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Clarifying Serum With Azelaic Acid

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Amino Acids + B5

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Clarifying Serum With Azelaic Acid

Amino Acids + B5

Serums/Treatments	Serums/Treatments
Concentrated formulas for hydrating and addressing skin issues.	Concentrated formulas for hydrating and addressing skin issues.
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Clarifying Serum With Azelaic Acid

Amino Acids + B5

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

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Clarifying Serum With Azelaic Acid

Amino Acids + B5

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Shea butter, coconut oil, squalene, water (aqua/eau), lactococcus ferment lysate, glycerin, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, potassium azeloyl diglycinate, inulin, phenoxyethanol, betaine, polysorbate 20, caprylyl glycol, alpha-glucan oligosaccharide, chlorphenesin, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, sodium pca, citric acid, sodium lactate, sodium sulfite, pca, lactic acid, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, 1,2-hexanediol, sodium chloride, serine, alanine, sodium benzoate, glycine, polyglycerin-6, glutamic acid, azelaic acid, lysine hcl, threonine, arginine, ethylhexylglycerin, orthosiphon stamineus extract, potassium sorbate, scutellaria baicalensis root extract, hydroxyacetophenone, proline, magnolia officinalis bark extract 17	Aqua (water), propanediol, betaine, sodium pca, panthenol, sodium lactate, arginine, pca, aspartic acid, glycine, alanine, serine, threonine, valine, proline, isoleucine, lysine hcl, histidine, phenylalanine, glutamic acid, citric acid, dimethyl isosorbide, polysorbate 20, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 44

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Shea butter, coconut oil, squalene, water (aqua/eau), lactococcus ferment lysate, glycerin, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, potassium azeloyl diglycinate, inulin, phenoxyethanol, betaine, polysorbate 20, caprylyl glycol, alpha-glucan oligosaccharide, chlorphenesin, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, sodium pca, citric acid, sodium lactate, sodium sulfite, pca, lactic acid, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, 1,2-hexanediol, sodium chloride, serine, alanine, sodium benzoate, glycine, polyglycerin-6, glutamic acid, azelaic acid, lysine hcl, threonine, arginine, ethylhexylglycerin, orthosiphon stamineus extract, potassium sorbate, scutellaria baicalensis root extract, hydroxyacetophenone, proline, magnolia officinalis bark extract

Aqua (water), propanediol, betaine, sodium pca, panthenol, sodium lactate, arginine, pca, aspartic acid, glycine, alanine, serine, threonine, valine, proline, isoleucine, lysine hcl, histidine, phenylalanine, glutamic acid, citric acid, dimethyl isosorbide, polysorbate 20, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol

Notable ingredients

Clarifying Serum With Azelaic Acid

Amino Acids + B5

Anti-acne: Azelaic acid

Soothing: Azelaic acid, Scutellaria baicalensis root extract

Skin brightening: Azelaic acid

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Aqua (water), 1,2-hexanediol, Dimethyl isosorbide, Propanediol

Buffering: Citric acid, Glycine, Sodium lactate

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Ingredients with their functions

Clarifying Serum With Azelaic Acid

Amino Acids + B5

Shea butter

Also-called: Shea Butter, Butyrospermum Parkii | Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning