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Kiehl's
Clearly Corrective Brightening & Smoothing Moisture Treatment
Ingredients Explained

This product belongs to the sub-category: Regular Moisturizers

Full ingredient list

Aqua/water, dimethicone, propylene glycol, glycerin, alcohol denat., hydroxypropyl tetrahydropyrantriol, butylene glycol, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, paeonia suffruticosa root extract, potassium hydroxide, lavandula angustifolia oil (lavender oil), glycolic acid, sodium citrate, silica, adenosine, magnesium sulfate, disodium edta, dipropylene glycol, citric acid, citrus aurantium tachibana peel extract, tocopherol, tocopheryl acetate, salicylic acid, phenoxyethanol, linalool, geraniol, limonene, citral

Ingredient highlights

Ingredient functions

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Aqua/water Skin conditioning, Solvent
Dimethicone Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning
Propylene glycol Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Alcohol denat. Viscosity controlling, Astringent, Solvent, Anti-microbial
Hydroxypropyl tetrahydropyrantriol Skin conditioning
Butylene glycol Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent
Dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer Film forming

Ingredients explained

1

Aqua/water

Also-called: 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

Dimethicone

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning

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

3

Propylene glycol

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

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

Price range

$50 to $100

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