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Butter Glow Bronzing Serum – Sunkissed Glow

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Botanical Kinetics Pore Refiner Serum

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Butter Glow Bronzing Serum – Sunkissed Glow

Botanical Kinetics Pore Refiner 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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Ingredient highlights

Butter Glow Bronzing Serum – Sunkissed Glow

Botanical Kinetics Pore Refiner Serum

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

Full ingredient list

Butter Glow Bronzing Serum – Sunkissed Glow

Botanical Kinetics Pore Refiner 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) 11	Water/aqua/eau, propanediol, dicaprylyl carbonate, heptyl undecylenate, silica, alcohol, polyglyceryl-3 methylglucose distearate, melilotus officinalis (melilot) extract, salicylic acid, laminaria saccharina extract, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) extract, zinc sulfate, algae extract, caffeine, lauroyl lysine, glycerin, butylene glycol, sodium hyaluronate, hydrogenated lecithin, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, sclerotium gum, tocopherol, pullulan, trehalose, pyridoxine hcl, xanthan gum, sodium hydroxide, lecithin, fragrance (parfum), limonene, geraniol, citronellol, linalool, hydroxycitronellal, citral, phytic acid, sodium phytate, phenoxyethanol, iron oxides (ci 77492)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 33

Total Number of ingredients = 39

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, dicaprylyl carbonate, heptyl undecylenate, silica, alcohol, polyglyceryl-3 methylglucose distearate, melilotus officinalis (melilot) extract, salicylic acid, laminaria saccharina extract, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) extract, zinc sulfate, algae extract, caffeine, lauroyl lysine, glycerin, butylene glycol, sodium hyaluronate, hydrogenated lecithin, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, sclerotium gum, tocopherol, pullulan, trehalose, pyridoxine hcl, xanthan gum, sodium hydroxide, lecithin, fragrance (parfum), limonene, geraniol, citronellol, linalool, hydroxycitronellal, citral, phytic acid, sodium phytate, phenoxyethanol, iron oxides (ci 77492)

Notable ingredients

Butter Glow Bronzing Serum – Sunkissed Glow

Botanical Kinetics Pore Refiner Serum

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

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Gluconolactone

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Soothing: Melilotus officinalis (melilot) extract

Antioxidant: Caffeine, Tocopherol, Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate

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Ingredients with their functions

Butter Glow Bronzing Serum – Sunkissed Glow

Botanical Kinetics Pore Refiner 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.