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Chestnut AHA 8% Clear Essence

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Glycolic Exfoliating Toner

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Chestnut AHA 8% Clear Essence

Glycolic Exfoliating Toner

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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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Chestnut AHA 8% Clear Essence

Glycolic Exfoliating Toner

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Chestnut AHA 8% Clear Essence

Glycolic Exfoliating Toner

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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 7	Water, dipropylene glycol, glycolic acid (3.5%), propanediol, sodium citrate, 1,2-hexanediol, glycerin, galactomyces ferment filtrate, butylene glycol, salicylic acid (0.2%), aloe barbadensis leaf extract, pentylene glycol, niacinamide, tricholoma matsutake extract, ethylhexylglycerin, hydrolyzed cicer seed extract, rhododendron chrysanthum leaf extract, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, sodium hyaluronate, hyaluronic acid, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Total Number of ingredients = 21

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, dipropylene glycol, glycolic acid (3.5%), propanediol, sodium citrate, 1,2-hexanediol, glycerin, galactomyces ferment filtrate, butylene glycol, salicylic acid (0.2%), aloe barbadensis leaf extract, pentylene glycol, niacinamide, tricholoma matsutake extract, ethylhexylglycerin, hydrolyzed cicer seed extract, rhododendron chrysanthum leaf extract, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, sodium hyaluronate, hyaluronic acid, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid

Notable ingredients

Chestnut AHA 8% Clear Essence

Glycolic Exfoliating Toner

Soothing: Allantoin, Centella asiatica extract, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Asiaticoside, Centella asiatica extract, Madecassoside

Exfoliant: Glycolic acid, Lactic acid

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Salicylic acid (0.2%)

Soothing: Niacinamide, Rhododendron chrysanthum leaf extract

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Chestnut AHA 8% Clear Essence

Glycolic Exfoliating Toner

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.