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Wrinkle Defense Serum

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The Brightening Serum

Wrinkle Defense 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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The Brightening Serum

Wrinkle Defense Serum

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
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

The Brightening Serum

Wrinkle Defense Serum

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, saccharomyces/rice ferment filtrate, glycerin, propanediol, butylene glycol, ascorbyl glucoside, honey extract (extrait de miel), camellia sinensis leaf extract, cladosiphon okamuranus extract, ferulic acid, angelica acutiloba root extract, prunus mume fruit extract, sodium hyaluronate, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, callicarpa japonica fruit extract, ziziphus jujuba fruit extract, artemisia capillaris flower extract, scutellaria baicalensis root extract, morus alba root extract, ppg-13-decyltetradeceth-24, lysine carboxymethyl cysteinate, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, xanthan gum, 1,2-hexanediol, polyglyceryl-10 diisostearate, citric acid, polyglyceryl-10 laurate, sodium citrate, isostearic acid, parfum/fragrance, ethylhexylglycerin, potassium hydroxide, chlorphenesin, phenoxyethanol, citral, citrus aurantium bergamia peel oil, citrus limon peel oil, eucalyptus globulus oil, juniperus virginiana oil, lavandula oil/extract, limonene, linalool, linalyl acetate, pinene 13	Water/aqua/eau, ascorbic acid, propanediol, arginine, (1,2-hexanediol), ethoxydiglycol, pentylene glycol, glycerin, dicaprylyl ether, polyglyceryl-10 laurate, decyl glucoside, aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf juice, butylene glycol, ferulic acid, sodium hyaluronate, xanthan gum, sodium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, glycine, punica granatum (pomegranate) fruit extract, polyglutamic acid, camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, alanine, solanum lycopersicum (tomato) fruit/leaf/stem extract, oryza sativa (rice) extract, methionine, daucus carota sativa (carrot) root extract, brassica rapa (turnip) leaf extract, brassica oleracea italica (broccoli) extract, brassica oleracea capitata (cabbage) leaf extract, apium graveolens (celery) extract, serine, polyglyceryl-10 stearate, ceramide np, glutamic acid, ubiquinone, tocopherol, citral, limonene

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 44

Total Number of ingredients = 40

Aqua/water/eau, saccharomyces/rice ferment filtrate, glycerin, propanediol, butylene glycol, ascorbyl glucoside, honey extract (extrait de miel), camellia sinensis leaf extract, cladosiphon okamuranus extract, ferulic acid, angelica acutiloba root extract, prunus mume fruit extract, sodium hyaluronate, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, callicarpa japonica fruit extract, ziziphus jujuba fruit extract, artemisia capillaris flower extract, scutellaria baicalensis root extract, morus alba root extract, ppg-13-decyltetradeceth-24, lysine carboxymethyl cysteinate, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, xanthan gum, 1,2-hexanediol, polyglyceryl-10 diisostearate, citric acid, polyglyceryl-10 laurate, sodium citrate, isostearic acid, parfum/fragrance, ethylhexylglycerin, potassium hydroxide, chlorphenesin, phenoxyethanol, citral, citrus aurantium bergamia peel oil, citrus limon peel oil, eucalyptus globulus oil, juniperus virginiana oil, lavandula oil/extract, limonene, linalool, linalyl acetate, pinene

Water/aqua/eau, ascorbic acid, propanediol, arginine, (1,2-hexanediol), ethoxydiglycol, pentylene glycol, glycerin, dicaprylyl ether, polyglyceryl-10 laurate, decyl glucoside, aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf juice, butylene glycol, ferulic acid, sodium hyaluronate, xanthan gum, sodium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, glycine, punica granatum (pomegranate) fruit extract, polyglutamic acid, camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, alanine, solanum lycopersicum (tomato) fruit/leaf/stem extract, oryza sativa (rice) extract, methionine, daucus carota sativa (carrot) root extract, brassica rapa (turnip) leaf extract, brassica oleracea italica (broccoli) extract, brassica oleracea capitata (cabbage) leaf extract, apium graveolens (celery) extract, serine, polyglyceryl-10 stearate, ceramide np, glutamic acid, ubiquinone, tocopherol, citral, limonene

Notable ingredients

The Brightening Serum

Wrinkle Defense Serum

Soothing: Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, Scutellaria baicalensis root extract

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl glucoside, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Ferulic acid

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, 1,2-hexanediol, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene, Propanediol

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, Ferulic acid, Ubiquinone, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, (1,2-hexanediol), Butylene glycol, Dicaprylyl ether, Ethoxydiglycol, Glycerin, Limonene, Propanediol, Pentylene glycol

Abrasive: Oryza sativa (rice) extract

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Ingredients with their functions

The Brightening Serum

Wrinkle Defense 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.

Saccharomyces/rice ferment filtrate

Function: Skin conditioning

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