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Neo Strata Illuminating Serum.

Neostrata
Illuminating Serum
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Full ingredient list

Aqua/water/eau, acetyl glucosamine, butylene glycol, alcohol denat., niacinamide, polysorbate 80, dimethicone peg-7 phosphate, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower/leaf/stem extract, 4-butylresorcinol, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, prunus armeniaca (apricot) fruit extract, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) fruit extract, jasminum officinale (jasmine) flower/leaf extract, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel extract, elettaria cardamomum seed extract, vanilla planifolia fruit extract, plumeria rubra flower extract, hedychium spicatum extract, hibiscus abelmoschus seed extract, gardenia tahitensis flower extract, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, eugenia caryophyllus (clove) flower extract, caprylic/capric triglyceride, hydroxyethylcellulose, caprylyl glycol, sodium bisulfite, chlorphenesin, phenoxyethanol, linalool, limonene, hydroxycitronellal, benzyl alcohol, red 33 (ci 17200), yellow 5 (ci 19140)

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Ingredient functions

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Aqua/water/eau Skin conditioning, Solvent
Acetyl glucosamine Skin-identical ingredient, Skin conditioning, Skin brightening
Butylene glycol Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent
Alcohol denat. Viscosity controlling, Astringent, Solvent, Anti-microbial
Niacinamide Skin brightening, Anti-acne, Cell-signaling ingredient, Soothing
Polysorbate 80 Surfactant/Cleansing
Dimethicone peg-7 phosphate Surfactant/Cleansing
Lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower/leaf/stem extract Skin conditioning, Perfuming, Flavouring, Masking

Ingredients explained

1

Aqua/water/eau

Also-called: Aqua, Aqua/Water, Water/Aqua/Eau, Water | 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

Acetyl glucosamine

Also-called: N-acetyl glucosamine, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Skin conditioning, Skin brightening

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

3

Butylene glycol

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

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

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$50 to $100

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