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Vitamin C Serum With 10% Ethyl Ascorbic Acid

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Energizing Concentrate

Vitamin C Serum With 10% Ethyl Ascorbic Acid

Serums/Treatments	Serums/Treatments
Concentrated formulas for hydrating and addressing skin issues.	Concentrated formulas for hydrating and addressing skin issues.
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Energizing Concentrate

Vitamin C Serum With 10% Ethyl Ascorbic Acid

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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

Energizing Concentrate

Vitamin C Serum With 10% Ethyl Ascorbic Acid

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Water/aqua/eau, propylene glycol, peg-8, panax ginseng root extract, glycerin, cyclotetrasiloxane, methyl gluceth-20, polysorbate 20, sodium hyaluronate, soluble collagen, hydrolyzed soy protein, carbomer, glycine, xanthan gum, triethanolamine, phenoxyethanol, diazolidinyl urea, fragrance (parfum), trisodium edta 6	Aqua (water), 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, methyl gluceth-20, propanediol, sodium citrate, glycerin, phenoxyethanol, citric acid, sodium hyaluronate, caprylyl glycol, sodium metabisulfite, polysorbate 20, vitis vinifera (grape) seed extract, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, tasmannia lanceolata (pepperberry) fruit/leaf extract, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, limonene, ci 75120 (annatto)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 19

Total Number of ingredients = 20

Water/aqua/eau, propylene glycol, peg-8, panax ginseng root extract, glycerin, cyclotetrasiloxane, methyl gluceth-20, polysorbate 20, sodium hyaluronate, soluble collagen, hydrolyzed soy protein, carbomer, glycine, xanthan gum, triethanolamine, phenoxyethanol, diazolidinyl urea, fragrance (parfum), trisodium edta

Aqua (water), 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, methyl gluceth-20, propanediol, sodium citrate, glycerin, phenoxyethanol, citric acid, sodium hyaluronate, caprylyl glycol, sodium metabisulfite, polysorbate 20, vitis vinifera (grape) seed extract, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, tasmannia lanceolata (pepperberry) fruit/leaf extract, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, limonene, ci 75120 (annatto)

Notable ingredients

Energizing Concentrate

Vitamin C Serum With 10% Ethyl Ascorbic Acid

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Cyclotetrasiloxane, Glycerin, Peg-8, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Glycine, Triethanolamine

Soothing: Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract

Skin brightening: 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid

Antioxidant: 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, Sodium metabisulfite, Tasmannia lanceolata (pepperberry) fruit/leaf extract, Vitis vinifera (grape) seed extract

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Ingredients with their functions

Energizing Concentrate

Vitamin C Serum With 10% Ethyl Ascorbic Acid

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.

Propylene glycol

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

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

Peg-8

Function: Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

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