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Skin Balance

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Skin Recovery Serum

Product category and function

Skin Balance

Skin Recovery 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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Ingredient highlights

Skin Balance

Skin Recovery Serum

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

Skin Balance

Skin Recovery Serum

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua, glycerin, pentylene glycol, propanediol, 1,2-hexanediol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, rhodosorus marinus extract, chamomilla recutita extract, tephrosia purpurea seed extract, crocus sativus flower extract, calendula officinalis flower extract, acetyl heptapeptide-4, acetyl tetrapeptide-2, panthenol, tocopherol, ascorbyl palmitate, ferulic acid, ascorbic acid, propylene glycol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, peg-8, isohexadecane, glyceryl polyacrylate, acrylamide/sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate copolymer, dehydroxanthan gum, polysorbate 80, sorbitan oleate, caprylyl glycol, disodium edta, citric acid, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate 10	Water, propanediol, isododecane, glycerin, dimethicone, polymethylsilsesquioxane, polysilicone-11, panthenol, coco-caprylate/caprate, taurine, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, arginine, butylene glycol, tocopherol, hydroxyacetophenone, isohexadecane, centella asiatica leaf extract, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/carboxyethyl acrylate crosspolymer, caprylyl glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, coco-glucoside, polysorbate 80, decyl glucoside, hydroxyethylcellulose, citric acid, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, glycine, sodium hyaluronate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Aqua, glycerin, pentylene glycol, propanediol, 1,2-hexanediol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, rhodosorus marinus extract, chamomilla recutita extract, tephrosia purpurea seed extract, crocus sativus flower extract, calendula officinalis flower extract, acetyl heptapeptide-4, acetyl tetrapeptide-2, panthenol, tocopherol, ascorbyl palmitate, ferulic acid, ascorbic acid, propylene glycol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, peg-8, isohexadecane, glyceryl polyacrylate, acrylamide/sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate copolymer, dehydroxanthan gum, polysorbate 80, sorbitan oleate, caprylyl glycol, disodium edta, citric acid, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate

Water, propanediol, isododecane, glycerin, dimethicone, polymethylsilsesquioxane, polysilicone-11, panthenol, coco-caprylate/caprate, taurine, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, arginine, butylene glycol, tocopherol, hydroxyacetophenone, isohexadecane, centella asiatica leaf extract, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/carboxyethyl acrylate crosspolymer, caprylyl glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, coco-glucoside, polysorbate 80, decyl glucoside, hydroxyethylcellulose, citric acid, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, glycine, sodium hyaluronate

Notable ingredients

Skin Balance

Skin Recovery Serum

Soothing: Panthenol, Calendula officinalis flower extract

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Ascorbyl palmitate, Ferulic acid, Rhodosorus marinus extract, Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua, 1,2-hexanediol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Peg-8, Propylene glycol, Propanediol, Pentylene glycol, Isohexadecane

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water, 1,2-hexanediol, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Propanediol, Isododecane, Isohexadecane

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Ingredients with their functions

Skin Balance

Skin Recovery Serum

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.

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent