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Essential Skin Booster

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Hydr8 B5 Intense

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Essential Skin Booster

Hydr8 B5 Intense

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

Essential Skin Booster

Hydr8 B5 Intense

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

Essential Skin Booster

Hydr8 B5 Intense

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, oryza sativa (rice) extract, glycerin, butylene glycol, oryza sativa (rice) bran extract, panthenol, sodium pca, polyglutamic acid, hydroxyacetophenone, sphingolipids, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, phytosteryl/octyldodecyl lauroyl glutamate, potassium pca, magnesium pca, calcium pca, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, beta-glucan, lecithin, arginine, quercetin, phytosphingosine, chondrus crispus extract, laminaria ochroleuca extract, xanthan gum, 1,2-hexanediol, adenosine, sodium lactate, phenoxyethanol, allantoin, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, tocopherol, ppg-13-decyltetradeceth-24, pelargonium graveolens extract, sophora angustifolia root extract, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, bisabolol, glycine, threonine, alanine, valine, arginine, leucine, proline, lysine, histidine, portulaca oleracea extract, chrysanthellum indicum extract, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl hexapeptide-12, disodium edta, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil 16	Water, panthenol, glyceryl glucoside, propylene glycol, sodium hyaluronate, glycerin, sodium pca, amelanchier alnifolia fruit extract, urea, calcium pantothenate, trehalose, taurine, creatine, diglycerin, acetyl glucosamine, daucus carota sativa (carrot) juice, glycine soja (soybean) seed extract, lysine hcl, alanine, arginine, histidine hcl, biosaccharide gum-1, phenoxyethanol, serine, allantoin, proline, lactic acid, ethylhexylglycerin, hydroxyacetophenone, hydrolyzed wheat protein, lysine, pca, sorbitol, glutamic acid, threonine, valine, leucine, glycine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, citric acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 54

Total Number of ingredients = 43

Water, oryza sativa (rice) extract, glycerin, butylene glycol, oryza sativa (rice) bran extract, panthenol, sodium pca, polyglutamic acid, hydroxyacetophenone, sphingolipids, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, phytosteryl/octyldodecyl lauroyl glutamate, potassium pca, magnesium pca, calcium pca, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, beta-glucan, lecithin, arginine, quercetin, phytosphingosine, chondrus crispus extract, laminaria ochroleuca extract, xanthan gum, 1,2-hexanediol, adenosine, sodium lactate, phenoxyethanol, allantoin, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, tocopherol, ppg-13-decyltetradeceth-24, pelargonium graveolens extract, sophora angustifolia root extract, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, bisabolol, glycine, threonine, alanine, valine, arginine, leucine, proline, lysine, histidine, portulaca oleracea extract, chrysanthellum indicum extract, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl hexapeptide-12, disodium edta, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil

Water, panthenol, glyceryl glucoside, propylene glycol, sodium hyaluronate, glycerin, sodium pca, amelanchier alnifolia fruit extract, urea, calcium pantothenate, trehalose, taurine, creatine, diglycerin, acetyl glucosamine, daucus carota sativa (carrot) juice, glycine soja (soybean) seed extract, lysine hcl, alanine, arginine, histidine hcl, biosaccharide gum-1, phenoxyethanol, serine, allantoin, proline, lactic acid, ethylhexylglycerin, hydroxyacetophenone, hydrolyzed wheat protein, lysine, pca, sorbitol, glutamic acid, threonine, valine, leucine, glycine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, citric acid

Notable ingredients

Essential Skin Booster

Hydr8 B5 Intense

Soothing: Allantoin, Bisabolol, Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, Hydroxyacetophenone, Quercetin, Tocopherol

Cell-signaling ingredient: Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7

Soothing: Allantoin, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Acetyl glucosamine

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone

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Ingredients with their functions

Essential Skin Booster

Hydr8 B5 Intense

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.

Oryza sativa (rice) extract

Function: Skin conditioning, Abrasive, Absorbent

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