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Balanceful Cica Serum

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Dr. Althea
Skin Relief Essence

Product category and function

Balanceful Cica Serum

Skin Relief Essence

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

Balanceful Cica Serum

Skin Relief Essence

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

Full ingredient list

Balanceful Cica Serum

Skin Relief Essence

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, butylene glycol, glycerin, dipropylene glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, glycereth-26, panthenol, centella asiatica extract, madecassic acid, asiaticoside, asiatic acid, madecassoside, allantoin, swertia japonica extract, nymphaea caerulea flower extract, lactobacillus ferment, althaea rosea flower extract, sodium hyaluronate, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, hyaluronic acid, hydroxypropyltrimonium hyaluronate, potassium hyaluronate, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, betaine, capryloyl salicylic acid, dipeptide-2, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, pentylene glycol, sodium stearoyl glutamate, propanediol, isopentyldiol, glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, pvm/ma copolymer, caproic acid, polyglyceryl-4 oleate, sodium surfactin, carbomer, xanthan gum, tromethamine, sodium acetate, melia azadirachta leaf extract, melia azadirachta flower extract, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin 19	Centella asiatica extract, water, dipropylene glycol, butylene glycol, glycerin, benzyl glycol, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, ethylhexylglycerin, propanediol, sodium hyaluronate, polyglyceryl-10 laurate, panthenol, carbomer, adansonia digitata fruit extract, arginine, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) flower extract, leontopodium alpinum callus culture extract, disodium edta, glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, 1,2-hexanediol, gardenia florida fruit extract, dextrin, squalane, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, anastatica hierochuntica extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower/leaf/stem extract, corn starch modified, peat water, hydrolyzed glycosaminoglycans, acetic acid, caprylic/capric triglyceride, citric acid, spirulina maxima extract, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, hydrogenated lecithin, hydroxypropyltrimonium hyaluronate, ceramide 3, hyaluronic acid, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, limonene, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 45

Total Number of ingredients = 43

Water, butylene glycol, glycerin, dipropylene glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, glycereth-26, panthenol, centella asiatica extract, madecassic acid, asiaticoside, asiatic acid, madecassoside, allantoin, swertia japonica extract, nymphaea caerulea flower extract, lactobacillus ferment, althaea rosea flower extract, sodium hyaluronate, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, hyaluronic acid, hydroxypropyltrimonium hyaluronate, potassium hyaluronate, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, betaine, capryloyl salicylic acid, dipeptide-2, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, pentylene glycol, sodium stearoyl glutamate, propanediol, isopentyldiol, glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, pvm/ma copolymer, caproic acid, polyglyceryl-4 oleate, sodium surfactin, carbomer, xanthan gum, tromethamine, sodium acetate, melia azadirachta leaf extract, melia azadirachta flower extract, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin

Centella asiatica extract, water, dipropylene glycol, butylene glycol, glycerin, benzyl glycol, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, ethylhexylglycerin, propanediol, sodium hyaluronate, polyglyceryl-10 laurate, panthenol, carbomer, adansonia digitata fruit extract, arginine, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) flower extract, leontopodium alpinum callus culture extract, disodium edta, glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, 1,2-hexanediol, gardenia florida fruit extract, dextrin, squalane, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, anastatica hierochuntica extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower/leaf/stem extract, corn starch modified, peat water, hydrolyzed glycosaminoglycans, acetic acid, caprylic/capric triglyceride, citric acid, spirulina maxima extract, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, hydrogenated lecithin, hydroxypropyltrimonium hyaluronate, ceramide 3, hyaluronic acid, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, limonene, linalool

Notable ingredients

Balanceful Cica Serum

Skin Relief Essence

Soothing: Allantoin, Centella asiatica extract, Panthenol, Lactobacillus ferment

Antioxidant: Asiaticoside, Centella asiatica extract, Madecassoside

Exfoliant: Capryloyl salicylic acid

Soothing: Centella asiatica extract, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Centella asiatica extract, Leontopodium alpinum callus culture extract, Spirulina maxima extract

Solvent: Water, 1,2-hexanediol, Benzyl glycol, Butylene glycol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene, Propanediol

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Ingredients with their functions

Balanceful Cica Serum

Skin Relief Essence

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.

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