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Replenix
Age Restore Vitamin C Brightening Serum

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Obagi
Nu-Derm Clear

Product category and function

Age Restore Vitamin C Brightening Serum

Nu-Derm Clear

Serums/Treatments	Prescription Treatments
Concentrated formulas for hydrating and addressing skin issues.	Dermatologist-recommended treatments/topicals for skin issues.
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Ingredient highlights

Age Restore Vitamin C Brightening Serum

Nu-Derm Clear

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

Full ingredient list

Age Restore Vitamin C Brightening Serum

Nu-Derm Clear

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 14	Total Number of ingredients = 18
Purified water, propanediol, glycerin, ascorbic acid, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, ergothioneine, tocopheryl acetate, camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, apigenin, olive oil peg-7 esters, xanthan gum, potassium hydroxide, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol 5	Hydroquinone (4%), ascorbic acid, bht, butylparaben, cetyl alcohol, disodium edta, glycerin, lactic acid, methylparaben, phenyl trimethicone, ppg-2 myristyl ether propionate, propylparaben, saponins, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium metabisulfite, tea-stearyl alcohol, tocopheryl acetate, water (aqua).

Notable ingredients

Age Restore Vitamin C Brightening Serum

Nu-Derm Clear

Antioxidant: Apigenin, Ascorbic acid, Camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, Ergothioneine, Tocopheryl acetate, Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate

Solvent: Purified water, Glycerin, Propanediol

Anti-microbial: Camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, Phenoxyethanol

Skin brightening: Hydroquinone (4%)

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Bht, Hydroquinone (4%), Sodium metabisulfite, Tocopheryl acetate

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

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Ingredients with their functions

Age Restore Vitamin C Brightening Serum

Nu-Derm Clear

Purified 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.

Propanediol

Also-called: Zemea | Function: Viscosity controlling, 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