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Advanced Clinicals
10% Glycolic Acid Serum
Ingredients Explained

This product belongs to the sub-category: Leave-on Chemical Exfoliants

Ingredients with known concentration

1

Glycolic Acid

Percentage: 10.0 %

Full ingredient list

Water (aqua), glycolic acid, sodium hydroxide, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, glycerin, ethoxydiglycol, peg-12 dimethicone, phytic acid, salicylic acid, lactic acid, tocopheryl acetate, punica granatum extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, vaccinium angustifolium (blueberry) fruit extract, xanthan gum, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol

Ingredient highlights

Cruelty-free

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Water (aqua) Skin conditioning, Solvent
Glycolic acid Buffering, Exfoliant
Sodium hydroxide Buffering
Pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract Skin conditioning
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Ethoxydiglycol Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent
Peg-12 dimethicone Skin conditioning
Phytic acid Chelating

Ingredients explained

1

Water (aqua)

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.

2

Glycolic acid

Function: Buffering, Exfoliant

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

3

Sodium hydroxide

Function: Buffering

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

Price range

less than $20

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