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Post Acne Scar Gel

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Product category and function

Post Acne Scar Gel

Resurfacing Acne Scar Gel

Targeted Treatments	Targeted Treatments
Powerful products for targeted use, such as spot treatments.	Powerful products for targeted use, such as spot treatments.
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Ingredient highlights

Post Acne Scar Gel

Resurfacing Acne Scar Gel

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

Post Acne Scar Gel

Resurfacing Acne Scar Gel

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, dimethicone, dimethicone crosspolymer, caprylic/capric triglyceride, bis-peg-12 dimethicone, glyceryl oleate citrate, ethoxydiglycol, butylene glycol, bakuchiol, hydrogenated ethylhexyl olivate, phenoxyethanol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn) fruit oil, hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn) seed oil, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, rosa rubiginosa seed oil, tocopheryl acetate, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, squalane, asiaticoside, madecassic acid, asiatic acid, dextran, tripeptide-1 26	Water, dimethicone, dimethicone crosspolymer, caprylic/capric triglyceride, bis-peg-12 dimethicone, glyceryl oleate citrate, ethoxydiglycol, bakuchiol, dextran, hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn) fruit oil, hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn) seed oil, asiatic acid, asiaticoside, rosa rubiginosa seed oil, butylene glycol, hydrogenated ethylhexyl olivate, phenoxyethanol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, tocopheryl acetate, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, squalane, madecassic acid, tripeptide-1.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Water, dimethicone, dimethicone crosspolymer, caprylic/capric triglyceride, bis-peg-12 dimethicone, glyceryl oleate citrate, ethoxydiglycol, butylene glycol, bakuchiol, hydrogenated ethylhexyl olivate, phenoxyethanol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn) fruit oil, hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn) seed oil, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, rosa rubiginosa seed oil, tocopheryl acetate, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, squalane, asiaticoside, madecassic acid, asiatic acid, dextran, tripeptide-1

Water, dimethicone, dimethicone crosspolymer, caprylic/capric triglyceride, bis-peg-12 dimethicone, glyceryl oleate citrate, ethoxydiglycol, bakuchiol, dextran, hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn) fruit oil, hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn) seed oil, asiatic acid, asiaticoside, rosa rubiginosa seed oil, butylene glycol, hydrogenated ethylhexyl olivate, phenoxyethanol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, tocopheryl acetate, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, squalane, madecassic acid, tripeptide-1.

Notable ingredients

Post Acne Scar Gel

Resurfacing Acne Scar Gel

Antioxidant: Asiaticoside, Bakuchiol, Hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn) fruit oil, Tocopheryl acetate

Cell-signaling ingredient: Bakuchiol

Solvent: Water, Butylene glycol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Ethoxydiglycol

Antioxidant: Asiaticoside, Bakuchiol, Hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn) fruit oil, Tocopheryl acetate

Cell-signaling ingredient: Bakuchiol

Solvent: Water, Butylene glycol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Ethoxydiglycol

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Ingredients with their functions

Post Acne Scar Gel

Resurfacing Acne Scar Gel

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.

Dimethicone

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning

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

Dimethicone crosspolymer

Function: Viscosity controlling, Emulsion stabilizing

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