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Soybean Serum

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Gold Lifting Essence

Product category and function

Soybean Serum

Gold Lifting Essence

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

Soybean Serum

Gold Lifting Essence

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

Soybean Serum

Gold Lifting Essence

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, propanediol, glycerin, glycereth-26, 1,2-hexanediol, coco-caprylate/caprate, panthenol, glycine max (soybean) seed extract, squalane, ceramide np, ceramide ns, ceramide ap, ceramide as, ceramide eop, hydrogenated lecithin, stearic acid, phytosphingosine, cetearyl alcohol, cholesterol, adenosine, lactobacillus/soymilk ferment filtrate, lactobacillus/rye flour ferment, bacillus/soybean ferment extract, pantothenic acid, folic acid, pyridoxine, thiamine hcl, riboflavin, cyanocobalamin, hydroxydecyl ubiquinone, niacinamide, tetradecyl aminobutyroylvalylaminobutyric urea trifluoroacetate, dipeptide diaminobutyroyl benzylamide diacetate, betaine, trehalose, ethylhexylglycerin, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, glyceryl stearate citrate, butylene glycol, tocopherol, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed extract, polyglyceryl-3 distearate, tromethamine, zea mays (corn) starch, microcrystalline cellulose, ascorbyl glucoside, kaolin, dextrin, magnesium chloride, mannitol, xanthan gum 18	Water, glycerin, methylpropanediol, betaine, niacinamide, panthenol, diglycerin, dioscorea japonica root extract, piper methysticum leaf/root/stem extract, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed extract, sodium hyaluronate, hydrogenated lecithin, butylene glycol, c12-14 pareth-12, carbomer, tromethamine, mica, titanium dioxide, diphenyl dimethicone, triethylhexanoin, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, xanthan gum, glycosyl trehalose, adenosine, raffinose, polyglyceryl-10 myristate, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, glyceryl polymethacrylate, agar, gellan gum, calcium alginate, propylene glycol, lecithin, acrylates copolymer, gold, dextrin, polyquaternium-51, palmitoyl tripeptide-5, folic acid, ceramide np, cholesterol, bht, biosaccharide gum-1, vp/polycarbamyl polyglycol ester, acetyl tetrapeptide-2, palmitoyl pentapeptide-4, hydrolyzed sesame protein pg-propyl methylsilanediol, tocopherol, acetyl hexapeptide-8, 1,2-hexanediol, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, polysorbate 20, fragrance, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, iron oxides(ci 77491)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 52

Total Number of ingredients = 57

Water, propanediol, glycerin, glycereth-26, 1,2-hexanediol, coco-caprylate/caprate, panthenol, glycine max (soybean) seed extract, squalane, ceramide np, ceramide ns, ceramide ap, ceramide as, ceramide eop, hydrogenated lecithin, stearic acid, phytosphingosine, cetearyl alcohol, cholesterol, adenosine, lactobacillus/soymilk ferment filtrate, lactobacillus/rye flour ferment, bacillus/soybean ferment extract, pantothenic acid, folic acid, pyridoxine, thiamine hcl, riboflavin, cyanocobalamin, hydroxydecyl ubiquinone, niacinamide, tetradecyl aminobutyroylvalylaminobutyric urea trifluoroacetate, dipeptide diaminobutyroyl benzylamide diacetate, betaine, trehalose, ethylhexylglycerin, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, glyceryl stearate citrate, butylene glycol, tocopherol, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed extract, polyglyceryl-3 distearate, tromethamine, zea mays (corn) starch, microcrystalline cellulose, ascorbyl glucoside, kaolin, dextrin, magnesium chloride, mannitol, xanthan gum

Water, glycerin, methylpropanediol, betaine, niacinamide, panthenol, diglycerin, dioscorea japonica root extract, piper methysticum leaf/root/stem extract, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed extract, sodium hyaluronate, hydrogenated lecithin, butylene glycol, c12-14 pareth-12, carbomer, tromethamine, mica, titanium dioxide, diphenyl dimethicone, triethylhexanoin, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, xanthan gum, glycosyl trehalose, adenosine, raffinose, polyglyceryl-10 myristate, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, glyceryl polymethacrylate, agar, gellan gum, calcium alginate, propylene glycol, lecithin, acrylates copolymer, gold, dextrin, polyquaternium-51, palmitoyl tripeptide-5, folic acid, ceramide np, cholesterol, bht, biosaccharide gum-1, vp/polycarbamyl polyglycol ester, acetyl tetrapeptide-2, palmitoyl pentapeptide-4, hydrolyzed sesame protein pg-propyl methylsilanediol, tocopherol, acetyl hexapeptide-8, 1,2-hexanediol, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, polysorbate 20, fragrance, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, iron oxides(ci 77491)

Notable ingredients

Soybean Serum

Gold Lifting Essence

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Panthenol

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Ingredients with their functions

Soybean Serum

Gold Lifting Essence

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