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Where to buy
A serum by The Ordinary. The label lists 24 ingredients, led by Caffeine and BHA exfoliant. View details
24 ingredients in the order the label prints them. No concentration is disclosed for this product, so the list orders them without quantifying them.
What this formula is built to do
Ingredient lists show what's present, not concentration or guaranteed performance.
Primary solvent for water-soluble formula components
Formula role: dissolves other ingredients so they blend into the formula
Formula role: is used to improve how skin feels or looks.
Formula role: leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for
Formula role: is used to improve how skin feels or looks.
Formula role: leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for
Some small studies report temporary improvement in under-eye appearance from caffeine-containing formulas
Formula role: leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for; adds scent
Dissolves and carries other ingredients in water-based formulations
Formula role: dissolves other ingredients so they blend into the formula; adjusts how thick or thin the product feels
Well-proven humectant that increases and holds skin hydration; a controlled human study found stratum corneum hydration correlates significa…
Formula role: draws moisture into the skin; leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for
Carries or binds other ingredients in powders and emulsions
Formula role: leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for; leaves hair feeling smoother and easier to manage
Formula role: is used in products made to refresh the skin.
Formula role: refreshes or invigorates the skin
Formula role: is used to improve how skin feels or looks.
Formula role: leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for
Helps condition skin and supports short-term humectancy
Formula role: leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for; dissolves other ingredients so they blend into the formula
Softens the skin surface and adds emollient slip
Formula role: leaves hair feeling smoother and easier to manage
Helps stabilize oil-in-water emulsions
Formula role: keeps oil and water blended together
Helps oil and water phases form a stable emulsion
Formula role: helps remove dirt and oil; leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for
Thickens water-based formulas and helps create smooth gels
Formula role: holds a product's ingredients together; keeps an oil-water mixture from separating over time
Precisely adjusts and buffers a product's pH so actives work and the formula stays stable
Formula role: keeps a formula's pH steady; binds trace metals that could destabilize a formula
Helps keep a product's pH within its intended range
Formula role: keeps a formula's pH steady; binds trace metals that could destabilize a formula
Adjusts and stabilises product pH so the complete formula can perform as intended
Formula role: keeps a formula's pH steady; makes alcohol undrinkable without changing its cosmetic use
Formula role: helps keep the formula's acidity level steady.
Formula role: keeps a formula's pH steady
Binds trace metal ions in the formula
Formula role: binds trace metals that could destabilize a formula
Helps slow oxidative deterioration of oils in a cosmetic formula
Formula role: leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for; slows oxidation that can degrade a formula
Promotes shedding of surface scale through keratolytic action
Formula role: stops microbes from growing so the product stays safe to use; leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for
Helps soften and condition the skin surface
Formula role: leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for; is listed in CosIng as a deodorant agent
Protects water-based cosmetics from microbial growth and spoilage
Formula role: stops microbes from growing so the product stays safe to use; helps control microorganism growth in the product
Helps prevent microbial spoilage and contamination
Formula role: stops microbes from growing so the product stays safe to use; helps control microorganism growth in the product
Listed in the order the label prints them. Found in counts the products in our catalogue that list the same ingredient — no label here discloses how much of each is in the bottle.
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