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When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming Serum

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Energizing Concentrate

When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming 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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Energizing Concentrate

When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming 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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Energizing Concentrate

When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming Serum

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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 8	Aqua/water/eau, pentylene glycol, glycerin, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, palmitoyl oligopeptide, glutathione, allantoin, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, 1,2-hexanediol, potassium ascorbyl tocopheryl phosphate, hydrolyzed soy protein, carbomer, butylene glycol, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, parfum/fragrance, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hydroxide, caprylyl glycol, polysorbate 20, glyceryl polyacrylate, limonene, maltodextrin, potassium sorbate, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, chlorphenesin, bht, phenoxyethanol.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 19

Total Number of ingredients = 28

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/eau, pentylene glycol, glycerin, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, palmitoyl oligopeptide, glutathione, allantoin, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, 1,2-hexanediol, potassium ascorbyl tocopheryl phosphate, hydrolyzed soy protein, carbomer, butylene glycol, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, parfum/fragrance, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hydroxide, caprylyl glycol, polysorbate 20, glyceryl polyacrylate, limonene, maltodextrin, potassium sorbate, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, chlorphenesin, bht, phenoxyethanol.

Notable ingredients

Energizing Concentrate

When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming Serum

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Glycine, Triethanolamine

Soothing: Allantoin

Antioxidant: Bht, Potassium ascorbyl tocopheryl phosphate

Cell-signaling ingredient: Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7

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Ingredients with their functions

Energizing Concentrate

When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming Serum

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.