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Vitamin C Premium Essence

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Brightening Vitamin Serum

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Product category and function

Vitamin C Premium Essence

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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Ingredient highlights

Vitamin C Premium Essence

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

Vitamin C Premium Essence

Brightening Vitamin Serum

No. of common ingredients = 0
Butylene glycol, propanediol, isopentyldiol, propylene glycol, peg-8, water, ascorbic acid, alcohol, ppg-6-decyltetradeceth-30, fragrance, tocopherol, pyridoxine hcl, allantoin, o-cymen-5-ol, ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, sodium metabisulfite, alpinia katsumadai seed extract, disodium edta, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, ascorbyl glucoside, serine, citrus limon (lemon) fruit extract, citrus grandis (grapefruit) fruit extract. 8	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 = 23

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Butylene glycol, propanediol, isopentyldiol, propylene glycol, peg-8, water, ascorbic acid, alcohol, ppg-6-decyltetradeceth-30, fragrance, tocopherol, pyridoxine hcl, allantoin, o-cymen-5-ol, ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, sodium metabisulfite, alpinia katsumadai seed extract, disodium edta, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, ascorbyl glucoside, serine, citrus limon (lemon) fruit extract, citrus grandis (grapefruit) fruit extract.

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

Vitamin C Premium Essence

Brightening Vitamin Serum

Soothing: Allantoin

Skin brightening: 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid

Antioxidant: 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, Ascorbic acid, Ascorbyl glucoside, Ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, Sodium metabisulfite, Tocopherol

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Allantoin, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Vitamin C Premium Essence

Brightening Vitamin Serum

Butylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

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

Propanediol

Also-called: Zemea | Function: Viscosity controlling, Solvent

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

Isopentyldiol

Function: Solvent

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