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Essential Balancing Skin Refiner (Light)

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Ginseng Essence Water

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Essential Balancing Skin Refiner (Light)

Ginseng Essence Water

Toners/Sprays	Toners/Sprays
Lightweight liquids to refresh and prep the skin.	Lightweight liquids to refresh and prep the skin.
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Ingredient highlights

Essential Balancing Skin Refiner (Light)

Ginseng Essence Water

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

Full ingredient list

Essential Balancing Skin Refiner (Light)

Ginseng Essence Water

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, propanediol, 1,2-hexanediol, ppg-13-decyltetradeceth-24, butylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, niacinamide, fragrance/parfum, disodium edta, magnesium sulfate, calcium chloride, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, gossypium herbaceum cotton extract, butylphenyl methylpropional, limonene, manganese sulfate, citronellol, chenopodium quinoa seed extract, zinc sulfate, tocopherol, ascorbyl glucoside 7	Panax ginseng root water, butylene glycol, glycerin, propanediol, niacinamide, 1,2-hexanediol, water, hydroxyacetophenone, glyceryl glucoside, xanthan gum, panthenol, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, allantoin, adenosine, panax ginseng callus culture extract, theobroma cacao (cocoa) extract, dextrin, glucose, panax ginseng root extract, panax ginseng berry extract, lactobacillus/panax ginseng root ferment filtrate, sodium hyaluronate, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 21

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Water/aqua/eau, propanediol, 1,2-hexanediol, ppg-13-decyltetradeceth-24, butylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, niacinamide, fragrance/parfum, disodium edta, magnesium sulfate, calcium chloride, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, gossypium herbaceum cotton extract, butylphenyl methylpropional, limonene, manganese sulfate, citronellol, chenopodium quinoa seed extract, zinc sulfate, tocopherol, ascorbyl glucoside

Panax ginseng root water, butylene glycol, glycerin, propanediol, niacinamide, 1,2-hexanediol, water, hydroxyacetophenone, glyceryl glucoside, xanthan gum, panthenol, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, allantoin, adenosine, panax ginseng callus culture extract, theobroma cacao (cocoa) extract, dextrin, glucose, panax ginseng root extract, panax ginseng berry extract, lactobacillus/panax ginseng root ferment filtrate, sodium hyaluronate, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta

Notable ingredients

Essential Balancing Skin Refiner (Light)

Ginseng Essence Water

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Allantoin, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Essential Balancing Skin Refiner (Light)

Ginseng Essence Water

Water/aqua/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.

Propanediol

Also-called: Zemea | Function: Viscosity controlling, Solvent

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

1,2-hexanediol

Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

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