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Brilliant C Brightening Serum

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Dr. Denese SkinScience
Wrinkle Rx 76% Peptide Solution Concentrate

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Brilliant C Brightening Serum

Wrinkle Rx 76% Peptide Solution Concentrate

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

Brilliant C Brightening Serum

Wrinkle Rx 76% Peptide Solution Concentrate

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

Brilliant C Brightening Serum

Wrinkle Rx 76% Peptide Solution Concentrate

No. of common ingredients = 0
Cyclomethicone, water/aqua/eau, disiloxane, polyethylene, dimethicone, polysilicone-11, cyclopentasiloxane, ascorbyl glucoside, caprylic/capric triglyceride, butylene glycol, glycerin, vinyl dimethicone/methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer, peg-10 dimethicone, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, saxifraga sarmentosa extract, vitis vinifera (grape) fruit extract, scutellaria baicalensis root extract, morus bombycis root extract, diacetyl boldine, palmitoyl oligopeptide, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, soluble collagen, sodium hyaluronate, centella asiatica extract, echinacea purpurea extract, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, bisabolol, isohexadecane, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, polysorbate 20, polysorbate 40, nylon-12, xanthan gum, carbomer, citric acid, potassium hydroxide, sodium citrate, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, silica, mica (ci 77019), tin oxide (ci 77861), fragrance (parfum) 15	Water, cyclomethicone, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, dipropylene glycol, sodium hyaluronate, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, peg/ppg-19/19 dimethicone, hydrolyzed rice protein, butylene glycol, lecithin, acetyl glutamyl heptapeptide-1, malus domestica fruit cell culture extract, rh-polypeptide-7, tripeptide-1, malus domestica fruit cell culture extract, caprooyl tetrapeptide-3, avena sativa (oat) kernel protein, palmitoyl oligopeptide, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, palmitoyl tripeptide-8, palmitoyl tripeptide-5, oligopeptide-4, diacetyl boldine, adenosine, arginine, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, tocopheryl acetate, guanidine hcl, glucose, dextran, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, dimethiconol, ppg-26-buteth-26, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, sodium phosphate, edta, sodium chloride, sodium polyacrylate, methyl gluceth-20, disodium edta, carbomer, polysorbate 20, polysorbate 80, xanthan gum, citrus aurantium amara (bitter orange) peel oil, sodium polyacrylate, pvm/ma copolymer, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 45

Total Number of ingredients = 51

Cyclomethicone, water/aqua/eau, disiloxane, polyethylene, dimethicone, polysilicone-11, cyclopentasiloxane, ascorbyl glucoside, caprylic/capric triglyceride, butylene glycol, glycerin, vinyl dimethicone/methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer, peg-10 dimethicone, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, saxifraga sarmentosa extract, vitis vinifera (grape) fruit extract, scutellaria baicalensis root extract, morus bombycis root extract, diacetyl boldine, palmitoyl oligopeptide, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, soluble collagen, sodium hyaluronate, centella asiatica extract, echinacea purpurea extract, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, bisabolol, isohexadecane, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, polysorbate 20, polysorbate 40, nylon-12, xanthan gum, carbomer, citric acid, potassium hydroxide, sodium citrate, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, silica, mica (ci 77019), tin oxide (ci 77861), fragrance (parfum)

Water, cyclomethicone, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, dipropylene glycol, sodium hyaluronate, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, peg/ppg-19/19 dimethicone, hydrolyzed rice protein, butylene glycol, lecithin, acetyl glutamyl heptapeptide-1, malus domestica fruit cell culture extract, rh-polypeptide-7, tripeptide-1, malus domestica fruit cell culture extract, caprooyl tetrapeptide-3, avena sativa (oat) kernel protein, palmitoyl oligopeptide, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, palmitoyl tripeptide-8, palmitoyl tripeptide-5, oligopeptide-4, diacetyl boldine, adenosine, arginine, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, tocopheryl acetate, guanidine hcl, glucose, dextran, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, dimethiconol, ppg-26-buteth-26, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, sodium phosphate, edta, sodium chloride, sodium polyacrylate, methyl gluceth-20, disodium edta, carbomer, polysorbate 20, polysorbate 80, xanthan gum, citrus aurantium amara (bitter orange) peel oil, sodium polyacrylate, pvm/ma copolymer, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol.

Notable ingredients

Brilliant C Brightening Serum

Wrinkle Rx 76% Peptide Solution Concentrate

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Soothing: Bisabolol, Centella asiatica extract, Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, Scutellaria baicalensis root extract

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl glucoside, Centella asiatica extract

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Cell-signaling ingredient: Acetyl glutamyl heptapeptide-1, Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7

Solvent: Water, Butylene glycol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Cyclomethicone, Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin

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Ingredients with their functions

Brilliant C Brightening Serum

Wrinkle Rx 76% Peptide Solution Concentrate

Cyclomethicone

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, 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.

Disiloxane

Function: Skin conditioning

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