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Vital C Hydrating Antioxidant A C E Serum

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C-Tetra Advanced Gel-Serum

Vital C Hydrating Antioxidant A C E 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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C-Tetra Advanced Gel-Serum

Vital C Hydrating Antioxidant A C E Serum

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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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C-Tetra Advanced Gel-Serum

Vital C Hydrating Antioxidant A C E Serum

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, isododecane, propanediol, acetyl glucosamine, squalane, tocopherol, acetyl zingerone, camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf vesicles, hydroxyacetophenone, sodium hyaluronate, cellulose, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, glycerin, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, sucrose stearate, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, ethylhexylglycerin, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, xanthan gum, sodium benzoate, cellulose gum, 1,2-hexanediol, polysorbate 60, sorbitan isostearate, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, citral, linalool, limonene. 12	Water/aqua/eau, panthenol, polysorbate 20, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, glycerin, phenoxyethanol, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, butylene glycol, hydroxyethylcellulose, centella asiatica extract, sodium hyaluronate, ethylhexylglycerin, echinacea purpurea extract, arctostaphylos uva ursi (bearberry) leaf extract, glycosaminoglycans, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, wine extract, rose extract, hydroxypropyl cyclodextrin, sucrose, 1,2-hexanediol, arginine, camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, citric acid, leucine, lysine hcl, retinyl palmitate, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, tocopheryl acetate, tyrosine, valine, benzoic acid, mineral salts, palmitoyl tripeptide-38, tocopherol, spiraea ulmaria (meadowsweet) flower extract, sodium benzoate, sodium metabisulfite, dehydroacetic acid, limonene, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 31

Total Number of ingredients = 41

Water, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, isododecane, propanediol, acetyl glucosamine, squalane, tocopherol, acetyl zingerone, camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf vesicles, hydroxyacetophenone, sodium hyaluronate, cellulose, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, glycerin, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, sucrose stearate, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, ethylhexylglycerin, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, xanthan gum, sodium benzoate, cellulose gum, 1,2-hexanediol, polysorbate 60, sorbitan isostearate, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, citral, linalool, limonene.

Water/aqua/eau, panthenol, polysorbate 20, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, glycerin, phenoxyethanol, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, butylene glycol, hydroxyethylcellulose, centella asiatica extract, sodium hyaluronate, ethylhexylglycerin, echinacea purpurea extract, arctostaphylos uva ursi (bearberry) leaf extract, glycosaminoglycans, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, wine extract, rose extract, hydroxypropyl cyclodextrin, sucrose, 1,2-hexanediol, arginine, camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, citric acid, leucine, lysine hcl, retinyl palmitate, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, tocopheryl acetate, tyrosine, valine, benzoic acid, mineral salts, palmitoyl tripeptide-38, tocopherol, spiraea ulmaria (meadowsweet) flower extract, sodium benzoate, sodium metabisulfite, dehydroacetic acid, limonene, linalool

Notable ingredients

C-Tetra Advanced Gel-Serum

Vital C Hydrating Antioxidant A C E Serum

Skin brightening: Acetyl glucosamine

Antioxidant: Acetyl zingerone, Avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, Hydroxyacetophenone, Tocopherol, Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate

Solvent: Water, 1,2-hexanediol, Glycerin, Limonene, Propanediol, Isododecane

Soothing: Centella asiatica extract, Panthenol, Sucrose

Skin brightening: Arctostaphylos uva ursi (bearberry) leaf extract

Antioxidant: Arctostaphylos uva ursi (bearberry) leaf extract, Camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, Centella asiatica extract, Magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, Sodium metabisulfite, Sodium ascorbyl phosphate, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate, Wine extract, Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate

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Ingredients with their functions

C-Tetra Advanced Gel-Serum

Vital C Hydrating Antioxidant A C E 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.

Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate

Function: Skin conditioning, Antioxidant

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

Isododecane

Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

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