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Witch Hazel & Rosewater Toner

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Absolue L’Extrait Elixir Lotion

Product category and function

Witch Hazel & Rosewater Toner

Absolue L’Extrait Elixir Lotion

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

Witch Hazel & Rosewater Toner

Absolue L’Extrait Elixir Lotion

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

Witch Hazel & Rosewater Toner

Absolue L’Extrait Elixir Lotion

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua (water, eau), glycerin, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) leaf extract, rosa damascena (rose) flower water, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, rosa hybrid flower extract, rosa damascena flower oil, pentylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, propanediol, polysorbate 20, potassium sorbate, parfum (fragrance), sodium benzoate, sodium chloride, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, propylene glycol, benzoic acid, ci 17200 (red 33), ci 42090 (blue 1) 9	Rosa damascena flower water, aqua/water/eau, hydroxyethylpiperazine ethane sulfonic acid, pentylene glycol, glycerin, propanediol, anhydroxylitol, arginine, aureobasidium pullulans ferment, citric acid, hydroxypropyl tetrahydropyrantriol, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, xylitol, xylitylglucoside, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, ppg-26-buteth-26, propylene glycol, tocopherol, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, citral, citronellol, coumarin, eugenol, geraniol, limonene, linalool, chlorphenesin, phenoxyethanol, parfum/fragrance

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 21

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Aqua (water, eau), glycerin, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) leaf extract, rosa damascena (rose) flower water, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, rosa hybrid flower extract, rosa damascena flower oil, pentylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, propanediol, polysorbate 20, potassium sorbate, parfum (fragrance), sodium benzoate, sodium chloride, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, propylene glycol, benzoic acid, ci 17200 (red 33), ci 42090 (blue 1)

Rosa damascena flower water, aqua/water/eau, hydroxyethylpiperazine ethane sulfonic acid, pentylene glycol, glycerin, propanediol, anhydroxylitol, arginine, aureobasidium pullulans ferment, citric acid, hydroxypropyl tetrahydropyrantriol, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, xylitol, xylitylglucoside, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, ppg-26-buteth-26, propylene glycol, tocopherol, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, citral, citronellol, coumarin, eugenol, geraniol, limonene, linalool, chlorphenesin, phenoxyethanol, parfum/fragrance

Notable ingredients

Witch Hazel & Rosewater Toner

Absolue L’Extrait Elixir Lotion

Solvent: Aqua (water, eau), Glycerin, Propylene glycol, Propanediol, Pentylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Citric acid

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Glycerin, Limonene, Propylene glycol, Propanediol, Pentylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Witch Hazel & Rosewater Toner

Absolue L’Extrait Elixir Lotion

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.

Glycerin

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

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

Hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) leaf extract

Function: Skin conditioning

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

Rosa damascena flower water

Also-called: Damask Rose Flower Water, Rose Hydrosol, Rose Flower Water, Rosa damascena Hydrosol | Function: Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Masking

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

Aqua/water/eau

Also-called: Aqua, Aqua/Water, Water/Aqua/Eau, Aqua/Water/Eau | Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent