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When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming Serum

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When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming Serum

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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

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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

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When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming 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, glycerin, butylene glycol, inulin, sodium hyaluronate, panthenol, alpha-glucan oligosaccharide, carnosine, carbomer, polysorbate 20, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol, hydroxypropyl cyclodextrin, dunaliella salina extract, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid, palmitoyl tripeptide-5, sodium benzoate, acetyl hexapeptide-8, tetrapeptide-21, pentapeptide-18, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, pantolactone, palmitoyl tripeptide-38, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, glyceryl caprylate, lactic acid/glycolic acid copolymer, polyvinyl alcohol, phenylpropanol, copper palmitoyl heptapeptide-14, heptapeptide-15 palmitate, potassium sorbate, xanthan gum

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Total Number of ingredients = 33

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, glycerin, butylene glycol, inulin, sodium hyaluronate, panthenol, alpha-glucan oligosaccharide, carnosine, carbomer, polysorbate 20, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol, hydroxypropyl cyclodextrin, dunaliella salina extract, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid, palmitoyl tripeptide-5, sodium benzoate, acetyl hexapeptide-8, tetrapeptide-21, pentapeptide-18, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, pantolactone, palmitoyl tripeptide-38, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, glyceryl caprylate, lactic acid/glycolic acid copolymer, polyvinyl alcohol, phenylpropanol, copper palmitoyl heptapeptide-14, heptapeptide-15 palmitate, potassium sorbate, xanthan gum

Notable ingredients

When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming Serum

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Soothing: Allantoin

Antioxidant: Bht, Potassium ascorbyl tocopheryl phosphate

Cell-signaling ingredient: Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7

Soothing: Panthenol

Cell-signaling ingredient: Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7

Solvent: Water, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Phenylpropanol

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Ingredients with their functions

When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming Serum

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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