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Hope in a Jar Biome Balance Glow Serum

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C-Tetra Advanced Gel-Serum

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Hope in a Jar Biome Balance Glow Serum

C-Tetra Advanced Gel-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

Hope in a Jar Biome Balance Glow Serum

C-Tetra Advanced Gel-Serum

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

Full ingredient list

Hope in a Jar Biome Balance Glow Serum

C-Tetra Advanced Gel-Serum

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, glycerin, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, polysorbate 80, xanthan gum, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, alpha-glucan oligosaccharide, hydroxyacetophenone, sodium citrate, methylpropanediol, propanediol, ascorbyl glucoside, parfum/fragrance, biosaccharide gum-1, citric acid, pentylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, tocopherol, hyaluronic acid, silanetriol, limonene 10	Water, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, isododecane, propanediol, acetyl glucosamine, squalane, tocopherol, acetyl zingerone, camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf vesicles, hydroxyacetophenone, sodium hyaluronate, cellulose, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, glycerin, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, sucrose stearate, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, ethylhexylglycerin, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, xanthan gum, sodium benzoate, cellulose gum, 1,2-hexanediol, polysorbate 60, sorbitan isostearate, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, citral, linalool, limonene.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Total Number of ingredients = 31

Aqua/water/eau, glycerin, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, polysorbate 80, xanthan gum, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, alpha-glucan oligosaccharide, hydroxyacetophenone, sodium citrate, methylpropanediol, propanediol, ascorbyl glucoside, parfum/fragrance, biosaccharide gum-1, citric acid, pentylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, tocopherol, hyaluronic acid, silanetriol, limonene

Water, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, isododecane, propanediol, acetyl glucosamine, squalane, tocopherol, acetyl zingerone, camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf vesicles, hydroxyacetophenone, sodium hyaluronate, cellulose, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, glycerin, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, sucrose stearate, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, ethylhexylglycerin, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, xanthan gum, sodium benzoate, cellulose gum, 1,2-hexanediol, polysorbate 60, sorbitan isostearate, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, citral, linalool, limonene.

Notable ingredients

Hope in a Jar Biome Balance Glow Serum

C-Tetra Advanced Gel-Serum

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl glucoside, Hydroxyacetophenone, Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, 1,2-hexanediol, Glycerin, Limonene, Propanediol, Methylpropanediol, Pentylene glycol

Buffering: Citric acid, Sodium citrate

Skin brightening: Acetyl glucosamine

Antioxidant: Acetyl zingerone, Avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, Hydroxyacetophenone, Tocopherol, Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate

Solvent: Water, 1,2-hexanediol, Glycerin, Limonene, Propanediol, Isododecane

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Ingredients with their functions

Hope in a Jar Biome Balance Glow Serum

C-Tetra Advanced Gel-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.

Glycerin

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