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When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming Serum

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Multi Peptide + Ha Serum ("Buffet")

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When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming Serum

Multi Peptide + Ha Serum ("Buffet")

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

Multi Peptide + Ha Serum ("Buffet")

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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

Multi Peptide + Ha Serum ("Buffet")

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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. 14	Aqua (water), glycerin, lactococcus ferment lysate, acetyl hexapeptide-8, pentapeptide-18, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, palmitoyl tripeptide-38, dipeptide diaminobutyroyl benzylamide diacetate, acetylarginyltryptophyl diphenylglycine, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, sodium hyaluronate, allantoin, glycine, alanine, serine, valine, isoleucine, proline, threonine, histidine, phenylalanine, arginine, aspartic acid, trehalose, fructose, glucose, maltose, urea, sodium pca, pca, sodium lactate, citric acid, hydroxypropyl cyclodextrin, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, butylene glycol, pentylene glycol, acacia senegal gum, xanthan gum, carbomer, polysorbate 20, ppg-26-buteth-26, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, ethoxydiglycol, sodium benzoate, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Total Number of ingredients = 51

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.

Aqua (water), glycerin, lactococcus ferment lysate, acetyl hexapeptide-8, pentapeptide-18, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, palmitoyl tripeptide-38, dipeptide diaminobutyroyl benzylamide diacetate, acetylarginyltryptophyl diphenylglycine, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, sodium hyaluronate, allantoin, glycine, alanine, serine, valine, isoleucine, proline, threonine, histidine, phenylalanine, arginine, aspartic acid, trehalose, fructose, glucose, maltose, urea, sodium pca, pca, sodium lactate, citric acid, hydroxypropyl cyclodextrin, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, butylene glycol, pentylene glycol, acacia senegal gum, xanthan gum, carbomer, polysorbate 20, ppg-26-buteth-26, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, ethoxydiglycol, sodium benzoate, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin

Notable ingredients

When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming Serum

Multi Peptide + Ha Serum ("Buffet")

Soothing: Allantoin

Antioxidant: Bht, Potassium ascorbyl tocopheryl phosphate

Cell-signaling ingredient: Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7

Soothing: Allantoin

Cell-signaling ingredient: Dipeptide diaminobutyroyl benzylamide diacetate, Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7

Solvent: Aqua (water), Butylene glycol, Ethoxydiglycol, Glycerin, Pentylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

When Hope Is Not Enough Facial Firming Serum

Multi Peptide + Ha Serum ("Buffet")

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