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360° Acne Clearing Serum

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CALM 1% Bha Sensitive Skin Exfoliant

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360° Acne Clearing Serum

CALM 1% Bha Sensitive Skin Exfoliant

Leave-on Chemical Exfoliants	Leave-on Chemical Exfoliants
Formulations with exfoliating ingredients to gently dissolve dead skin cells. Once applied, these...	Formulations with exfoliating ingredients to gently dissolve dead skin cells. Once applied, these...
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Ingredient highlights

360° Acne Clearing Serum

CALM 1% Bha Sensitive Skin Exfoliant

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

Full ingredient list

360° Acne Clearing Serum

CALM 1% Bha Sensitive Skin Exfoliant

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Aqua (water), coco-caprylate/caprate, glycerin, propanediol, panthenol, salicylic acid, cetearyl olivate, c10-18 triglycerides, distarch phosphate, zinc pca, octadecenedioic acid, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, dimethicone, benzyl alcohol, sodium stearoyl glutamate, sorbitan olivate, squalane, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, lactic acid, hydroxyacetophenone, sodium hydroxide, zinc hydrolyzed hyaluronate, ethylhexylglycerin, polysorbate 60, polysilicone-11, sodium hyaluronate, sorbitan isostearate, tocopherol, polylysine, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil. 9	Water, methylpropanediol, dicaprylyl carbonate, c15-19 alkane, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, salicylic acid, propanediol, inulin, caprylyl glycol, allantoin, tocopherol, sodium hydroxide, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, sorbitan isostearate, alpha-glucan oligosaccharide, glycerin, laminaria digitata extract, albatrellus confluens (mushroom) extract, glycine soja oil, opuntia ficus-indica stem extract, galactoarabinan, citric acid, schizophyllan, maltodextrin, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Aqua (water), coco-caprylate/caprate, glycerin, propanediol, panthenol, salicylic acid, cetearyl olivate, c10-18 triglycerides, distarch phosphate, zinc pca, octadecenedioic acid, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, dimethicone, benzyl alcohol, sodium stearoyl glutamate, sorbitan olivate, squalane, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, lactic acid, hydroxyacetophenone, sodium hydroxide, zinc hydrolyzed hyaluronate, ethylhexylglycerin, polysorbate 60, polysilicone-11, sodium hyaluronate, sorbitan isostearate, tocopherol, polylysine, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil.

Water, methylpropanediol, dicaprylyl carbonate, c15-19 alkane, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, salicylic acid, propanediol, inulin, caprylyl glycol, allantoin, tocopherol, sodium hydroxide, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, sorbitan isostearate, alpha-glucan oligosaccharide, glycerin, laminaria digitata extract, albatrellus confluens (mushroom) extract, glycine soja oil, opuntia ficus-indica stem extract, galactoarabinan, citric acid, schizophyllan, maltodextrin, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

360° Acne Clearing Serum

CALM 1% Bha Sensitive Skin Exfoliant

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Soothing: Panthenol

Skin brightening: Octadecenedioic acid

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Soothing: Allantoin

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

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Ingredients with their functions

360° Acne Clearing Serum

CALM 1% Bha Sensitive Skin Exfoliant

Aqua (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.

Coco-caprylate/caprate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, 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