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Peptide Renewal Serum

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Brightening Vitamin Serum

Product category and function

Peptide Renewal Serum

Brightening Vitamin 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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Peptide Renewal Serum

Brightening Vitamin 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 vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Peptide Renewal Serum

Brightening Vitamin Serum

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Sodium hyaluronate, aloe vera, sage, glycerin, water (aqua/eau), propylene glycol, butylene glycol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, palmaria palmata extract, sodium polystyrene sulfonate, caprylyl glycol, sorghum bicolor stalk juice, phenoxyethanol, porphyra umbilicalis (red algae) extract, hexylene glycol, salix alba (willow) leaf extract, salvia officinalis (sage) leaf extract, hypericum perforatum (st. john's wort) flower extract, achillea millefolium extract, althaea officinalis root extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) extract, carbomer, sodium lactate, polysorbate 20, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, citric acid, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7 10	Water (aqua/eau), glycerin, coco-caprylate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, propanediol, silica, ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, niacinamide, ascorbyl glucoside, biosaccharide gum-1, phenoxyethanol, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, butylene glycol, aminomethyl propanol, c14-22 alcohols, c12-20 alkyl glucoside, panthenol, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, plukenetia volubilis seed oil, allantoin, disodium phosphate, sodium lactate, carbomer, sodium hyaluronate, potassium dihydrogen phosphate, polysorbate 20, tocopherol, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Sodium hyaluronate, aloe vera, sage, glycerin, water (aqua/eau), propylene glycol, butylene glycol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, palmaria palmata extract, sodium polystyrene sulfonate, caprylyl glycol, sorghum bicolor stalk juice, phenoxyethanol, porphyra umbilicalis (red algae) extract, hexylene glycol, salix alba (willow) leaf extract, salvia officinalis (sage) leaf extract, hypericum perforatum (st. john's wort) flower extract, achillea millefolium extract, althaea officinalis root extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) extract, carbomer, sodium lactate, polysorbate 20, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, citric acid, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7

Water (aqua/eau), glycerin, coco-caprylate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, propanediol, silica, ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, niacinamide, ascorbyl glucoside, biosaccharide gum-1, phenoxyethanol, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, butylene glycol, aminomethyl propanol, c14-22 alcohols, c12-20 alkyl glucoside, panthenol, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, plukenetia volubilis seed oil, allantoin, disodium phosphate, sodium lactate, carbomer, sodium hyaluronate, potassium dihydrogen phosphate, polysorbate 20, tocopherol, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7.

Notable ingredients

Peptide Renewal Serum

Brightening Vitamin Serum

Soothing: Achillea millefolium extract

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract

Cell-signaling ingredient: Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Allantoin, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Peptide Renewal Serum

Brightening Vitamin Serum

Sodium hyaluronate

Function: Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer

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

Aloe vera

Also-called: Aloe Vera, Aloe Vera Juice, Aloe barbadensis juice | Function: Skin conditioning

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

Sage

Function: Skin conditioning

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

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.

Glycerin

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