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White Lucent Illuminating Micro-Spot Serum

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Clearly Corrective Dark Spot Serum

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White Lucent Illuminating Micro-Spot Serum

Clearly Corrective Dark Spot 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

White Lucent Illuminating Micro-Spot Serum

Clearly Corrective Dark Spot Serum

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

White Lucent Illuminating Micro-Spot Serum

Clearly Corrective Dark Spot Serum

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua/eau), butylene glycol, glycerin, dipropylene glycol, potassium methoxysalicylate, dimethicone, behenyl alcohol, triethylhexanoin, diphenylsiloxy phenyl trimethicone, talc, batyl alcohol, diisostearyl malate, phenoxyethanol, peg-6, peg-32, behenic acid, peg-60 glyceryl isostearate, peg-10 dimethicone, sodium metaphosphate, disodium edta, tocopheryl acetate, peg/ppg-17/4 dimethyl ether, phytosteryl/octyldodecyl lauroyl glutamate, silica, sodium citrate, alumina, potassium hydroxide, succinoglycan, peg/ppg-14/7 dimethyl ether, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, 2-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, xanthan gum, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), alcohol, fragrance (parfum), caffeine, sodium metabisulfite, citric acid, linalool, tocopherol, citronellol, geraniol, angelica keiskei leaf/stem extract, crataegus monogyna flower extract, limonene, cellulose, pancratium maritimum extract, rehmannia chinensis root extract, artemisia princeps leaf extract, prunus yedoensis leaf extract, ziziphus jujuba fruit extract, pyrola incarnata extract, potentilla erecta root extract 12	Aqua (water), propylene glycol, glycerin, alcohol denat, peg/ppg/polybutylene glycol-8/5/3 glycerin, hydroxypropyl tetrahydropyrantriol, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, ppg-6-decyltetradeceth-30, phenoxyethanol, salicylic acid, xanthan gum, hydroxyethylcellulose, potassium hydroxide, citric acid, sodium citrate, tocopheryl acetate, lavandula angustifolia oil (lavender oil), disodium edta, adenosine, linalool, butylene glycol, tocopherol, citrus aurantium tachibana peel extract, paeonia suffruticosa root extract.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 53

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Water (aqua/eau), butylene glycol, glycerin, dipropylene glycol, potassium methoxysalicylate, dimethicone, behenyl alcohol, triethylhexanoin, diphenylsiloxy phenyl trimethicone, talc, batyl alcohol, diisostearyl malate, phenoxyethanol, peg-6, peg-32, behenic acid, peg-60 glyceryl isostearate, peg-10 dimethicone, sodium metaphosphate, disodium edta, tocopheryl acetate, peg/ppg-17/4 dimethyl ether, phytosteryl/octyldodecyl lauroyl glutamate, silica, sodium citrate, alumina, potassium hydroxide, succinoglycan, peg/ppg-14/7 dimethyl ether, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, 2-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, xanthan gum, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), alcohol, fragrance (parfum), caffeine, sodium metabisulfite, citric acid, linalool, tocopherol, citronellol, geraniol, angelica keiskei leaf/stem extract, crataegus monogyna flower extract, limonene, cellulose, pancratium maritimum extract, rehmannia chinensis root extract, artemisia princeps leaf extract, prunus yedoensis leaf extract, ziziphus jujuba fruit extract, pyrola incarnata extract, potentilla erecta root extract

Aqua (water), propylene glycol, glycerin, alcohol denat, peg/ppg/polybutylene glycol-8/5/3 glycerin, hydroxypropyl tetrahydropyrantriol, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, ppg-6-decyltetradeceth-30, phenoxyethanol, salicylic acid, xanthan gum, hydroxyethylcellulose, potassium hydroxide, citric acid, sodium citrate, tocopheryl acetate, lavandula angustifolia oil (lavender oil), disodium edta, adenosine, linalool, butylene glycol, tocopherol, citrus aurantium tachibana peel extract, paeonia suffruticosa root extract.

Notable ingredients

White Lucent Illuminating Micro-Spot Serum

Clearly Corrective Dark Spot Serum

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Antioxidant: Caffeine, Sodium metabisulfite, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water (aqua/eau), Alcohol, Butylene glycol, Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene, Peg-6, Peg-32

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Skin brightening: 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid

Antioxidant: 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

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Ingredients with their functions

White Lucent Illuminating Micro-Spot Serum

Clearly Corrective Dark Spot 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.

Butylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, 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