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Skin Perfecting 8% Aha Gel Exfoliant

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Advanced Firming Facial Pads

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Skin Perfecting 8% Aha Gel Exfoliant

Advanced Firming Facial 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

Skin Perfecting 8% Aha Gel Exfoliant

Advanced Firming Facial 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

Full ingredient list

Skin Perfecting 8% Aha Gel Exfoliant

Advanced Firming Facial Pads

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Water, glycolic acid, sodium hydroxide, chamomilla recutita flower extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, camellia oleifera leaf extract, sodium hyaluronate, panthenol, sodium pca, propylene glycol, butylene glycol, hydroxyethylcellulose, polyquaternium-10, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate 7	Water (aqua), glycolic acid, propylene glycol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, polysorbate 20, hydrolyzed rice protein, avena sativa (oat) protein, palmitoyl oligopeptide, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, glycerin, butylene glycol, carbomer, yeast extract, zea mays, ascorbic acid, tocopherol acetate, thioctic acid, triethanolamine, diisopropyl dimer dilinoleate, diisostearyl dimer dilinoleate, oryzanol, ubiquinone, sodium pca, trisodium edta, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 15

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Water, glycolic acid, sodium hydroxide, chamomilla recutita flower extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, camellia oleifera leaf extract, sodium hyaluronate, panthenol, sodium pca, propylene glycol, butylene glycol, hydroxyethylcellulose, polyquaternium-10, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate

Water (aqua), glycolic acid, propylene glycol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, polysorbate 20, hydrolyzed rice protein, avena sativa (oat) protein, palmitoyl oligopeptide, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, glycerin, butylene glycol, carbomer, yeast extract, zea mays, ascorbic acid, tocopherol acetate, thioctic acid, triethanolamine, diisopropyl dimer dilinoleate, diisostearyl dimer dilinoleate, oryzanol, ubiquinone, sodium pca, trisodium edta, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate.

Notable ingredients

Skin Perfecting 8% Aha Gel Exfoliant

Advanced Firming Facial Pads

Soothing: Chamomilla recutita flower extract, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Chamomilla recutita flower extract

Exfoliant: Glycolic acid

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Ubiquinone, Tocopherol acetate, Thioctic acid

Exfoliant: Glycolic acid

Cell-signaling ingredient: Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7

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Ingredients with their functions

Skin Perfecting 8% Aha Gel Exfoliant

Advanced Firming Facial Pads

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.

Glycolic acid

Function: Buffering, Exfoliant

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

Sodium hydroxide

Function: Buffering

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