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Chestnut AHA 8% Clear Essence

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Aha Renewal Serum

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Chestnut AHA 8% Clear Essence

Aha Renewal Serum

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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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Ingredient highlights

Chestnut AHA 8% Clear Essence

Aha Renewal Serum

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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

Chestnut AHA 8% Clear Essence

Aha Renewal Serum

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua), glycolic acid, lactic acid, butylene glycol, glycerin, potassium hydroxide, 1,2-hexanediol, castanea crenata (chestnut) shell extract, panthenol, sodium hyaluronate, centella asiatica extract, asiaticoside, asiatic acid, madecassic acid, madecassoside, portulaca oleracea extract, allantoin, paeonia suffruticosa root extract, caprylic/capric triglyceride, hydrogenated phosphatidylcholine, sucrose stearate, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl caprylate, hydroxyethylcellulose, ethylhexylglycerin 8	Water/aqua/eau, lactic acid, propanediol, glycerin, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, sodium hydroxide, arnica montana flower extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, sodium hyaluronate, panthenol, allantoin, tocopherol, sorbitan isostearate, caprylic acid, caprylyl glycol, xylitol, disodium edta, hydroxyacetophenone, 1,2-hexanediol, ethylhexylglycerin

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Total Number of ingredients = 20

Water (aqua), glycolic acid, lactic acid, butylene glycol, glycerin, potassium hydroxide, 1,2-hexanediol, castanea crenata (chestnut) shell extract, panthenol, sodium hyaluronate, centella asiatica extract, asiaticoside, asiatic acid, madecassic acid, madecassoside, portulaca oleracea extract, allantoin, paeonia suffruticosa root extract, caprylic/capric triglyceride, hydrogenated phosphatidylcholine, sucrose stearate, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl caprylate, hydroxyethylcellulose, ethylhexylglycerin

Water/aqua/eau, lactic acid, propanediol, glycerin, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, sodium hydroxide, arnica montana flower extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, sodium hyaluronate, panthenol, allantoin, tocopherol, sorbitan isostearate, caprylic acid, caprylyl glycol, xylitol, disodium edta, hydroxyacetophenone, 1,2-hexanediol, ethylhexylglycerin

Notable ingredients

Chestnut AHA 8% Clear Essence

Aha Renewal Serum

Soothing: Allantoin, Centella asiatica extract, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Asiaticoside, Centella asiatica extract, Madecassoside

Exfoliant: Glycolic acid, Lactic acid

Soothing: Allantoin, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Hydroxyacetophenone, Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

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Ingredients with their functions

Chestnut AHA 8% Clear Essence

Aha Renewal Serum

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.

Glycolic acid

Function: Buffering, Exfoliant

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

Lactic acid

Function: Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Buffering, Exfoliant

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