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AlphaRet Exfoliating Peel Pads

Product category and function

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AlphaRet Exfoliating Peel Pads

Leave-on Chemical Exfoliants	Leave-on Chemical Exfoliants
Formulations with exfoliating ingredients to gently dissolve dead skin cells. Once applied, these...	Formulations with exfoliating ingredients to gently dissolve dead skin cells. Once applied, these...
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Ingredient highlights

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AlphaRet Exfoliating Peel Pads

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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

Full ingredient list

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AlphaRet Exfoliating Peel Pads

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 7	Total Number of ingredients = 8
Alcohol denat, ammonium hydroxide, aqua/water/eau, glycolic acid, polyquaternium-10, propylene glycol, tetrasodium edta 3	Aqua/water, lactic acid, alcohol denat., glycolic acid, sodium hydroxide, ethyl lactyl retinoate, salicylic acid, ricinoleth-40

Notable ingredients

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AlphaRet Exfoliating Peel Pads

Exfoliant: Glycolic acid

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Alcohol denat, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Alcohol denat

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Exfoliant: Glycolic acid, Salicylic acid, Lactic acid

Solvent: Aqua/water, Alcohol denat

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Ingredients with their functions

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AlphaRet Exfoliating Peel Pads

Alcohol denat

Also-called: Alcohol denat | Function: Viscosity controlling, Astringent, Solvent, Anti-microbial

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

Ammonium hydroxide

Function: Buffering

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

Aqua/water/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.