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Skin Booster Vitamin Shot – Time Restoring

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[B3] Hydra Essence

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Skin Booster Vitamin Shot – Time Restoring

[B3] Hydra Essence

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

Skin Booster Vitamin Shot – Time Restoring

[B3] Hydra Essence

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

Full ingredient list

Skin Booster Vitamin Shot – Time Restoring

[B3] Hydra Essence

No. of common ingredients = 0
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. 9	Aqua/water/eau, propylene glycol, glycerin, diglycerin, isopentyldiol, niacinamide, saccharide isomerate, sodium hyaluronate, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, citric acid, pentylene glycol, sodium citrate, sodium lactate, xanthan gum

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 35

Total Number of ingredients = 15

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.

Aqua/water/eau, propylene glycol, glycerin, diglycerin, isopentyldiol, niacinamide, saccharide isomerate, sodium hyaluronate, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, citric acid, pentylene glycol, sodium citrate, sodium lactate, xanthan gum

Notable ingredients

Skin Booster Vitamin Shot – Time Restoring

[B3] Hydra Essence

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (cl 77891)

Soothing: Niacinamide

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Skin Booster Vitamin Shot – Time Restoring

[B3] Hydra Essence

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.

Butylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, 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