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Brightening Skin Prep Essence Pad

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Ginseng Essence Water

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Brightening Skin Prep Essence Pad

Ginseng Essence Water

Toners/Sprays	Toners/Sprays
Lightweight liquids to refresh and prep the skin.	Lightweight liquids to refresh and prep the skin.
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Ingredient highlights

Brightening Skin Prep Essence Pad

Ginseng Essence Water

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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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Brightening Skin Prep Essence Pad

Ginseng Essence Water

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Oryza sativa (rice) extract, water, glycerin, dipropylene glycol, niacinamide, vigna radiata seed extract, sesamum indicum (sesame) seed extract, glycine soja (soybean) seed extract, coix lacryma-jobi ma-yuen seed extract, alpha arbutin, xanthan gum, sodium citrate, citric acid, disodium edta, butylene glycol, hydroxyacetophenone. 7	Panax ginseng root water, butylene glycol, glycerin, propanediol, niacinamide, 1,2-hexanediol, water, hydroxyacetophenone, glyceryl glucoside, xanthan gum, panthenol, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, allantoin, adenosine, panax ginseng callus culture extract, theobroma cacao (cocoa) extract, dextrin, glucose, panax ginseng root extract, panax ginseng berry extract, lactobacillus/panax ginseng root ferment filtrate, sodium hyaluronate, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 16

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Oryza sativa (rice) extract, water, glycerin, dipropylene glycol, niacinamide, vigna radiata seed extract, sesamum indicum (sesame) seed extract, glycine soja (soybean) seed extract, coix lacryma-jobi ma-yuen seed extract, alpha arbutin, xanthan gum, sodium citrate, citric acid, disodium edta, butylene glycol, hydroxyacetophenone.

Panax ginseng root water, butylene glycol, glycerin, propanediol, niacinamide, 1,2-hexanediol, water, hydroxyacetophenone, glyceryl glucoside, xanthan gum, panthenol, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, allantoin, adenosine, panax ginseng callus culture extract, theobroma cacao (cocoa) extract, dextrin, glucose, panax ginseng root extract, panax ginseng berry extract, lactobacillus/panax ginseng root ferment filtrate, sodium hyaluronate, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta

Notable ingredients

Brightening Skin Prep Essence Pad

Ginseng Essence Water

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Sesamum indicum (sesame) seed extract

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Allantoin, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Brightening Skin Prep Essence Pad

Ginseng Essence Water

Oryza sativa (rice) extract

Function: Skin conditioning, Abrasive, Absorbent

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

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.

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent