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When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming Serum

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Zero Pore Serum

When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming 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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Zero Pore Serum

When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming 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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Zero Pore Serum

When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming Serum

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, butylene glycol, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, cyclopentasiloxane, cetyl ethylhexanoate, cyclohexasiloxane, polysorbate 60, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, dimethicone, phenoxyethanol, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, tromethamine, chlorphenesin, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, polyacrylate-13, fragrance, polyisobutene, caprylyl glycol, carbomer, ethylhexylglycerin, camellia japonica flower extract, 1,2-hexanediol, disodium edta, cymbopogon schoenanthus extract, sanguisorba officinalis root extract, uncaria gambir extract, polysorbate 20, pelargonium graveolens extract, cinnamomum zeylanicum bark extract, nelumbo nucifera flower extract, fomes officinalis (mushroom) extract, mentha rotundifolia leaf extract, sorbitan isostearate, isoceteth-10, isoceteth-25, pinus palustris leaf extract, oenothera biennis (evening primrose) flower extract, pueraria lobata root extract, ulmus davidiana root extract, sodium polyacrylate, citrus aurantifolia (lime) peel extract, bht 12	Aqua/water/eau, pentylene glycol, glycerin, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, palmitoyl oligopeptide, glutathione, allantoin, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, 1,2-hexanediol, potassium ascorbyl tocopheryl phosphate, hydrolyzed soy protein, carbomer, butylene glycol, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, parfum/fragrance, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hydroxide, caprylyl glycol, polysorbate 20, glyceryl polyacrylate, limonene, maltodextrin, potassium sorbate, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, chlorphenesin, bht, phenoxyethanol.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 43

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Water, butylene glycol, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, cyclopentasiloxane, cetyl ethylhexanoate, cyclohexasiloxane, polysorbate 60, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, dimethicone, phenoxyethanol, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, tromethamine, chlorphenesin, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, polyacrylate-13, fragrance, polyisobutene, caprylyl glycol, carbomer, ethylhexylglycerin, camellia japonica flower extract, 1,2-hexanediol, disodium edta, cymbopogon schoenanthus extract, sanguisorba officinalis root extract, uncaria gambir extract, polysorbate 20, pelargonium graveolens extract, cinnamomum zeylanicum bark extract, nelumbo nucifera flower extract, fomes officinalis (mushroom) extract, mentha rotundifolia leaf extract, sorbitan isostearate, isoceteth-10, isoceteth-25, pinus palustris leaf extract, oenothera biennis (evening primrose) flower extract, pueraria lobata root extract, ulmus davidiana root extract, sodium polyacrylate, citrus aurantifolia (lime) peel extract, bht

Aqua/water/eau, pentylene glycol, glycerin, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, palmitoyl oligopeptide, glutathione, allantoin, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, 1,2-hexanediol, potassium ascorbyl tocopheryl phosphate, hydrolyzed soy protein, carbomer, butylene glycol, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, parfum/fragrance, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hydroxide, caprylyl glycol, polysorbate 20, glyceryl polyacrylate, limonene, maltodextrin, potassium sorbate, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, chlorphenesin, bht, phenoxyethanol.

Notable ingredients

Zero Pore Serum

When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming Serum

Soothing: Cymbopogon schoenanthus extract

Antioxidant: Bht, Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark extract

Solvent: Water, 1,2-hexanediol, Butylene glycol, Cyclohexasiloxane, Cyclopentasiloxane

Soothing: Allantoin

Antioxidant: Bht, Potassium ascorbyl tocopheryl phosphate

Cell-signaling ingredient: Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7

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Ingredients with their functions

Zero Pore Serum

When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming Serum

Water

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.

Dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning

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