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Skin Perfecting 8% Aha Gel Exfoliant

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Skin Perfecting 8% Aha Gel Exfoliant

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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

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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Skin Perfecting 8% Aha Gel Exfoliant

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No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 15	Total Number of ingredients = 20
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 6	Aqua (water), glycolic acid, lactic acid, sodium hydroxide, glycerin, methyl gluceth-20, galactoarabinan, panthenol, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, opuntia ficus-indica (prickly pear) extract, saccharomyces cerevisiae extract, xylitylglucoside, anhydroxylitol, xylitol, pentylene glycol, glucose, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium benzoate, potassium benzoate, phenoxyethanol.

Notable ingredients

Skin Perfecting 8% Aha Gel Exfoliant

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Soothing: Chamomilla recutita flower extract, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Chamomilla recutita flower extract

Exfoliant: Glycolic acid

Soothing: Panthenol

Exfoliant: Glycolic acid, Lactic acid

Solvent: Aqua (water), Glycerin, Pentylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

Skin Perfecting 8% Aha Gel Exfoliant

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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.