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When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming Serum

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Brightening Vitamin Serum

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When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming Serum

Brightening Vitamin 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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When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming Serum

Brightening Vitamin 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 vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming Serum

Brightening Vitamin Serum

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Aqua/water/eau, pentylene glycol, glycerin, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, palmitoyl oligopeptide, glutathione, allantoin, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, 1,2-hexanediol, potassium ascorbyl tocopheryl phosphate, hydrolyzed soy protein, carbomer, butylene glycol, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, parfum/fragrance, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hydroxide, caprylyl glycol, polysorbate 20, glyceryl polyacrylate, limonene, maltodextrin, potassium sorbate, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, chlorphenesin, bht, phenoxyethanol. 11	Water (aqua/eau), glycerin, coco-caprylate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, propanediol, silica, ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, niacinamide, ascorbyl glucoside, biosaccharide gum-1, phenoxyethanol, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, butylene glycol, aminomethyl propanol, c14-22 alcohols, c12-20 alkyl glucoside, panthenol, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, plukenetia volubilis seed oil, allantoin, disodium phosphate, sodium lactate, carbomer, sodium hyaluronate, potassium dihydrogen phosphate, polysorbate 20, tocopherol, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Aqua/water/eau, pentylene glycol, glycerin, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, palmitoyl oligopeptide, glutathione, allantoin, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, 1,2-hexanediol, potassium ascorbyl tocopheryl phosphate, hydrolyzed soy protein, carbomer, butylene glycol, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, parfum/fragrance, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hydroxide, caprylyl glycol, polysorbate 20, glyceryl polyacrylate, limonene, maltodextrin, potassium sorbate, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, chlorphenesin, bht, phenoxyethanol.

Water (aqua/eau), glycerin, coco-caprylate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, propanediol, silica, ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, niacinamide, ascorbyl glucoside, biosaccharide gum-1, phenoxyethanol, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, butylene glycol, aminomethyl propanol, c14-22 alcohols, c12-20 alkyl glucoside, panthenol, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, plukenetia volubilis seed oil, allantoin, disodium phosphate, sodium lactate, carbomer, sodium hyaluronate, potassium dihydrogen phosphate, polysorbate 20, tocopherol, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7.

Notable ingredients

When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming Serum

Brightening Vitamin Serum

Soothing: Allantoin

Antioxidant: Bht, Potassium ascorbyl tocopheryl phosphate

Cell-signaling ingredient: Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Allantoin, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming Serum

Brightening Vitamin 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.

Pentylene glycol

Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

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

Glycerin

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