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La Roche-Posay
Hydraphase Intense Serum With Hyaluronic Acid

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Biotherm
Life Plankton Essence

Product category and function

Hydraphase Intense Serum With Hyaluronic Acid

Life Plankton 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

Hydraphase Intense Serum With Hyaluronic Acid

Life Plankton 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

Hydraphase Intense Serum With Hyaluronic Acid

Life Plankton Essence

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua, butylene glycol, alcohol denat., glycerin, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, paraffinum liquidum, carbomer, sodium hydroxide, arginine pca, serine, ascorbyl glucoside, ammonium polyacryldimethyltauramide, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, xanthan gum, phenoxyethanol, parfum. 8	Aqua, glycerin, maris aqua, butylene glycol, propylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, ppg-6-decyltetradeceth-30, vitreoscilla ferment, p-anisic acid, xanthan gum, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, adenosine, sodium hydroxide, limonene, benzyl benzoate, cellulose acetate butyrate, polyphosphorylcholine glycol acrylate, linalool, citronellol, sodium hyaluronate, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, geraniol, polyvinyl alcohol, benzyl alcohol, sodium chloride, tocopherol, parfum (f.i.l. c184648/2)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 16

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Aqua, butylene glycol, alcohol denat., glycerin, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, paraffinum liquidum, carbomer, sodium hydroxide, arginine pca, serine, ascorbyl glucoside, ammonium polyacryldimethyltauramide, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, xanthan gum, phenoxyethanol, parfum.

Aqua, glycerin, maris aqua, butylene glycol, propylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, ppg-6-decyltetradeceth-30, vitreoscilla ferment, p-anisic acid, xanthan gum, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, adenosine, sodium hydroxide, limonene, benzyl benzoate, cellulose acetate butyrate, polyphosphorylcholine glycol acrylate, linalool, citronellol, sodium hyaluronate, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, geraniol, polyvinyl alcohol, benzyl alcohol, sodium chloride, tocopherol, parfum (f.i.l. c184648/2)

Notable ingredients

Hydraphase Intense Serum With Hyaluronic Acid

Life Plankton Essence

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl glucoside

Solvent: Aqua, Alcohol denat, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Paraffinum liquidum

Anti-microbial: Alcohol denat, Phenoxyethanol

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua, Benzyl alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene, Propylene glycol, Maris aqua

Anti-microbial: Benzyl benzoate, Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Hydraphase Intense Serum With Hyaluronic Acid

Life Plankton Essence

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.

Butylene glycol

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

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

Alcohol denat.

Also-called: Alcohol denat | Function: Viscosity controlling, Astringent, Solvent, Anti-microbial