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Lactic Acid 5% + HA

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Beauty Sleep Resurfacing Serum

Lactic Acid 5% + HA

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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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Beauty Sleep Resurfacing Serum

Lactic Acid 5% + HA

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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

Beauty Sleep Resurfacing Serum

Lactic Acid 5% + HA

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Water (aqua), vitis vinifera (grape) juice extract, propanediol, hydroxyethylcellulose, acer saccharum (sugar maple) sap, glycolic acid, lactic acid, citric acid, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, sodium nitrate, monosodium phosphate, disodium phosphate, niacinamide, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylhydroxamic acid, sodium magnesium silicate, xanthan gum, glycerin, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, phenoxyethanol, sodium hydroxide 8	Aqua (water), lactic acid, glycerin, pentylene glycol, propanediol, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, tasmannia lanceolata fruit/leaf extract, acacia senegal gum, xanthan gum, isoceteth-20, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, sodium hydroxide, ethylhexylglycerin, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Total Number of ingredients = 15

Water (aqua), vitis vinifera (grape) juice extract, propanediol, hydroxyethylcellulose, acer saccharum (sugar maple) sap, glycolic acid, lactic acid, citric acid, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, sodium nitrate, monosodium phosphate, disodium phosphate, niacinamide, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylhydroxamic acid, sodium magnesium silicate, xanthan gum, glycerin, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, phenoxyethanol, sodium hydroxide

Aqua (water), lactic acid, glycerin, pentylene glycol, propanediol, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, tasmannia lanceolata fruit/leaf extract, acacia senegal gum, xanthan gum, isoceteth-20, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, sodium hydroxide, ethylhexylglycerin, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol

Notable ingredients

Beauty Sleep Resurfacing Serum

Lactic Acid 5% + HA

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Sodium nitrate

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Antioxidant: Tasmannia lanceolata fruit/leaf extract

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

Solvent: Aqua (water), 1,2-hexanediol, Glycerin, Propanediol, Pentylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

Beauty Sleep Resurfacing Serum

Lactic Acid 5% + HA

Water (aqua)

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.

Vitis vinifera (grape) juice extract

Function: Skin conditioning, Antioxidant

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

Propanediol

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

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