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When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming Serum

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Nightly Clarifying Serum

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When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming Serum

Nightly Clarifying 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

Nightly Clarifying Serum

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
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

Nightly Clarifying Serum

No. of common ingredients = 0
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, pentylene glycol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, potassium azeloyl diglycinate, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, niacinamide, biosaccharide gum-1, bakuchiol, butylene glycol, propylene glycol, panthenol, tocopheryl acetate, disodium edta, sodium lactate, urea, tea-lactate, sorbitol, serine, lactic acid, allantoin, carnosine, carbomer, phenoxyethanol, sodium chloride, polysorbate 20, sodium hyaluronate, sodium benzoate, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7.

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Total Number of ingredients = 28

Total Number of ingredients = 31

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, pentylene glycol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, potassium azeloyl diglycinate, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, niacinamide, biosaccharide gum-1, bakuchiol, butylene glycol, propylene glycol, panthenol, tocopheryl acetate, disodium edta, sodium lactate, urea, tea-lactate, sorbitol, serine, lactic acid, allantoin, carnosine, carbomer, phenoxyethanol, sodium chloride, polysorbate 20, sodium hyaluronate, sodium benzoate, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7.

Notable ingredients

When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming Serum

Nightly Clarifying 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

Nightly Clarifying 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