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When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming Serum

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Skin Booster Vitamin Shot – Time Restoring

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When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming Serum

Skin Booster Vitamin Shot – Time Restoring

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

When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming Serum

Skin Booster Vitamin Shot – Time Restoring

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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

When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming Serum

Skin Booster Vitamin Shot – Time Restoring

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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. 12	Water/eau, butylene glycol, glycerin, niacinamide, pentylene glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, carbomer, caprylyl glycol, caesalpinia spinosa fruit extract, pullulan, chondrus crispus extract, polysorbate 20, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, kappahycus alvarezii extract, collagen amino acids, iron oxides (cl 77491), leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, anti-microbial phenoxyethanol, titanium dioxide (cl 77891), agar, calcium alginate, sodium lactate, xanthan gum, hydroxyacetophenone, tropolone, gluconolactone, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, sodium benzoate, sodium hyaluronate, red 30 (cl 73360), retinyl palmitate, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Total Number of ingredients = 35

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/eau, butylene glycol, glycerin, niacinamide, pentylene glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, carbomer, caprylyl glycol, caesalpinia spinosa fruit extract, pullulan, chondrus crispus extract, polysorbate 20, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, kappahycus alvarezii extract, collagen amino acids, iron oxides (cl 77491), leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, anti-microbial phenoxyethanol, titanium dioxide (cl 77891), agar, calcium alginate, sodium lactate, xanthan gum, hydroxyacetophenone, tropolone, gluconolactone, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, sodium benzoate, sodium hyaluronate, red 30 (cl 73360), retinyl palmitate, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7.

Notable ingredients

When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming Serum

Skin Booster Vitamin Shot – Time Restoring

Soothing: Allantoin

Antioxidant: Bht, Potassium ascorbyl tocopheryl phosphate

Cell-signaling ingredient: Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (cl 77891)

Soothing: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming Serum

Skin Booster Vitamin Shot – Time Restoring

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