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Chestnut BHA 2% Clear Liquid

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Chestnut BHA 2% Clear Liquid

Aha Exfoliating Liquid

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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 BHA 2% Clear Liquid

Aha Exfoliating Liquid

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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

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Chestnut BHA 2% Clear Liquid

Aha Exfoliating Liquid

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Water, butylene glycol, propanediol, 1,2-hexanediol, salicylic acid, castanea crenata (chestnut) shell extract, sodium hydroxide, glycerin, biosaccharide gum-1, ethylhexylglycerin, xanthan gum, hydroxyethylcellulose, disodium edta, citric acid, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, hyaluronic acid, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, sodium citrate, sodium hyaluronate, salix alba (willow) bark extract, allantoin. 8	Aqua, propanediol, glycolic acid, ethoxydiglycol, glycerin, lactic acid, malic acid, sodium pca, pyruvic acid, tartaric acid, kappaphycus alvarezii extract, salicylic acid, alteromonas ferment extract, maris aqua, sodium hyaluronate, sodium lactate, calcium gluconate, gluconolactone, sodium hydroxide, sodium polyacrylate, citric acid, sodium benzoate, butylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 21

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Water, butylene glycol, propanediol, 1,2-hexanediol, salicylic acid, castanea crenata (chestnut) shell extract, sodium hydroxide, glycerin, biosaccharide gum-1, ethylhexylglycerin, xanthan gum, hydroxyethylcellulose, disodium edta, citric acid, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, hyaluronic acid, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, sodium citrate, sodium hyaluronate, salix alba (willow) bark extract, allantoin.

Aqua, propanediol, glycolic acid, ethoxydiglycol, glycerin, lactic acid, malic acid, sodium pca, pyruvic acid, tartaric acid, kappaphycus alvarezii extract, salicylic acid, alteromonas ferment extract, maris aqua, sodium hyaluronate, sodium lactate, calcium gluconate, gluconolactone, sodium hydroxide, sodium polyacrylate, citric acid, sodium benzoate, butylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate.

Notable ingredients

Chestnut BHA 2% Clear Liquid

Aha Exfoliating Liquid

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Soothing: Allantoin, Salix alba (willow) bark extract

Exfoliant: Salicylic acid

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Exfoliant: Gluconolactone, Glycolic acid, Malic acid, Salicylic acid, Tartaric acid, Lactic acid

Solvent: Aqua, Butylene glycol, Ethoxydiglycol, Glycerin, Propanediol, Maris aqua

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Ingredients with their functions

Chestnut BHA 2% Clear Liquid

Aha Exfoliating Liquid

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.

Butylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

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.