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Chestnut AHA 8% Clear Essence

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Overnight Exfoliating Treatment

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Chestnut AHA 8% Clear Essence

Overnight Exfoliating Treatment

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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

Overnight Exfoliating Treatment

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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

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Chestnut AHA 8% Clear Essence

Overnight Exfoliating Treatment

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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 8	Water, glycolic acid (8.1%), sodium citrate, glycerin, propanediol, 1,2-hexanediol, lactic acid (1%), xanthan gum, butylene glycol, salicylic acid (0.1%), sodium hyaluronate, ethylhexylglycerin, tocopherol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Total Number of ingredients = 13

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, glycolic acid (8.1%), sodium citrate, glycerin, propanediol, 1,2-hexanediol, lactic acid (1%), xanthan gum, butylene glycol, salicylic acid (0.1%), sodium hyaluronate, ethylhexylglycerin, tocopherol

Notable ingredients

Chestnut AHA 8% Clear Essence

Overnight Exfoliating Treatment

Soothing: Allantoin, Centella asiatica extract, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Asiaticoside, Centella asiatica extract, Madecassoside

Exfoliant: Glycolic acid, Lactic acid

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid (0.1%)

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Glycolic acid (8.1%), Salicylic acid (0.1%), Lactic acid (1%)

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Ingredients with their functions

Chestnut AHA 8% Clear Essence

Overnight Exfoliating Treatment

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.