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Illuminating Aox Serum

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Concentrated Ginseng Brightening Serum

Product category and function

Illuminating Aox Serum

Concentrated Ginseng Brightening 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

Illuminating Aox Serum

Concentrated Ginseng Brightening Serum

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

Full ingredient list

Illuminating Aox Serum

Concentrated Ginseng Brightening Serum

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, cetearyl isononanoate, butylene glycol, dimethicone, ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, cetearyl alcohol, pentylene glycol, cetyl alcohol, mica, glycerin, safflower oil/palm oil aminopropanediol esters, laminaria digitata extract, opuntia ficus-indica stem extract, arabidopsis thaliana extract, leontopodium alpinum meristem cell culture, marrubium vulgare meristem cell culture, galactoarabinan, schizophyllan, tocopheryl acetate, retinyl palmitate, ascorbic acid, squalane, caprylyl glycol, pullulan, hexylene glycol, silica, polyglutamic acid, 1,2-hexanediol, beta-glucan, micrococcus lysate, polysorbate 60, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, disodium edta, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, cetearyl glucoside, lecithin, xanthan gum, sclerotium gum, polymethyl methacrylate, maltodextrin, tin oxide, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium benzoate, fragrance/parfum, limonene, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, iron oxides (ci 77491) 16	Water/aqua/eau, alcohol denat., propanediol, peg/ppg-17/6 copolymer, polyglycerin-3, dimethicone, glycerin, cetyl ethylhexanoate, niacinamide, phytosteryl/octyldodecyl lauroyl glutamate, 1,2-hexanediol, butylene glycol, phenyl trimethicone, caprylyl methicone, c14-22 alcohols, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, polymethyl methacrylate, vinyl dimethicone/methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer, sodium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, carbomer, fragrance/parfum, c12-20 alkyl glucoside, thymol trimethoxycinnamate, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), cetearyl alcohol, tromethamine, glyceryl caprylate, dimethiconol, synthetic fluorphlogopite, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, adenosine, mica, methoxy peg-114/polyepsilon caprolactone, morus alba root extract, linalool, sorbitan isostearate, polysorbate 60, tranexamic acid, panax ginseng root extract, limonene, honey/mel/miel, rehmannia glutinosa root extract, phenoxyethanol, hydrolyzed ginseng saponins, paeonia lactiflora root extract, lilium candidum bulb extract, polygonatum odoratum rhizome extract, tin oxide, glucose, nelumbo nucifera flower extract, tocopherol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 49

Total Number of ingredients = 54

Aqua/water/eau, cetearyl isononanoate, butylene glycol, dimethicone, ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, cetearyl alcohol, pentylene glycol, cetyl alcohol, mica, glycerin, safflower oil/palm oil aminopropanediol esters, laminaria digitata extract, opuntia ficus-indica stem extract, arabidopsis thaliana extract, leontopodium alpinum meristem cell culture, marrubium vulgare meristem cell culture, galactoarabinan, schizophyllan, tocopheryl acetate, retinyl palmitate, ascorbic acid, squalane, caprylyl glycol, pullulan, hexylene glycol, silica, polyglutamic acid, 1,2-hexanediol, beta-glucan, micrococcus lysate, polysorbate 60, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, disodium edta, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, cetearyl glucoside, lecithin, xanthan gum, sclerotium gum, polymethyl methacrylate, maltodextrin, tin oxide, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium benzoate, fragrance/parfum, limonene, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, iron oxides (ci 77491)

Water/aqua/eau, alcohol denat., propanediol, peg/ppg-17/6 copolymer, polyglycerin-3, dimethicone, glycerin, cetyl ethylhexanoate, niacinamide, phytosteryl/octyldodecyl lauroyl glutamate, 1,2-hexanediol, butylene glycol, phenyl trimethicone, caprylyl methicone, c14-22 alcohols, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, polymethyl methacrylate, vinyl dimethicone/methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer, sodium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, carbomer, fragrance/parfum, c12-20 alkyl glucoside, thymol trimethoxycinnamate, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), cetearyl alcohol, tromethamine, glyceryl caprylate, dimethiconol, synthetic fluorphlogopite, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, adenosine, mica, methoxy peg-114/polyepsilon caprolactone, morus alba root extract, linalool, sorbitan isostearate, polysorbate 60, tranexamic acid, panax ginseng root extract, limonene, honey/mel/miel, rehmannia glutinosa root extract, phenoxyethanol, hydrolyzed ginseng saponins, paeonia lactiflora root extract, lilium candidum bulb extract, polygonatum odoratum rhizome extract, tin oxide, glucose, nelumbo nucifera flower extract, tocopherol

Notable ingredients

Illuminating Aox Serum

Concentrated Ginseng Brightening Serum

Antioxidant: Arabidopsis thaliana extract, Ascorbic acid, Tocopheryl acetate

Cell-signaling ingredient: Retinyl palmitate

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, 1,2-hexanediol, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Hexylene glycol, Limonene, Ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, Pentylene glycol

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Soothing: Niacinamide, Honey/mel/miel

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Ingredients with their functions

Illuminating Aox Serum

Concentrated Ginseng Brightening 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.

Cetearyl isononanoate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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

Butylene glycol

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

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