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Pestle & Mortar Pestle and Mortar Vitamin C 2 Phase Serum
Works for:
based on ingredients and %- Evens skin tone
- Moisturizing
- Anti-aging
- Anti-oxidation
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Product summary
What can the product work for?
Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
With age, the production of collagen in the body slows down causing our skin to loose structure and becomes less supple.
Evens skin tone
What does the product description say?
Key benefits , Intense skin brightening , Evens skin tone , Smooths and softens Directions Dispense one pump into palm of hand.
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
The water phase contains 3 types of potent vitamin c and a host of supporting natural extracts.
Anti-oxidation
Exfoliation
What does the product description say?
Blended with skin-brightening natural tamarind extract to deliver fresher, brighter looking skin.
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Can it cause trouble?
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Ingredient list view
Water, Ascorbyl glucoside, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, Sodium ascorbyl phosphate, Pentylene glycol, Glycerin, Lactobacillus/pumpkin fruit ferment filtrate, Ferulic acid, Tamarindus indica seed polysaccharide, Xanthan gum, Sodium ascorbate, Sorbitol, Sodium hydroxide, Citric acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tetrasodium iminodisuccinate, Sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, Lecithin, Leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Sodium benzoate, Sodium chloride, Glucose, Potassium sorbate, Ci 75120, Phenoxyethanol, Oenothera biennis oil, Squalane, Linoleic acid, Isopropyl lauroyl sarcosinate, Tocopherol, Linolenic acid
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