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Tranexamic Acid Serum

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Dr Sam’s
Flawless Vitamin C NAD+ Serum

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Tranexamic Acid Serum

Flawless Vitamin C NAD+ 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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Tranexamic Acid Serum

Flawless Vitamin C NAD+ 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 vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Tranexamic Acid Serum

Flawless Vitamin C NAD+ Serum

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Aqua (water/eau), butylene glycol, glycerin, ascorbyl glucoside, tranexamic acid, euterpe oleracea fruit extract, 1-methylhydantoin-2-imide, sodium acrylates copolymer, phenoxyethanol, carbomer, sodium hydroxide, cetearyl olivate, benzyl alcohol, sorbitan olivate, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, lecithin, squalane, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium gluconate, polysorbate 60, dehydroacetic acid, lactobacillus ferment, sorbitan isostearate. 8	Aqua (water), tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, ascorbyl glucoside, squalane, c15-19 alkane, propanediol, butylene glycol, ectoin, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, cetearyl alcohol, sodium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, tocopheryl acetate, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, helianthus annuus (sunflower) sprout extract, ferulic acid, sodium hydroxide, benzyl alcohol, sodium stearoyl glutamate, phenoxyethanol, xanthan gum, hippophae rhamnoides (seabuckthorn) fruit oil, sodium citrate, dehydroacetic acid, sodium benzoate, ethylbisiminomethylguaiacol manganese chloride

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Aqua (water/eau), butylene glycol, glycerin, ascorbyl glucoside, tranexamic acid, euterpe oleracea fruit extract, 1-methylhydantoin-2-imide, sodium acrylates copolymer, phenoxyethanol, carbomer, sodium hydroxide, cetearyl olivate, benzyl alcohol, sorbitan olivate, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, lecithin, squalane, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium gluconate, polysorbate 60, dehydroacetic acid, lactobacillus ferment, sorbitan isostearate.

Aqua (water), tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, ascorbyl glucoside, squalane, c15-19 alkane, propanediol, butylene glycol, ectoin, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, cetearyl alcohol, sodium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, tocopheryl acetate, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, helianthus annuus (sunflower) sprout extract, ferulic acid, sodium hydroxide, benzyl alcohol, sodium stearoyl glutamate, phenoxyethanol, xanthan gum, hippophae rhamnoides (seabuckthorn) fruit oil, sodium citrate, dehydroacetic acid, sodium benzoate, ethylbisiminomethylguaiacol manganese chloride

Notable ingredients

Tranexamic Acid Serum

Flawless Vitamin C NAD+ Serum

Soothing: Lactobacillus ferment

Skin brightening: Tranexamic acid

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl glucoside

Soothing: Ectoin

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl glucoside, Ethylbisiminomethylguaiacol manganese chloride, Ferulic acid, Hippophae rhamnoides (seabuckthorn) fruit oil, Tocopheryl acetate, Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate

Solvent: Aqua (water), Benzyl alcohol, Butylene glycol, C15-19 alkane, Propanediol

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Ingredients with their functions

Tranexamic Acid Serum

Flawless Vitamin C NAD+ 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.

Butylene glycol

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

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