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Pure Glycerin Face Serum

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Skin Power Original First Essence

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Pure Glycerin Face Serum

Skin Power Original First 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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Pure Glycerin Face Serum

Skin Power Original First Essence

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

Full ingredient list

Pure Glycerin Face Serum

Skin Power Original First Essence

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua (water), glycerin, propanediol, dimethicone, betaine, proline, threonine, glycine, arginine, serine, alanine, lysine hcl, pca, sodium pca, glutamic acid, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, sodium lactate, sodium phytate, carbomer, hydrogenated polydecene, trideceth-6, sodium polyacrylate, tocopherol, triethanolamine, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol 11	Galactomyces ferment filtrate, butylene glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, niacinamide, glycerin, water, adenosine, carbomer, xanthan gum, tromethamine, trehalose, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, coptis japonica extract, sodium hyaluronate, theobroma cacao (cocoa) extract, hydrogenated lecithin, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, salvia sclarea (clary) oil, cymbopogon martini oil, ceramide np, glycine, serine, glutamic acid, biosaccharide gum-1, aspartic acid, leucine, alanine, lysine, arginine, tyrosine, phenylalanine, valine, threonine, proline, isoleucine, histidine, methionine, cysteine, dextrin, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, limonene

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Total Number of ingredients = 44

Aqua (water), glycerin, propanediol, dimethicone, betaine, proline, threonine, glycine, arginine, serine, alanine, lysine hcl, pca, sodium pca, glutamic acid, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, sodium lactate, sodium phytate, carbomer, hydrogenated polydecene, trideceth-6, sodium polyacrylate, tocopherol, triethanolamine, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol

Galactomyces ferment filtrate, butylene glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, niacinamide, glycerin, water, adenosine, carbomer, xanthan gum, tromethamine, trehalose, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, coptis japonica extract, sodium hyaluronate, theobroma cacao (cocoa) extract, hydrogenated lecithin, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, salvia sclarea (clary) oil, cymbopogon martini oil, ceramide np, glycine, serine, glutamic acid, biosaccharide gum-1, aspartic acid, leucine, alanine, lysine, arginine, tyrosine, phenylalanine, valine, threonine, proline, isoleucine, histidine, methionine, cysteine, dextrin, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, limonene

Notable ingredients

Pure Glycerin Face Serum

Skin Power Original First Essence

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua (water), Glycerin, Hydrogenated polydecene, Propanediol

Absorbent: Sodium polyacrylate

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Pure Glycerin Face Serum

Skin Power Original First Essence

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.

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent