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25% Vitamin C + Glutathione Clinical Serum

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Brightening Booster Vitamin C Serum

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25% Vitamin C + Glutathione Clinical Serum

Brightening Booster Vitamin C 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

25% Vitamin C + Glutathione Clinical Serum

Brightening Booster Vitamin C 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

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25% Vitamin C + Glutathione Clinical Serum

Brightening Booster Vitamin C Serum

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Aqua/water/eau, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, dimethicone, glycerin, c9-12 alkane, ascorbyl glucoside, silica, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, hydrogenated lecithin, polyglyceryl-6 polyricinoleate, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, xanthan gum, oryza sativa (rice) bran extract, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, cetyl alcohol, caprylyl glycol, lysine carboxymethyl cysteinate, coco-caprylate/caprate, tocopherol, glutathione, sodium citrate, sodium phytate, hexylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed extract, urea, mannitol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, sodium pca, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, polysorbate 60, sorbitan isostearate, trehalose, ascorbic acid, glucose, vanilla planifolia fruit extract, polyquaternium-51, ergothioneine, triacetin, sodium hyaluronate, phenoxyethanol 14	Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate (10% thd-ascorbate), black myrobalan, green microalgae, acetyl zingerone, aqua/water/eau, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, propanediol, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethicone, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, arachidyl alcohol, terminalia chebula fruit extract, cetearyl alcohol, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, phenoxyethanol, behenyl alcohol, acetyl zingerone, arachidyl glucoside, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, caprylyl glycol, dipropylene glycol, polyethylene glycol monomethyl ether, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, sodium hydroxide, tocopherol, scenedesmus rubescens extract, dimethiconol, panthenol, ethylhexylglycerin, hydrogenated lecithin, sorbitan olivate, cetearyl olivate, disodium edta, camellia sinensis leaf extract, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed extract, laminaria digitata extract, punica granatum fruit extract, polysorbate 60, sorbitan isostearate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 41

Aqua/water/eau, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, dimethicone, glycerin, c9-12 alkane, ascorbyl glucoside, silica, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, hydrogenated lecithin, polyglyceryl-6 polyricinoleate, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, xanthan gum, oryza sativa (rice) bran extract, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, cetyl alcohol, caprylyl glycol, lysine carboxymethyl cysteinate, coco-caprylate/caprate, tocopherol, glutathione, sodium citrate, sodium phytate, hexylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed extract, urea, mannitol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, sodium pca, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, polysorbate 60, sorbitan isostearate, trehalose, ascorbic acid, glucose, vanilla planifolia fruit extract, polyquaternium-51, ergothioneine, triacetin, sodium hyaluronate, phenoxyethanol

Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate (10% thd-ascorbate), black myrobalan, green microalgae, acetyl zingerone, aqua/water/eau, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, propanediol, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethicone, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, arachidyl alcohol, terminalia chebula fruit extract, cetearyl alcohol, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, phenoxyethanol, behenyl alcohol, acetyl zingerone, arachidyl glucoside, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, caprylyl glycol, dipropylene glycol, polyethylene glycol monomethyl ether, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, sodium hydroxide, tocopherol, scenedesmus rubescens extract, dimethiconol, panthenol, ethylhexylglycerin, hydrogenated lecithin, sorbitan olivate, cetearyl olivate, disodium edta, camellia sinensis leaf extract, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed extract, laminaria digitata extract, punica granatum fruit extract, polysorbate 60, sorbitan isostearate

Notable ingredients

25% Vitamin C + Glutathione Clinical Serum

Brightening Booster Vitamin C Serum

Soothing: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Ascorbyl glucoside, Ergothioneine, Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, Tocopherol, Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, Vanilla planifolia fruit extract

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, C9-12 alkane, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Hexylene glycol, Triacetin

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Acetyl zingerone, Acetyl zingerone, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Tocopherol, Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Propanediol

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Ingredients with their functions

25% Vitamin C + Glutathione Clinical Serum

Brightening Booster Vitamin C Serum

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.

Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate

Function: Skin conditioning, Antioxidant

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.