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What Acne? Hydrating & Healing Serum

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What Acne? Hydrating & Healing Serum

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Serums/Treatments	Serums/Treatments
Concentrated formulas for hydrating and addressing skin issues.	Concentrated formulas for hydrating and addressing skin issues.
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What Acne? Hydrating & Healing Serum

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Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

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What Acne? Hydrating & Healing Serum

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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 14	Water, alcohol denat., glycerin, butylene glycol, niacinamide, 1,2-hexanediol, betaine, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, portulaca oleracea extract, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, beta-glucan, arginine, carbomer, lactuca scariola sativa (lettuce) leaf extract, cichorium intybus (chicory) root extract, brassica oleracea italica (broccoli) extract, brassica oleracea capitata (cabbage) leaf extract, brassica oleracea botrytis (cauliflower) extract, angelica keiskei extract, aralia cordata extract, citrullus vulgaris (watermelon) fruit extract, solanum lycopersicum (tomato) fruit extract, xanthan gum, sodium hyaluronate, phenyl trimethicone, tocopheryl acetate, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, fragrance, limonene

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 35

Total Number of ingredients = 33

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

Water, alcohol denat., glycerin, butylene glycol, niacinamide, 1,2-hexanediol, betaine, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, portulaca oleracea extract, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, beta-glucan, arginine, carbomer, lactuca scariola sativa (lettuce) leaf extract, cichorium intybus (chicory) root extract, brassica oleracea italica (broccoli) extract, brassica oleracea capitata (cabbage) leaf extract, brassica oleracea botrytis (cauliflower) extract, angelica keiskei extract, aralia cordata extract, citrullus vulgaris (watermelon) fruit extract, solanum lycopersicum (tomato) fruit extract, xanthan gum, sodium hyaluronate, phenyl trimethicone, tocopheryl acetate, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, fragrance, limonene

Notable ingredients

What Acne? Hydrating & Healing Serum

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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

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

What Acne? Hydrating & Healing Serum

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Glycolic acid + vitamin c

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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