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Glycolic Acid Peel 5%
Ingredients Explained

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This product belongs to the sub-category: Wash-off Chemical Exfoliants

Ingredients with known concentration

1

Glycolic Acid

Percentage: 5.0 %

Full ingredient list

Aqua (water), glycolic acid, glycerin, sodium hydroxide, hydroxyethylcellulose, allantoin, panthenol, ascorbic acid (vitamin c), retinyl palmitate (vitamin a), tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e), benzyl alcohol, dehydroacetic acid, limonene, fragrance

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Ingredient functions

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Aqua (water) Skin conditioning, Solvent
Glycolic acid Buffering, Exfoliant
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Sodium hydroxide Buffering
Hydroxyethylcellulose Film forming, Viscosity controlling, Emulsion stabilizing
Allantoin Skin protecting, Soothing, Skin conditioning
Panthenol Soothing, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer
Ascorbic acid (vitamin c) Skin conditioning, Buffering, Antioxidant

Ingredients explained

1

Aqua (water)

Also-called: Water, 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

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.

Price range

less than $20

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