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Energizing Concentrate

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Vitamin C E + F

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Energizing Concentrate

Vitamin C E + F

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

Energizing Concentrate

Vitamin C E + F

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

Energizing Concentrate

Vitamin C E + F

No. of common ingredients = 0
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 8	Water/aqua/eau, ascorbic acid, ethoxydiglycol, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, ppg-26-buteth-26, glycerin, tocopherol, ferulic acid, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, ceramide eop, ceramide np, palmitoyl tripeptide-5, ceramide ap, phytosphingosine, cholesterol, sodium lauroyl lactylate, butylene glycol, carbomer, polysorbate 20, xanthan gum, sodium hyaluronate, sodium metabisulfite, acetyl octapeptide-3, phenoxyethanol, triethanolamine, panthenol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 19

Total Number of ingredients = 27

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

Water/aqua/eau, ascorbic acid, ethoxydiglycol, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, ppg-26-buteth-26, glycerin, tocopherol, ferulic acid, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, ceramide eop, ceramide np, palmitoyl tripeptide-5, ceramide ap, phytosphingosine, cholesterol, sodium lauroyl lactylate, butylene glycol, carbomer, polysorbate 20, xanthan gum, sodium hyaluronate, sodium metabisulfite, acetyl octapeptide-3, phenoxyethanol, triethanolamine, panthenol

Notable ingredients

Energizing Concentrate

Vitamin C E + F

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Glycine, Triethanolamine

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Ferulic acid, Sodium metabisulfite, Tocopherol

Cell-signaling ingredient: Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7

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Ingredients with their functions

Energizing Concentrate

Vitamin C E + F

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.