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Skin Perfecting 8% Aha Gel Exfoliant

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Re-Texturizing Toner

Product category and function

Skin Perfecting 8% Aha Gel Exfoliant

Re-Texturizing Toner

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

Re-Texturizing Toner

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

Skin Perfecting 8% Aha Gel Exfoliant

Re-Texturizing Toner

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 15	Total Number of ingredients = 12
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	Salicylic acid (2%), butylene glycol, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, glycolic acid, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water, phenoxyethanol, polysorbate 20, portulaca oleracea extract, sodium benzoate, sodium hydroxide, water

Notable ingredients

Skin Perfecting 8% Aha Gel Exfoliant

Re-Texturizing Toner

Soothing: Chamomilla recutita flower extract, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Chamomilla recutita flower extract

Exfoliant: Glycolic acid

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid (2%)

Soothing: Hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water

Exfoliant: Glycolic acid, Salicylic acid (2%)

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Ingredients with their functions

Skin Perfecting 8% Aha Gel Exfoliant

Re-Texturizing Toner

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.