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Vitamin C Brightening Elixir

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Merle Norman
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Product category and function

Vitamin C Brightening Elixir

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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

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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

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No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua (water), glycerin, propylene glycol, potassium azeloyl diglycinate, ascorbyl glucoside, glycerin, hydroxyethylcellulose, sodium carboxymethyl beta-glucan, tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e), disodium edta, polysorbate 20, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, laureth-7, humulus lupulus (hops) extract, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower/leaf/stem extract, calendula officinalis flower extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, citrus limon (lemon) peel extract, cucumis sativus (cucumber) seed extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, spirulina platensis extract, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, citral, limonene, fragrance. 11	Water/aqua, cyclopentasiloxane, phenyl trimethicone, squalane, butylene glycol, polyacrylamide, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, glucosamine hcl, algae extract, faex (yeast extract), urea, bacillus ferment, tocopheryl acetate, camellia oleifera leaf extract, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, sodium hyaluronate, panthenol, acetyl dipeptide-1 cetyl ester, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, cetyl phosphate, c13-14 isoparaffin, laureth-7, propylene glycol, glycerin, nylon-12, carbomer, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, diazolidinyl urea, fragrance (parfum)

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Total Number of ingredients = 28

Total Number of ingredients = 31

Aqua (water), glycerin, propylene glycol, potassium azeloyl diglycinate, ascorbyl glucoside, glycerin, hydroxyethylcellulose, sodium carboxymethyl beta-glucan, tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e), disodium edta, polysorbate 20, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, laureth-7, humulus lupulus (hops) extract, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower/leaf/stem extract, calendula officinalis flower extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, citrus limon (lemon) peel extract, cucumis sativus (cucumber) seed extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, spirulina platensis extract, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, citral, limonene, fragrance.

Water/aqua, cyclopentasiloxane, phenyl trimethicone, squalane, butylene glycol, polyacrylamide, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, glucosamine hcl, algae extract, faex (yeast extract), urea, bacillus ferment, tocopheryl acetate, camellia oleifera leaf extract, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, sodium hyaluronate, panthenol, acetyl dipeptide-1 cetyl ester, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, cetyl phosphate, c13-14 isoparaffin, laureth-7, propylene glycol, glycerin, nylon-12, carbomer, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, diazolidinyl urea, fragrance (parfum)

Notable ingredients

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Soothing: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Calendula officinalis flower extract

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl glucoside, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e)

Solvent: Aqua (water), C13-14 isoparaffin, Glycerin, Glycerin, Limonene, Propylene glycol

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water/aqua, Butylene glycol, C13-14 isoparaffin, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Propylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

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Aqua (water)

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.

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent