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DeliKate Recovery Serum

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CALM Repairing Serum

Product category and function

DeliKate Recovery Serum

CALM Repairing Serum

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

DeliKate Recovery Serum

CALM Repairing Serum

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

Full ingredient list

DeliKate Recovery Serum

CALM Repairing Serum

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, glycerin, hydrolyzed yeast protein, butylene glycol, propanediol, cucumis sativus (cucumber) seed oil, ectoin, hydroxyectoin, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, palmitoyl tripeptide-8, tasmannia lanceolata fruit extract, hippophae rhamnoides oil, tocopherol, cholesterol, ethylhexylglycerin, carbomer, aspergillus/molasses ferment filtrate, phytosphingosine, adenosine, caprylhydroxamic acid, xanthan gum, 1,2-hexanediol, glycine soja (soybean) extract, lecithin, sclerotium gum, pullulan, dextran, pentylene glycol, sodium lauroyl lactylate, disodium edta, silica, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol 16	Water, glycerin, sodium lauroyl lactylate, sodium hyaluronate, polysorbate 20, caprylic/capric triglyceride, peg/ppg-14/4 dimethicone, xanthan gum, disodium edta, sodium cocoyl amino acids, ceramide np, ethylhexylglycerin, epilobium angustifolium (willow herb) extract, ceramide ap, cholesterol, phytosphingosine, beta-glucan, sarcosine, carbomer, chrysanthemum parthenium (feverfew) flower extract, sea whip extract, glycine soja (soybean) seed extract, hyaluronic acid, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, ceramide eop, magnesium aspartate, potassium aspartate, ubiquinone, phenoxyethanol, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, calcium chloride, propylene glycol, tocopherol, sodium metabisulfite, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 35

Total Number of ingredients = 39

Aqua/water/eau, glycerin, hydrolyzed yeast protein, butylene glycol, propanediol, cucumis sativus (cucumber) seed oil, ectoin, hydroxyectoin, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, palmitoyl tripeptide-8, tasmannia lanceolata fruit extract, hippophae rhamnoides oil, tocopherol, cholesterol, ethylhexylglycerin, carbomer, aspergillus/molasses ferment filtrate, phytosphingosine, adenosine, caprylhydroxamic acid, xanthan gum, 1,2-hexanediol, glycine soja (soybean) extract, lecithin, sclerotium gum, pullulan, dextran, pentylene glycol, sodium lauroyl lactylate, disodium edta, silica, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol

Water, glycerin, sodium lauroyl lactylate, sodium hyaluronate, polysorbate 20, caprylic/capric triglyceride, peg/ppg-14/4 dimethicone, xanthan gum, disodium edta, sodium cocoyl amino acids, ceramide np, ethylhexylglycerin, epilobium angustifolium (willow herb) extract, ceramide ap, cholesterol, phytosphingosine, beta-glucan, sarcosine, carbomer, chrysanthemum parthenium (feverfew) flower extract, sea whip extract, glycine soja (soybean) seed extract, hyaluronic acid, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, ceramide eop, magnesium aspartate, potassium aspartate, ubiquinone, phenoxyethanol, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, calcium chloride, propylene glycol, tocopherol, sodium metabisulfite, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate

Notable ingredients

DeliKate Recovery Serum

CALM Repairing Serum

Soothing: Ectoin

Antioxidant: Hippophae rhamnoides oil, Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, 1,2-hexanediol, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Propanediol, Pentylene glycol

Soothing: Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract

Antioxidant: Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Sodium metabisulfite, Ubiquinone, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water, 1,2-hexanediol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Propylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

DeliKate Recovery Serum

CALM Repairing Serum

Aqua/water/eau

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.

Glycerin

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