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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

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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

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Water/aqua, cyclopentasiloxane, phenyl trimethicone, squalane, butylene glycol, polyacrylamide, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, glucosamine hcl, algae extract, faex (yeast extract), urea, bacillus ferment, tocopheryl acetate, camellia oleifera leaf extract, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, sodium hyaluronate, panthenol, acetyl dipeptide-1 cetyl ester, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, cetyl phosphate, c13-14 isoparaffin, laureth-7, propylene glycol, glycerin, nylon-12, carbomer, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, diazolidinyl urea, fragrance (parfum) 10	Water, alcohol denat., glycerin, butylene glycol, niacinamide, 1,2-hexanediol, betaine, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, portulaca oleracea extract, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, beta-glucan, arginine, carbomer, lactuca scariola sativa (lettuce) leaf extract, cichorium intybus (chicory) root extract, brassica oleracea italica (broccoli) extract, brassica oleracea capitata (cabbage) leaf extract, brassica oleracea botrytis (cauliflower) extract, angelica keiskei extract, aralia cordata extract, citrullus vulgaris (watermelon) fruit extract, solanum lycopersicum (tomato) fruit extract, xanthan gum, sodium hyaluronate, phenyl trimethicone, tocopheryl acetate, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, fragrance, limonene

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 31

Total Number of ingredients = 33

Water/aqua, cyclopentasiloxane, phenyl trimethicone, squalane, butylene glycol, polyacrylamide, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, glucosamine hcl, algae extract, faex (yeast extract), urea, bacillus ferment, tocopheryl acetate, camellia oleifera leaf extract, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, sodium hyaluronate, panthenol, acetyl dipeptide-1 cetyl ester, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, cetyl phosphate, c13-14 isoparaffin, laureth-7, propylene glycol, glycerin, nylon-12, carbomer, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, diazolidinyl urea, fragrance (parfum)

Water, alcohol denat., glycerin, butylene glycol, niacinamide, 1,2-hexanediol, betaine, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, portulaca oleracea extract, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, beta-glucan, arginine, carbomer, lactuca scariola sativa (lettuce) leaf extract, cichorium intybus (chicory) root extract, brassica oleracea italica (broccoli) extract, brassica oleracea capitata (cabbage) leaf extract, brassica oleracea botrytis (cauliflower) extract, angelica keiskei extract, aralia cordata extract, citrullus vulgaris (watermelon) fruit extract, solanum lycopersicum (tomato) fruit extract, xanthan gum, sodium hyaluronate, phenyl trimethicone, tocopheryl acetate, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, fragrance, limonene

Notable ingredients

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Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water/aqua, Butylene glycol, C13-14 isoparaffin, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Propylene glycol

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

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Water/aqua

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.

Cyclopentasiloxane

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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

Phenyl trimethicone

Function: Skin conditioning

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