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Active Hydration Serum

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Daily Power Defense

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Active Hydration Serum

Daily Power Defense

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

Daily Power Defense

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

Daily Power Defense

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 12	Aqua/water/eau, dicaprylyl carbonate, cetearyl isononanoate, glycerin, pentylene glycol, cetearyl alcohol, steareth-20, safflower oil/palm oil aminopropanediol esters, laminaria digitata extract, opuntia ficus-indica stem extract, arabidopsis thaliana extract, marrubium vulgare meristem cell culture, leontopodium alpinum meristem cell culture, retinyl palmitate, tocopheryl acetate, tocopherol, micrococcus lysate, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, lactose, galactoarabinan, lecithin, schizophyllan, beta-glucan, 1,2-hexanediol, carbomer, cellulose, maltodextrin, c14-22 alcohols, cetearyl glucoside, c12-20 alkyl glucoside, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium benzoate, fragrance/parfum, ultramarines (ci77007), limonene

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 37

Total Number of ingredients = 40

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/eau, dicaprylyl carbonate, cetearyl isononanoate, glycerin, pentylene glycol, cetearyl alcohol, steareth-20, safflower oil/palm oil aminopropanediol esters, laminaria digitata extract, opuntia ficus-indica stem extract, arabidopsis thaliana extract, marrubium vulgare meristem cell culture, leontopodium alpinum meristem cell culture, retinyl palmitate, tocopheryl acetate, tocopherol, micrococcus lysate, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, lactose, galactoarabinan, lecithin, schizophyllan, beta-glucan, 1,2-hexanediol, carbomer, cellulose, maltodextrin, c14-22 alcohols, cetearyl glucoside, c12-20 alkyl glucoside, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium benzoate, fragrance/parfum, ultramarines (ci77007), limonene

Notable ingredients

Active Hydration Serum

Daily Power Defense

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

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

Antioxidant: Arabidopsis thaliana extract, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

Cell-signaling ingredient: Retinyl palmitate

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, 1,2-hexanediol, Glycerin, Hexylene glycol, Limonene, Pentylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

Active Hydration Serum

Daily Power Defense

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