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L'oreal
Age Perfect Cell Renewal Midnight Hydrating Serum

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Kiehl's
Clearly Corrective Dark Spot Serum

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Age Perfect Cell Renewal Midnight Hydrating Serum

Clearly Corrective Dark Spot 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 Perfect Cell Renewal Midnight Hydrating Serum

Clearly Corrective Dark Spot 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 Perfect Cell Renewal Midnight Hydrating Serum

Clearly Corrective Dark Spot Serum

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, dimethicone, glycerin, alcohol denat., peg-8, dipropylene glycol, saccharomyces/xylinum/black tea ferment, propylene glycol, polysilicone-11, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, tuber aestivum extract, tuber melanosporum extract, adenosine, capryloyl salicylic acid, neohesperidin dihydrochalcone, sodium hyaluronate, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, tocopherol, octyldodecanol, squalane, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, biosaccharide gum-4, biotin, caprylyl glycol, citric acid, hydroxyethylcellulose, peg-20 methyl glucose sesquistearate, sodium citrate, xanthan gum, bis-peg/ppg-16/16 peg/ppg-16/16 dimethicone, caprylic/capric triglyceride, benzyl alcohol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, ci 14700 (red 4), ci 19140 (yellow 5), pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, sodium salicylate, parfum/fragrance 11	Aqua (water), propylene glycol, glycerin, alcohol denat, peg/ppg/polybutylene glycol-8/5/3 glycerin, hydroxypropyl tetrahydropyrantriol, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, ppg-6-decyltetradeceth-30, phenoxyethanol, salicylic acid, xanthan gum, hydroxyethylcellulose, potassium hydroxide, citric acid, sodium citrate, tocopheryl acetate, lavandula angustifolia oil (lavender oil), disodium edta, adenosine, linalool, butylene glycol, tocopherol, citrus aurantium tachibana peel extract, paeonia suffruticosa root extract.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 42

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Aqua/water/eau, dimethicone, glycerin, alcohol denat., peg-8, dipropylene glycol, saccharomyces/xylinum/black tea ferment, propylene glycol, polysilicone-11, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, tuber aestivum extract, tuber melanosporum extract, adenosine, capryloyl salicylic acid, neohesperidin dihydrochalcone, sodium hyaluronate, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, tocopherol, octyldodecanol, squalane, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, biosaccharide gum-4, biotin, caprylyl glycol, citric acid, hydroxyethylcellulose, peg-20 methyl glucose sesquistearate, sodium citrate, xanthan gum, bis-peg/ppg-16/16 peg/ppg-16/16 dimethicone, caprylic/capric triglyceride, benzyl alcohol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, ci 14700 (red 4), ci 19140 (yellow 5), pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, sodium salicylate, parfum/fragrance

Aqua (water), propylene glycol, glycerin, alcohol denat, peg/ppg/polybutylene glycol-8/5/3 glycerin, hydroxypropyl tetrahydropyrantriol, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, ppg-6-decyltetradeceth-30, phenoxyethanol, salicylic acid, xanthan gum, hydroxyethylcellulose, potassium hydroxide, citric acid, sodium citrate, tocopheryl acetate, lavandula angustifolia oil (lavender oil), disodium edta, adenosine, linalool, butylene glycol, tocopherol, citrus aurantium tachibana peel extract, paeonia suffruticosa root extract.

Notable ingredients

Age Perfect Cell Renewal Midnight Hydrating Serum

Clearly Corrective Dark Spot Serum

Antioxidant: Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Capryloyl salicylic acid

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Alcohol denat, Benzyl alcohol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin, Peg-8, Propylene glycol, Octyldodecanol

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Skin brightening: 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid

Antioxidant: 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

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Ingredients with their functions

Age Perfect Cell Renewal Midnight Hydrating Serum

Clearly Corrective Dark Spot 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.

Dimethicone

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning

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