Tocopheryl acetate

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Ingredients with their functions

Guava Vitamin C Dark Spot Serum

10% Vitamin C Brightening Serum

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.

Propanediol

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

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

C9-12 alkane

Function: Solvent

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