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What Acne? Hydrating & Healing Serum

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Advanced Snail Radiance Dual Essence

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What Acne? Hydrating & Healing Serum

Advanced Snail Radiance Dual 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

What Acne? Hydrating & Healing Serum

Advanced Snail Radiance Dual Essence

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

What Acne? Hydrating & Healing Serum

Advanced Snail Radiance Dual Essence

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Glycolic acid + vitamin c, water, glycerin, butylene glycol, methyl gluceth-20, 1,2-hexanediol, propylene glycol, sodium hyaluronate, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, salix alba (willow) bark extract, avena sativa (oat) meal extract, chamaecyparis obtusa leaf extract, centella asiatica extract, portulaca oleracea extract, morus alba bark extract, illicium verum (anise) fruit extract, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, vegetable oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, glycolic acid, betaine, biosaccharide gum-1, erythritol, carbomer, tocopherol, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, allantoin, glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, pvm/ma copolymer, arginine, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, disodium edta, fragrance 10	Snail secretion filtrate, butylene glycol, niacinamide, 1,2-hexanediol, betaine, panthenol, water, glycerin, limnanthes alba (meadowfoam) seed oil, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, allantoin, carbomer, macadamia ternifolia seed oil, sodium polyacrylate, sodium hyaluronate, inulin lauryl carbamate, arginine, argania spinosa kernel oil, xanthan gum, sodium surfactin, ethylhexylglycerin, glutathione

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 35

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Glycolic acid + vitamin c, water, glycerin, butylene glycol, methyl gluceth-20, 1,2-hexanediol, propylene glycol, sodium hyaluronate, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, salix alba (willow) bark extract, avena sativa (oat) meal extract, chamaecyparis obtusa leaf extract, centella asiatica extract, portulaca oleracea extract, morus alba bark extract, illicium verum (anise) fruit extract, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, vegetable oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, glycolic acid, betaine, biosaccharide gum-1, erythritol, carbomer, tocopherol, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, allantoin, glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, pvm/ma copolymer, arginine, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, disodium edta, fragrance

Snail secretion filtrate, butylene glycol, niacinamide, 1,2-hexanediol, betaine, panthenol, water, glycerin, limnanthes alba (meadowfoam) seed oil, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, allantoin, carbomer, macadamia ternifolia seed oil, sodium polyacrylate, sodium hyaluronate, inulin lauryl carbamate, arginine, argania spinosa kernel oil, xanthan gum, sodium surfactin, ethylhexylglycerin, glutathione

Notable ingredients

What Acne? Hydrating & Healing Serum

Advanced Snail Radiance Dual Essence

Soothing: Allantoin, Avena sativa (oat) meal extract, Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, Salix alba (willow) bark extract, Centella asiatica extract

Skin brightening: 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid

Antioxidant: 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, Centella asiatica extract, Tocopherol

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Allantoin, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

What Acne? Hydrating & Healing Serum

Advanced Snail Radiance Dual Essence

Glycolic acid + vitamin c

We don't have information about this ingredient yet.

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.

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

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

Snail secretion filtrate

Function: Skin conditioning

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

Butylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

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

Niacinamide

Also-called: Nicotinamide, Vitamin B3 | Function: Anti-acne, Soothing, Skin brightening, Cell-signaling ingredient

Niacinamide, also known as vitamin B3, is a potent skincare ingredient renowned for its wide-ranging benefits.

It helps to strengthen the skin's barrier function, improve skin texture, and reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. It's also effective in managing acne and reducing redness and inflammation.

Furthermore, it inhibits melanin production, thereby assisting in fading hyperpigmentation and evening out skin tone. Safe for almost all skin types, niacinamide is a versatile ingredient found in various skincare products.