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Butter Glow Bronzing Serum – Sunkissed Glow

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Botanical Kinetics Instant Luminizer Face Serum

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Butter Glow Bronzing Serum – Sunkissed Glow

Botanical Kinetics Instant Luminizer Face 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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Butter Glow Bronzing Serum – Sunkissed Glow

Botanical Kinetics Instant Luminizer Face Serum

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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free

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Butter Glow Bronzing Serum – Sunkissed Glow

Botanical Kinetics Instant Luminizer Face Serum

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/eau, c13-14 alkane, hydrogenated polydecene, mica, glycerin, diisostearyl malate, polyglyceryl-3 diisostearate, propanediol, quaternium-90 bentonite, lecithin, calcium sodium borosilicate, silica, chondrus crispus extract, gluconolactone, sodium benzoate, sodium hyaluronate, phenoxyethanol, lauroyl lysine, synthetic fluorphlogopite, fragrance/parfum, ethylhexylglycerin, quartz, tin oxide, astrocaryum murumuru seed butter, astrocaryum tucuma seed butter, theobroma grandiflorum seed butter, tocopherol, ascorbyl palmitate, glyceryl stearate, glyceryl oleate, citric acid, iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), titanium dioxide (ci 77891) (2306.2m) 15	Water/aqua/eau, propanediol, decyl oleate, citric acid, lactic acid, methyl glucose sesquistearate, dicaprylyl carbonate, sodium hydroxide, saussurea involucrata extract, tartaric acid, glucosamine hcl, gluconolactone, molasses extract/saccharum officinarum/extrait de melasse, aminopropyl ascorbyl phosphate, caffeine, algae extract, centella asiatica (hydrocotyl) extract, sodium hyaluronate, linoleic acid, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, tocopherol, sclerotium gum, pullulan, caprylyl glycol, glycerin, calcium gluconate, trehalose, magnesium aluminum silicate, xanthan gum, galactoarabinan, hydrogenated lecithin, lecithin, silica, alcohol, fragrance (parfum), limonene, linalool, citronellol, geraniol, hydroxycitronellal, sodium phytate, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, mica, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), iron oxides (ci 77491)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 33

Total Number of ingredients = 47

Water/eau, c13-14 alkane, hydrogenated polydecene, mica, glycerin, diisostearyl malate, polyglyceryl-3 diisostearate, propanediol, quaternium-90 bentonite, lecithin, calcium sodium borosilicate, silica, chondrus crispus extract, gluconolactone, sodium benzoate, sodium hyaluronate, phenoxyethanol, lauroyl lysine, synthetic fluorphlogopite, fragrance/parfum, ethylhexylglycerin, quartz, tin oxide, astrocaryum murumuru seed butter, astrocaryum tucuma seed butter, theobroma grandiflorum seed butter, tocopherol, ascorbyl palmitate, glyceryl stearate, glyceryl oleate, citric acid, iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), titanium dioxide (ci 77891) (2306.2m)

Water/aqua/eau, propanediol, decyl oleate, citric acid, lactic acid, methyl glucose sesquistearate, dicaprylyl carbonate, sodium hydroxide, saussurea involucrata extract, tartaric acid, glucosamine hcl, gluconolactone, molasses extract/saccharum officinarum/extrait de melasse, aminopropyl ascorbyl phosphate, caffeine, algae extract, centella asiatica (hydrocotyl) extract, sodium hyaluronate, linoleic acid, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, tocopherol, sclerotium gum, pullulan, caprylyl glycol, glycerin, calcium gluconate, trehalose, magnesium aluminum silicate, xanthan gum, galactoarabinan, hydrogenated lecithin, lecithin, silica, alcohol, fragrance (parfum), limonene, linalool, citronellol, geraniol, hydroxycitronellal, sodium phytate, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, mica, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), iron oxides (ci 77491)

Notable ingredients

Butter Glow Bronzing Serum – Sunkissed Glow

Botanical Kinetics Instant Luminizer Face Serum

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891) (2306.2m)

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Gluconolactone

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Soothing: Centella asiatica (hydrocotyl) extract

Antioxidant: Aminopropyl ascorbyl phosphate, Caffeine, Centella asiatica (hydrocotyl) extract, Tocopherol, Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate

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Ingredients with their functions

Butter Glow Bronzing Serum – Sunkissed Glow

Botanical Kinetics Instant Luminizer Face Serum

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.

C13-14 alkane

Function: Solvent

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

Hydrogenated polydecene

Also-called: Alphaflow | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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