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Amino Acids + B5

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Amino Acids + B5

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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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Ingredient highlights

Amino Acids + B5

Reedle Shot 1000

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

Reedle Shot 1000

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 16	Water, methylpropanediol, propanediol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, butylene glycol, glycerin, pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, silica, niacinamide, macadamia ternifolia seed oil, cetearyl alcohol, polyglyceryl-3 methylglucose distearate, 1,2-hexanediol, palmitic acid, c12-16 alcohols, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, stearic acid, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, hydrogenated lecithin, polyisobutene, cetearyl glucoside, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, adenosine, centella asiatica extract, caprylyl/capryl glucoside, sorbitan oleate, disodium edta, tocopheryl acetate, sodium hyaluronate, gold, hydrolyzed elastin, panax ginseng root extract, glycine, serine, glutamic acid, propolis extract, soluble proteoglycan, aspartic acid, leucine, asiaticoside, alanine, lysine, arginine, tyrosine, phenylalanine, madecassoside, madecassic acid, asiatic acid, threonine, proline, valine, isoleucine, ceramide np, histidine, methionine, cysteine, glycosphingolipids

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Total Number of ingredients = 59

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, methylpropanediol, propanediol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, butylene glycol, glycerin, pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, silica, niacinamide, macadamia ternifolia seed oil, cetearyl alcohol, polyglyceryl-3 methylglucose distearate, 1,2-hexanediol, palmitic acid, c12-16 alcohols, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, stearic acid, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, hydrogenated lecithin, polyisobutene, cetearyl glucoside, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, adenosine, centella asiatica extract, caprylyl/capryl glucoside, sorbitan oleate, disodium edta, tocopheryl acetate, sodium hyaluronate, gold, hydrolyzed elastin, panax ginseng root extract, glycine, serine, glutamic acid, propolis extract, soluble proteoglycan, aspartic acid, leucine, asiaticoside, alanine, lysine, arginine, tyrosine, phenylalanine, madecassoside, madecassic acid, asiatic acid, threonine, proline, valine, isoleucine, ceramide np, histidine, methionine, cysteine, glycosphingolipids

Notable ingredients

Amino Acids + B5

Reedle Shot 1000

Soothing: Panthenol

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

Buffering: Citric acid, Glycine, Sodium lactate

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Centella asiatica extract

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Amino Acids + B5

Reedle Shot 1000

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.