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Paula's Choice
DEFENSE Antioxidant Pore Purifier
Ingredients Explained

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

Full ingredient list

Water, propanediol, butylene glycol, ethoxydiglycol, glycerin, ascorbyl glucoside, panthenol, salicylic acid, camellia sinensis leaf extract, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, potassium azeloyl diglycinate, coffea arabica (coffee) fruit extract, ceramide np, vitis vinifera (grape) seed extract, panax ginseng root extract, niacinamide, phytic acid, epigallocatechin gallate, adenosine, ubiquinone, calendula officinalis flower extract, lonicera caprifolium flower extract, sodium hyaluronate, lecithin, centella asiatica extract, sucrose stearate, glycine soja seed extract, hydrogenated lecithin, carbomer, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, caprylyl glycol, polysorbate 20, polyglyceryl-10 stearate, hydroxyethylcellulose, sodium hydroxide, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol

Ingredient highlights

Ingredient functions

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Water Skin conditioning, Solvent
Propanediol Viscosity controlling, Solvent
Butylene glycol Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent
Ethoxydiglycol Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Ascorbyl glucoside Antioxidant
Panthenol Soothing, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer
Salicylic acid Anti-acne, Skin conditioning, Preservative, Keratolytic, Exfoliant

Ingredients explained

1

Water

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

Propanediol

Also-called: Zemea | Function: Viscosity controlling, Solvent

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.

Price range

$20 to $50

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