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Amino Acids + B5

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Elta MD
Skin Recovery Serum

Product category and function

Amino Acids + B5

Skin Recovery 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

Amino Acids + B5

Skin Recovery Serum

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

Full ingredient list

Amino Acids + B5

Skin Recovery Serum

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua (water), propanediol, betaine, sodium pca, panthenol, sodium lactate, arginine, pca, aspartic acid, glycine, alanine, serine, threonine, valine, proline, isoleucine, lysine hcl, histidine, phenylalanine, glutamic acid, citric acid, dimethyl isosorbide, polysorbate 20, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol 9	Water, propanediol, isododecane, glycerin, dimethicone, polymethylsilsesquioxane, polysilicone-11, panthenol, coco-caprylate/caprate, taurine, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, arginine, butylene glycol, tocopherol, hydroxyacetophenone, isohexadecane, centella asiatica leaf extract, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/carboxyethyl acrylate crosspolymer, caprylyl glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, coco-glucoside, polysorbate 80, decyl glucoside, hydroxyethylcellulose, citric acid, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, glycine, sodium hyaluronate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Aqua (water), propanediol, betaine, sodium pca, panthenol, sodium lactate, arginine, pca, aspartic acid, glycine, alanine, serine, threonine, valine, proline, isoleucine, lysine hcl, histidine, phenylalanine, glutamic acid, citric acid, dimethyl isosorbide, polysorbate 20, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol

Water, propanediol, isododecane, glycerin, dimethicone, polymethylsilsesquioxane, polysilicone-11, panthenol, coco-caprylate/caprate, taurine, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, arginine, butylene glycol, tocopherol, hydroxyacetophenone, isohexadecane, centella asiatica leaf extract, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/carboxyethyl acrylate crosspolymer, caprylyl glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, coco-glucoside, polysorbate 80, decyl glucoside, hydroxyethylcellulose, citric acid, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, glycine, sodium hyaluronate

Notable ingredients

Amino Acids + B5

Skin Recovery Serum

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Aqua (water), 1,2-hexanediol, Dimethyl isosorbide, Propanediol

Buffering: Citric acid, Glycine, Sodium lactate

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water, 1,2-hexanediol, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Propanediol, Isododecane, Isohexadecane

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Ingredients with their functions

Amino Acids + B5

Skin Recovery Serum

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.

Propanediol

Also-called: Zemea | Function: Viscosity controlling, Solvent

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

Betaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer

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