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Stubborn Marks Pm Treatment

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Acne Control Gel

Product category and function

Stubborn Marks Pm Treatment

Acne Control Gel

Targeted Treatments	Targeted Treatments
Powerful products for targeted use, such as spot treatments.	Powerful products for targeted use, such as spot treatments.
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Ingredient highlights

Stubborn Marks Pm Treatment

Acne Control Gel

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

Stubborn Marks Pm Treatment

Acne Control Gel

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate, dimethicone, glycerin, ppg-15 stearyl ether, stearyl alcohol, cetearyl alcohol, butylene glycol, ceteareth-20, isohexadecane, dimethicone crosspolymer, trisiloxane, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, chlorphenesin, hydrolyzed myrtus communis leaf extract, polysorbate 20, bht, retinol, disodium edta, sodium hyaluronate, ascorbic acid, laureth-7, sodium hydroxide 8	Salicylic acid (2%), water, glycerin, sodium hydroxide, glycolic acid, lactic acid, niacinamide, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, cetearyl alcohol, behentrimonium methosulfate, triethyl citrate, sodium hyaluronate, sodium lauroyl lactylate, cholesterol, chlorphenesin, disodium edta, hydroxypropyl guar, caprylyl glycol, xanthan gum, phytosphingosine, benzoic acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 27

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Water, pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate, dimethicone, glycerin, ppg-15 stearyl ether, stearyl alcohol, cetearyl alcohol, butylene glycol, ceteareth-20, isohexadecane, dimethicone crosspolymer, trisiloxane, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, chlorphenesin, hydrolyzed myrtus communis leaf extract, polysorbate 20, bht, retinol, disodium edta, sodium hyaluronate, ascorbic acid, laureth-7, sodium hydroxide

Salicylic acid (2%), water, glycerin, sodium hydroxide, glycolic acid, lactic acid, niacinamide, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, cetearyl alcohol, behentrimonium methosulfate, triethyl citrate, sodium hyaluronate, sodium lauroyl lactylate, cholesterol, chlorphenesin, disodium edta, hydroxypropyl guar, caprylyl glycol, xanthan gum, phytosphingosine, benzoic acid

Notable ingredients

Stubborn Marks Pm Treatment

Acne Control Gel

Anti-acne: Retinol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Bht

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Salicylic acid (2%)

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Stubborn Marks Pm Treatment

Acne Control Gel

Water

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.

Pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning

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

Dimethicone

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning

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