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Hydra Youth Serum

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Dr. Barbara Sturm
Clarifying Serum

Product category and function

Hydra Youth Serum

Clarifying 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

Hydra Youth Serum

Clarifying 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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Hydra Youth Serum

Clarifying Serum

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua (water), propanediol, pentylene glycol, coco-caprylate/caprate, polyglyceryl-10 isostearate, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, bentonite, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, citric acid, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, xanthan gum, phenoxyethanol, sodium hydroxide, tocopherol, sodium starch octenylsuccinate, sodium hyaluronate, gigartina stellata extract, crocus sativus stigma extract, datem, daucus carota sativa root extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, ascorbic acid, silica 7	Water (aqua), propanediol, lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, zinc pca, phenoxyethanol, xanthan gum, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, albatrellus ovinus extract, sodium hyaluronate, hexylene glycol, polygonum bistorta root extract, sodium hydroxide, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, citric acid, caprylyl glycol.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Total Number of ingredients = 16

Aqua (water), propanediol, pentylene glycol, coco-caprylate/caprate, polyglyceryl-10 isostearate, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, bentonite, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, citric acid, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, xanthan gum, phenoxyethanol, sodium hydroxide, tocopherol, sodium starch octenylsuccinate, sodium hyaluronate, gigartina stellata extract, crocus sativus stigma extract, datem, daucus carota sativa root extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, ascorbic acid, silica

Water (aqua), propanediol, lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, zinc pca, phenoxyethanol, xanthan gum, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, albatrellus ovinus extract, sodium hyaluronate, hexylene glycol, polygonum bistorta root extract, sodium hydroxide, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, citric acid, caprylyl glycol.

Notable ingredients

Hydra Youth Serum

Clarifying Serum

Soothing: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Crocus sativus stigma extract, Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua (water), Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Propanediol, Pentylene glycol

Antioxidant: Lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract

Solvent: Water (aqua), Hexylene glycol, Propanediol

Anti-microbial: Leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Hydra Youth Serum

Clarifying Serum

Aqua (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.

Pentylene glycol

Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.