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Active Hydration Serum

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ULTA Beauty Collection
1.5% Hyaluronic Acid Serum

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Active Hydration Serum

1.5% Hyaluronic Acid Serum

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

1.5% Hyaluronic Acid Serum

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

Active Hydration Serum

1.5% Hyaluronic Acid Serum

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 9	Water/aqua/eau, glycerin, pentylene glycol, propanediol, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, polysorbate 20, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, sodium hyaluronate, fragrance/parfum, niacinamide, caprylic/capric triglyceride, hoya lacunosa flower extract, cetyl palmitate, polysorbate 80, sorbitan stearate, sodium benzoate, citric acid, hydrogenated lecithin, tocopherol, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-10

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 37

Total Number of ingredients = 21

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

Water/aqua/eau, glycerin, pentylene glycol, propanediol, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, polysorbate 20, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, sodium hyaluronate, fragrance/parfum, niacinamide, caprylic/capric triglyceride, hoya lacunosa flower extract, cetyl palmitate, polysorbate 80, sorbitan stearate, sodium benzoate, citric acid, hydrogenated lecithin, tocopherol, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-10

Notable ingredients

Active Hydration Serum

1.5% Hyaluronic Acid Serum

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

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

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Active Hydration Serum

1.5% Hyaluronic Acid Serum

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