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Kiehl's
Age Defender Power Serum

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Co Q10 Serum

Product category and function

Age Defender Power Serum

Co Q10 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

Age Defender Power Serum

Co Q10 Serum

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

Age Defender Power Serum

Co Q10 Serum

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water, glycerin, dimethicone, alcohol denat., isononyl isononanoate, butylene glycol, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, phenoxyethanol, pentylene glycol, hydrolyzed soy protein, parfum/fragrance, hydroxypropyl tetrahydropyrantriol, propylene glycol, ruscus aculeatus root extract, glycine soja oil/soybean oil, caffeine, tocopherol, hydrolyzed rice protein, limonene, biosaccharide gum-1, disodium edta, adenosine, t-butyl alcohol, hydroxypalmitoyl sphinganine, cryptomeria japonica bud extract, linalool, citral 7	Water/aqua/eau, butylene glycol, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, pentylene glycol, dimethicone, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, isohexadecane, polyglyceryl-10 myristate, ubiquinone, polysorbate 80, stearyl glycyrrhetinate, tocopherol, sorbitan oleate, soluble collagen, sodium hyaluronate, placental protein, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 27

Total Number of ingredients = 18

Aqua/water, glycerin, dimethicone, alcohol denat., isononyl isononanoate, butylene glycol, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, phenoxyethanol, pentylene glycol, hydrolyzed soy protein, parfum/fragrance, hydroxypropyl tetrahydropyrantriol, propylene glycol, ruscus aculeatus root extract, glycine soja oil/soybean oil, caffeine, tocopherol, hydrolyzed rice protein, limonene, biosaccharide gum-1, disodium edta, adenosine, t-butyl alcohol, hydroxypalmitoyl sphinganine, cryptomeria japonica bud extract, linalool, citral

Water/aqua/eau, butylene glycol, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, pentylene glycol, dimethicone, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, isohexadecane, polyglyceryl-10 myristate, ubiquinone, polysorbate 80, stearyl glycyrrhetinate, tocopherol, sorbitan oleate, soluble collagen, sodium hyaluronate, placental protein, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

Age Defender Power Serum

Co Q10 Serum

Soothing: Ruscus aculeatus root extract

Antioxidant: Caffeine, Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua/water, Alcohol denat, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene, Propylene glycol, T-butyl alcohol, Pentylene glycol

Soothing: Stearyl glycyrrhetinate

Antioxidant: Ubiquinone, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Pentylene glycol, Isohexadecane

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Ingredients with their functions

Age Defender Power Serum

Co Q10 Serum

Aqua/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.

Glycerin

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