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Kiehl's
Powerful Strength Vitamin C Serum
Ingredients Explained

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This product belongs to the sub-category: Serums/Treatments

Ingredients with known concentration

1

Ascorbic Acid

Percentage: 10.5 %

2

Ascorbyl Glucoside

Percentage: 2.0 %

Full ingredient list

Propylene glycol, dimethicone, glycerin, ascorbic acid, ethylhexyl palmitate, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, dimethicone crosspolymer, ascorbyl glucoside, cyclohexasiloxane, hydroxyethylpiperazine ethane sulfonic acid, lauroyl lysine, acrylonitrile/methyl methacrylate/vinylidene chloride copolymer, polysilicone-11, adenosine, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, limonene, isobutane, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, citrus limon peel oil (lemon peel oil), citral, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate

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Ingredient functions

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Propylene glycol Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent
Dimethicone Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Ascorbic acid Skin conditioning, Buffering, Antioxidant
Ethylhexyl palmitate Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning
Cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning
Dimethicone crosspolymer Viscosity controlling, Emulsion stabilizing
Ascorbyl glucoside Antioxidant

Ingredients explained

1

Propylene glycol

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

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

2

Dimethicone

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning

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

3

Glycerin

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

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

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$20 to $50

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