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The Silk Serum

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Great Skin

Product category and function

The Silk Serum

Great Skin

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

The Silk Serum

Great Skin

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

Full ingredient list

The Silk Serum

Great Skin

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, saccharomyces/rice ferment filtrate, glycerin, betaine, pentylene glycol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, propanediol, parfum/fragrance, vaccinium macrocarpon (cranberry) fruit extract, crithmum maritimum extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, cladosiphon okamuranus extract, squalane, sericin, morus alba leaf extract, hydrolyzed silk, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, tetrapeptide-4, polyglyceryl-10 stearate, diglucosyl gallic acid, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, hydrolyzed conchiolin protein, caprylyl glycol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, 1,2-hexanediol, butylene glycol, sodium citrate, citric acid, potassium hydroxide, synthetic fluorphlogopite, citral, limonene, linalool, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), tin oxide (ci 77861) 9	Water, propanediol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, isononyl isononanoate, 1,2-hexanediol, niacinamide, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, coptis japonica root extract, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed extract, tocopherol, butylene glycol, pentylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid, sodium citrate, dextrin, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 37

Total Number of ingredients = 20

Aqua/water/eau, saccharomyces/rice ferment filtrate, glycerin, betaine, pentylene glycol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, propanediol, parfum/fragrance, vaccinium macrocarpon (cranberry) fruit extract, crithmum maritimum extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, cladosiphon okamuranus extract, squalane, sericin, morus alba leaf extract, hydrolyzed silk, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, tetrapeptide-4, polyglyceryl-10 stearate, diglucosyl gallic acid, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, hydrolyzed conchiolin protein, caprylyl glycol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, 1,2-hexanediol, butylene glycol, sodium citrate, citric acid, potassium hydroxide, synthetic fluorphlogopite, citral, limonene, linalool, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), tin oxide (ci 77861)

Water, propanediol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, isononyl isononanoate, 1,2-hexanediol, niacinamide, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, coptis japonica root extract, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed extract, tocopherol, butylene glycol, pentylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid, sodium citrate, dextrin, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate

Notable ingredients

The Silk Serum

Great Skin

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, 1,2-hexanediol, Butylene glycol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Limonene, Propanediol, Pentylene glycol

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

The Silk Serum

Great Skin

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