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Daily Hydro-Drops Hydrating Facial Serum

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Great Skin

Product category and function

Daily Hydro-Drops Hydrating Facial Serum

Great Skin

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

Daily Hydro-Drops Hydrating Facial Serum

Great Skin

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

Daily Hydro-Drops Hydrating Facial Serum

Great Skin

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, propanediol, glycerin, isononyl isononanoate, butylene glycol, betaine, niacinamide, limnanthes alba (meadowfoam) seed oil, pentylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, castor oil/ipdi copolymer, parfum, carbomer, caprylic/capric triglyceride, crambe abyssinica seed oil, hibiscus sabdariffa seed oil, octocrylene, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, cellulose gum, homosalate, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, tocopherol, amodimethicone, beta-carotene (ci 40800), green 6 (ci 61565), violet 2 (ci 60725) 8	Water, propanediol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, isononyl isononanoate, 1,2-hexanediol, niacinamide, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, coptis japonica root extract, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed extract, tocopherol, butylene glycol, pentylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid, sodium citrate, dextrin, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Total Number of ingredients = 20

Aqua/water/eau, propanediol, glycerin, isononyl isononanoate, butylene glycol, betaine, niacinamide, limnanthes alba (meadowfoam) seed oil, pentylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, castor oil/ipdi copolymer, parfum, carbomer, caprylic/capric triglyceride, crambe abyssinica seed oil, hibiscus sabdariffa seed oil, octocrylene, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, cellulose gum, homosalate, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, tocopherol, amodimethicone, beta-carotene (ci 40800), green 6 (ci 61565), violet 2 (ci 60725)

Water, propanediol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, isononyl isononanoate, 1,2-hexanediol, niacinamide, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, coptis japonica root extract, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed extract, tocopherol, butylene glycol, pentylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid, sodium citrate, dextrin, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate

Notable ingredients

Daily Hydro-Drops Hydrating Facial Serum

Great Skin

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Sunscreen/UV filter: Homosalate, Octocrylene, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane

Soothing: Niacinamide

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Daily Hydro-Drops Hydrating Facial Serum

Great Skin

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.

Propanediol

Also-called: Zemea | Function: Viscosity controlling, Solvent

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

Glycerin

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