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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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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

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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) 11	Water (aqua/eau), glycerin, pentylene glycol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, potassium azeloyl diglycinate, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, niacinamide, biosaccharide gum-1, bakuchiol, butylene glycol, propylene glycol, panthenol, tocopheryl acetate, disodium edta, sodium lactate, urea, tea-lactate, sorbitol, serine, lactic acid, allantoin, carnosine, carbomer, phenoxyethanol, sodium chloride, polysorbate 20, sodium hyaluronate, sodium benzoate, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7.

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Total Number of ingredients = 31

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 (aqua/eau), glycerin, pentylene glycol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, potassium azeloyl diglycinate, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, niacinamide, biosaccharide gum-1, bakuchiol, butylene glycol, propylene glycol, panthenol, tocopheryl acetate, disodium edta, sodium lactate, urea, tea-lactate, sorbitol, serine, lactic acid, allantoin, carnosine, carbomer, phenoxyethanol, sodium chloride, polysorbate 20, sodium hyaluronate, sodium benzoate, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7.

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, Allantoin, Panthenol

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.