Boots Ingredients Alpha Hydroxy Acids SerumIngredients

Boots Ingredients Alpha Hydroxy Acids Serum is a product with 17 ingredients. Contains:

AHA - Glycolic Acid, Lactic Acid

Provides following positive effects: Moisturizing, Cleansing, Softening, Lightening, Hair structure improvement and 10 more.

Organic score: 41% natural, 53% chemical.

Made by Boots Ingredients.

INCI

Water

Solvent

Glycerin

Fragrance ingredient, Hair conditioning, Humectant, Solvent, Viscosity controlling agent

Glycolic Acid

Buffering agent, Exfoliant

Butylene Glycol

Skin conditioning agent, Fragrance ingredient, Humectant, Masking, Solvent, Viscosity controlling agent

Lactic Acid

Skin conditioning agent, Buffering agent, Exfoliant, Fragrance ingredient, Humectant

Sodium Hydroxide

Buffering agent

Xanthan Gum

Skin conditioning agent, Binding, Emulsifying agent, Emulsion stabilizer, Gel forming, Surfactant, Viscosity controlling agent

Hydrolyzed Linseed Extract

Skin conditioning agent

Ingredients by function

Solvent: Water¹, Glycerin², Butylene Glycol⁴, Hexylene Glycol¹², Isopropyl Alcohol¹⁷
Fragrance ingredient: Glycerin², Butylene Glycol⁴, Lactic Acid⁵, Sodium Benzoate¹⁰, Hexylene Glycol¹² and 2 more. Show all.
Hair conditioning: Glycerin²
Humectant: Glycerin², Butylene Glycol⁴, Lactic Acid⁵

All the Positive

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Moisturizing - 3 components: Glycerin², Butylene Glycol⁴, Lactic Acid⁵
Cleansing - 3 components: Glycolic Acid³, Lactic Acid⁵, Hexylene Glycol¹²
Softening - 2 components: Glycerin², Butylene Glycol⁴
Lightening - 2 components: Glycolic Acid³, Lactic Acid⁵

Concerns

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Risk of clogging pores

Butylene Glycol ⁴, Hexylene Glycol ¹²

ECO Metrics

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Vegan

Cruelty free

Reef friendly

Yes

Ozone layer safe

Yes

Components by Skin Type

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Dry skin

Positive: 3Negative: 0

Glycerin^#2Butylene Glycol^#4Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract^#14

Oily skin

Positive: 1Negative: 0

Glycolic Acid^#3

Sensitive skin

Positive: 0Negative: 3

Glycolic Acid^#3Lactic Acid^#5Isopropyl Alcohol^#17

Detailed view

Boots Ingredients Alpha Hydroxy Acids Serum

#1Water

Origin: natural

Role: Solvent

EWG Rating [ 1 ]

Water is a great solvent. It’s neutral and doesn’t provide any strong positive or negative effects. It just helps components to mix better and to transport active components.

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