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Active Hydration Serum

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Ceramide Treatment

Product category and function

Active Hydration Serum

Ceramide Treatment

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

Active Hydration Serum

Ceramide Treatment

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 vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Active Hydration Serum

Ceramide Treatment

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, glycerin, bis-peg-12 dimethicone, pentylene glycol, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, sodium hyaluronate, adenosine, ceramide np, ceramide ns, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, ceramide eos, tocopherol, ascorbyl palmitate, sea salt (maris sal/sel marin), cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose, calcium pca, magnesium pca, lecithin, caprooyl phytosphingosine, caprooyl sphingosine, gellan gum, ceteareth-25, lactic acid, cetyl alcohol, behenic acid, cholesterol, hydrated silica, silica dimethyl silylate, disodium phosphate, fragrance/parfum, hexylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, limonene 11	Aqua (water), caprylic/capric triglyceride, propanediol, propylene glycol, glycerin, silica, ceramide ng, glycereth-26, glycine soja (soybean) seed extract, ectoin, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide as, ceramide ns, ceramide eop, asiaticoside, gossypium herbaceum (cotton) callus culture, madecassic acid, asiatic acid, dimethicone, hydrogenated lecithin, xanthan gum, sclerotium gum, dipropylene glycol, lecithin, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, pullulan, sucrose distearate, glyceryl stearate, citric acid, cholesterol, alcohol, tocopherol, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 37

Total Number of ingredients = 35

Water/aqua/eau, glycerin, bis-peg-12 dimethicone, pentylene glycol, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, sodium hyaluronate, adenosine, ceramide np, ceramide ns, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, ceramide eos, tocopherol, ascorbyl palmitate, sea salt (maris sal/sel marin), cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose, calcium pca, magnesium pca, lecithin, caprooyl phytosphingosine, caprooyl sphingosine, gellan gum, ceteareth-25, lactic acid, cetyl alcohol, behenic acid, cholesterol, hydrated silica, silica dimethyl silylate, disodium phosphate, fragrance/parfum, hexylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, limonene

Aqua (water), caprylic/capric triglyceride, propanediol, propylene glycol, glycerin, silica, ceramide ng, glycereth-26, glycine soja (soybean) seed extract, ectoin, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide as, ceramide ns, ceramide eop, asiaticoside, gossypium herbaceum (cotton) callus culture, madecassic acid, asiatic acid, dimethicone, hydrogenated lecithin, xanthan gum, sclerotium gum, dipropylene glycol, lecithin, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, pullulan, sucrose distearate, glyceryl stearate, citric acid, cholesterol, alcohol, tocopherol, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin.

Notable ingredients

Active Hydration Serum

Ceramide Treatment

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Glycerin, Hexylene glycol, Limonene, Pentylene glycol

Soothing: Ectoin

Antioxidant: Asiaticoside, Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua (water), Alcohol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin, Propylene glycol, Propanediol

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Ingredients with their functions

Active Hydration Serum

Ceramide Treatment

Water/aqua/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.

Glycerin

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