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Brightening Booster Vitamin C Serum

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Mervie Actibiome Ampoule Essence

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Brightening Booster Vitamin C Serum

Mervie Actibiome Ampoule Essence

Serums/Treatments	Serums/Treatments
Concentrated formulas for hydrating and addressing skin issues.	Concentrated formulas for hydrating and addressing skin issues.
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Ingredient highlights

Brightening Booster Vitamin C Serum

Mervie Actibiome Ampoule Essence

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

Brightening Booster Vitamin C Serum

Mervie Actibiome Ampoule Essence

No. of common ingredients = 0
Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate (10% thd-ascorbate), black myrobalan, green microalgae, acetyl zingerone, aqua/water/eau, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, propanediol, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethicone, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, arachidyl alcohol, terminalia chebula fruit extract, cetearyl alcohol, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, phenoxyethanol, behenyl alcohol, acetyl zingerone, arachidyl glucoside, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, caprylyl glycol, dipropylene glycol, polyethylene glycol monomethyl ether, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, sodium hydroxide, tocopherol, scenedesmus rubescens extract, dimethiconol, panthenol, ethylhexylglycerin, hydrogenated lecithin, sorbitan olivate, cetearyl olivate, disodium edta, camellia sinensis leaf extract, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed extract, laminaria digitata extract, punica granatum fruit extract, polysorbate 60, sorbitan isostearate 17	Water(aqua), caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, polyglycerin-3, 1,2-hexanediol, c13-15 alkane, limnanthes alba (meadowfoam) seed oil, niacinamide, peg-32, butylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, hydrogenated poly(c6-14 olefin), c12-16 alcohols, cetearyl olivate, panthenol, sorbitan olivate, butylene glycol, fragrance(parfum), bifida ferment lysate(2412.05ppm), hydrogenated lecithin, palmitic acid, propanediol, dimethicone, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, ethylhexylglycerin, camellia sinensis leaf extract, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, tromethamine, hydrolyzed glycosaminoglycans, adenosine, sodium hyaluronate, benzyl glycol, disodium edta, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, hydrolyzed collagen, collagen amino acids, sodium soy hydrolyzed collagen, citric acid, hyaluronic acid, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, maltodextrin, lactobacillus ferment lysate, raspberry ketone, leuconostoc ferment filtrate(2ppm), sodium hydroxide, streptococcus thermophilus ferment(1ppm), lactococcus ferment lysate(1ppm), bifida ferment filtrate(1ppm), lupinus albus seed extract, piper methysticum root extract, sodium citrate, disodium phosphate, monosodium citrate, dunaliella salina extract, caprylyl glycol, cyanocobalamin, nicotinoyl dipeptide-23, tocopherol, lactobacillus(0.0001ppm), arginine

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 41

Total Number of ingredients = 59

Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate (10% thd-ascorbate), black myrobalan, green microalgae, acetyl zingerone, aqua/water/eau, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, propanediol, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethicone, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, arachidyl alcohol, terminalia chebula fruit extract, cetearyl alcohol, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, phenoxyethanol, behenyl alcohol, acetyl zingerone, arachidyl glucoside, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, caprylyl glycol, dipropylene glycol, polyethylene glycol monomethyl ether, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, sodium hydroxide, tocopherol, scenedesmus rubescens extract, dimethiconol, panthenol, ethylhexylglycerin, hydrogenated lecithin, sorbitan olivate, cetearyl olivate, disodium edta, camellia sinensis leaf extract, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed extract, laminaria digitata extract, punica granatum fruit extract, polysorbate 60, sorbitan isostearate

Water(aqua), caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, polyglycerin-3, 1,2-hexanediol, c13-15 alkane, limnanthes alba (meadowfoam) seed oil, niacinamide, peg-32, butylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, hydrogenated poly(c6-14 olefin), c12-16 alcohols, cetearyl olivate, panthenol, sorbitan olivate, butylene glycol, fragrance(parfum), bifida ferment lysate(2412.05ppm), hydrogenated lecithin, palmitic acid, propanediol, dimethicone, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, ethylhexylglycerin, camellia sinensis leaf extract, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, tromethamine, hydrolyzed glycosaminoglycans, adenosine, sodium hyaluronate, benzyl glycol, disodium edta, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, hydrolyzed collagen, collagen amino acids, sodium soy hydrolyzed collagen, citric acid, hyaluronic acid, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, maltodextrin, lactobacillus ferment lysate, raspberry ketone, leuconostoc ferment filtrate(2ppm), sodium hydroxide, streptococcus thermophilus ferment(1ppm), lactococcus ferment lysate(1ppm), bifida ferment filtrate(1ppm), lupinus albus seed extract, piper methysticum root extract, sodium citrate, disodium phosphate, monosodium citrate, dunaliella salina extract, caprylyl glycol, cyanocobalamin, nicotinoyl dipeptide-23, tocopherol, lactobacillus(0.0001ppm), arginine

Notable ingredients

Brightening Booster Vitamin C Serum

Mervie Actibiome Ampoule Essence

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Acetyl zingerone, Acetyl zingerone, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Tocopherol, Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Propanediol

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Brightening Booster Vitamin C Serum

Mervie Actibiome Ampoule Essence

Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate (10% thd-ascorbate)

Function: Skin conditioning, Antioxidant

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

Black myrobalan

We don't have information about this ingredient yet.

Green microalgae

We don't have information about this ingredient yet.

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.

Caprylic/capric triglyceride

Also-called: Caprylic Capric Triglyceride | Function: Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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

Glycerin

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