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The Silk Serum

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Glucamune Essence

Product category and function

The Silk Serum

Glucamune Essence

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

Glucamune Essence

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

Glucamune Essence

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) 10	Water, butylene glycol, propanediol, 1,2-hexanediol, betaine, carbomer, hydroxyacetophenone, arginine, sodium polyacrylate, sodium hyaluronate, tremella fuciformis (mushroom) extract, ethylhexylglycerin, allantoin, panthenol, malt extract, glycerin, beta-glucan, squalane, citric acid, sodium citrate

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, butylene glycol, propanediol, 1,2-hexanediol, betaine, carbomer, hydroxyacetophenone, arginine, sodium polyacrylate, sodium hyaluronate, tremella fuciformis (mushroom) extract, ethylhexylglycerin, allantoin, panthenol, malt extract, glycerin, beta-glucan, squalane, citric acid, sodium citrate

Notable ingredients

The Silk Serum

Glucamune Essence

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

Soothing: Allantoin, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone

Solvent: Water, 1,2-hexanediol, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Propanediol

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Ingredients with their functions

The Silk Serum

Glucamune Essence

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