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AlphaRet Clearing Serum

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Product category and function

AlphaRet Clearing Serum

Image MD Restoring Youth Repair Crème

Leave-on Chemical Exfoliants	Leave-on Chemical Exfoliants
Formulations with exfoliating ingredients to gently dissolve dead skin cells. Once applied, these...	Formulations with exfoliating ingredients to gently dissolve dead skin cells. Once applied, these...
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Ingredient highlights

AlphaRet Clearing Serum

Image MD Restoring Youth Repair Crème

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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

AlphaRet Clearing Serum

Image MD Restoring Youth Repair Crème

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Aqua (water), lactic acid, sodium lactate, pentylene glycol, ethylhexyl olivate, sorbitan stearate, neopentyl glycol diethylhexanoate, ppg-3 isostearyl methyl ether, glycerin, dimethyl isosorbide, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, magnesium aluminum silicate, niacinamide, zinc pca, steareth-2, ethyl lactyl retinoate, salicylic acid, oligopeptide-10, sodium hyaluronate, decylene glycol, artemisia vulgaris extract, bisabolol, tocopheryl acetate, camellia sinensis leaf extract, laminaria digitata extract, tasmannia lanceolata fruit/leaf extract, boswellia serrata extract, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract, honey extract, oryza sativa (rice) bran extract, cetearyl alcohol, butylene glycol, xanthan gum, lecithin, sclerotium gum, disodium edta, pullulan, ethylhexylglycerin, silica, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate 14	Aqua/water/eau, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetearyl alcohol, dimethicone, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, glycolic acid, phenoxyethanol, butylene glycol, cetyl alcohol, stearic acid, ceteareth-20, limonene, yeast extract, ppg-12/smdi copolymer, citrus sinensis peel oil expressed, retinol, stearyl alcohol, magnesium aluminum silicate, peg-20, polysorbate 60, polysorbate 20, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, glycine soja (soybean) sterols, linoleic acid, phospholipids, kojic acid, sucrose tristearate, citrus nobilis (mandarin orange) oil, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, tocopheryl acetate, bht, dipeptide diaminobutyroyl benzylamide diacetate, hydrolyzed soy protein, palmitoyl tripeptide-5, potassium sorbate, soy amino acids, rumex occidentalis extract, sodium benzoate, sodium hyaluronate, bha, citric acid, tocopherol, camellia sinensis leaf extract, linalool, citral

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 42

Total Number of ingredients = 50

Aqua (water), lactic acid, sodium lactate, pentylene glycol, ethylhexyl olivate, sorbitan stearate, neopentyl glycol diethylhexanoate, ppg-3 isostearyl methyl ether, glycerin, dimethyl isosorbide, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, magnesium aluminum silicate, niacinamide, zinc pca, steareth-2, ethyl lactyl retinoate, salicylic acid, oligopeptide-10, sodium hyaluronate, decylene glycol, artemisia vulgaris extract, bisabolol, tocopheryl acetate, camellia sinensis leaf extract, laminaria digitata extract, tasmannia lanceolata fruit/leaf extract, boswellia serrata extract, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract, honey extract, oryza sativa (rice) bran extract, cetearyl alcohol, butylene glycol, xanthan gum, lecithin, sclerotium gum, disodium edta, pullulan, ethylhexylglycerin, silica, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate

Aqua/water/eau, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetearyl alcohol, dimethicone, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, glycolic acid, phenoxyethanol, butylene glycol, cetyl alcohol, stearic acid, ceteareth-20, limonene, yeast extract, ppg-12/smdi copolymer, citrus sinensis peel oil expressed, retinol, stearyl alcohol, magnesium aluminum silicate, peg-20, polysorbate 60, polysorbate 20, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, glycine soja (soybean) sterols, linoleic acid, phospholipids, kojic acid, sucrose tristearate, citrus nobilis (mandarin orange) oil, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, tocopheryl acetate, bht, dipeptide diaminobutyroyl benzylamide diacetate, hydrolyzed soy protein, palmitoyl tripeptide-5, potassium sorbate, soy amino acids, rumex occidentalis extract, sodium benzoate, sodium hyaluronate, bha, citric acid, tocopherol, camellia sinensis leaf extract, linalool, citral

Notable ingredients

AlphaRet Clearing Serum

Image MD Restoring Youth Repair Crème

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Salicylic acid

Soothing: Niacinamide, Bisabolol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Anti-acne: Retinol

Soothing: Rumex occidentalis extract

Skin brightening: Retinol

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Ingredients with their functions

AlphaRet Clearing Serum

Image MD Restoring Youth Repair Crème

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.

Lactic acid

Function: Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Buffering, Exfoliant

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

Sodium lactate

Function: Keratolytic, Humectant/Moisturizer, Buffering

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