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Skin Renewing Vitamin C Serum

Product category and function

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Skin Renewing Vitamin C 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

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Skin Renewing Vitamin C 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

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Skin Renewing Vitamin C Serum

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, ascorbic acid, triethanolamine, glycolic acid, propylene glycol, glycerin, citric acid, lactic acid, phenoxyethanol, zinc sulfate, disodium edta, sodium hyaluronate. 6	Water, ascorbic acid, glycerin, dimethicone, cetearyl ethylhexanoate, alcohol denat., sodium hydroxide, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, panthenol, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, cetearyl alcohol, behentrimonium methosulfate, sodium hyaluronate, sodium lauroyl lactylate, cholesterol, phenoxyethanol, tocopheryl acetate, disodium edta, isopropyl myristate, caprylyl glycol, xanthan gum, phytosphingosine, ethylhexylglycerin

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 12

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Aqua/water/eau, ascorbic acid, triethanolamine, glycolic acid, propylene glycol, glycerin, citric acid, lactic acid, phenoxyethanol, zinc sulfate, disodium edta, sodium hyaluronate.

Water, ascorbic acid, glycerin, dimethicone, cetearyl ethylhexanoate, alcohol denat., sodium hydroxide, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, panthenol, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, cetearyl alcohol, behentrimonium methosulfate, sodium hyaluronate, sodium lauroyl lactylate, cholesterol, phenoxyethanol, tocopheryl acetate, disodium edta, isopropyl myristate, caprylyl glycol, xanthan gum, phytosphingosine, ethylhexylglycerin

Notable ingredients

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Skin Renewing Vitamin C Serum

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid

Exfoliant: Glycolic acid, Lactic acid

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Glycerin, Propylene glycol

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water, Alcohol denat, Glycerin

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Ingredients with their functions

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Skin Renewing Vitamin C Serum

Aqua/water/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.

Ascorbic acid

Also-called: L-ascorbic acid | Function: Skin conditioning, Buffering, Antioxidant

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

Triethanolamine

Also-called: Trolamine | Function: Surfactant/Cleansing, Buffering

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