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15% Vitamin C+EGF Serum

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Dr. Barbara Sturm
Clarifying Serum

Product category and function

15% Vitamin C+EGF Serum

Clarifying 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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Ingredient highlights

15% Vitamin C+EGF Serum

Clarifying Serum

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

Full ingredient list

15% Vitamin C+EGF Serum

Clarifying Serum

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 13	Total Number of ingredients = 16
Aqua (water/eau), ascorbyl glucoside, sodium hydroxide, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, phenoxyethanol, benzyl alcohol, butylene glycol, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium metabisulfite, dehydroacetic acid, phytic acid, oligopeptide-1 5	Water (aqua), propanediol, lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, zinc pca, phenoxyethanol, xanthan gum, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, albatrellus ovinus extract, sodium hyaluronate, hexylene glycol, polygonum bistorta root extract, sodium hydroxide, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, citric acid, caprylyl glycol.

Notable ingredients

15% Vitamin C+EGF Serum

Clarifying Serum

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl glucoside, Sodium metabisulfite

Solvent: Aqua (water/eau), Benzyl alcohol, Butylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Antioxidant: Lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract

Solvent: Water (aqua), Hexylene glycol, Propanediol

Anti-microbial: Leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

15% Vitamin C+EGF Serum

Clarifying 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.

Ascorbyl glucoside

Function: Antioxidant

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

Sodium hydroxide

Function: Buffering

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