Dew Serum
- Water Water, the base most formulas are built on. It dissolves the other ingredients
- Butylene Glycol Humectants. Solvent and humectant, improves spread of actives.
- Glycerin Humectants. The reference humectant. Cheap, proven, works at 3 to 10 percent.
- Pentylene Glycol Humectants. Humectant with preservative boosting.
- Prunus lannesiana (Cherry Blossom) Flower Extract Other ingredients. Skin conditioning
- Oryza sativa (Rice) Lees Extract Actives. Oryza sativa extract or ferment, brightening and softening.
- Ceramide EOP Actives. Barrier lipids. Work in a 3:1:1 ratio with cholesterol and fatty acids.
- Ceramide NP
- Ceramide AP Other ingredients. Hair conditioning, skin conditioning
- Citrus Junos (Yuzu) Fruit Extract Other ingredients. Skin conditioning
- Sodium Hyaluronate Humectants. Smaller fragments reach the upper epidermis.
- Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
- Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
- 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid Actives. Stable, oil and water soluble vitamin C.
- Wasabia japonica (Wasabi) Leaf Extract Other ingredients. Antimicrobial
- Niacinamide Actives. Vitamin B3. Sebum, barrier, pigment transfer, at 2 to 5 percent.
- Alcaligenes Polysaccharides Emulsifiers. Emollient, emulsion stabilising, humectant, skin conditioning, viscosity controlling
- Algin Thickeners and film formers. Binding, masking, viscosity controlling
- Xanthan Gum Thickeners and film formers. Natural gum thickener.
- Carbomer Thickeners and film formers. Acrylic gel former, needs neutralising.
- Potassium Hydroxide pH adjusters and chelators. Buffering
- Ethylhexylglycerin Preservatives. Preservative booster and deodorising agent.
- Cholesterol Actives. Barrier lipid partner to ceramides.
- Phytosphingosine Other ingredients. Hair conditioning, skin conditioning
- Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate Emulsifiers. Emulsifying
- Polysorbate 80 Surfactants. Denaturant, emulsifying, surfactant
- PPG-26-Buteth-26 Other ingredients. Hair conditioning, skin conditioning
- PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil Surfactants. Emulsifying, surfactant
- Citrus aurantium dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil Fragrance, colour, solvents. Astringent, masking, skin conditioning, tonic
- Citrus grandis (Grapefruit) Peel Oil Fragrance, colour, solvents. Masking, perfuming, skin conditioning
- Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891) Mineral filters and pigments. UVB particulate, often a booster in hybrids.
- Iron Oxides (CI 77491) Mineral filters and pigments. Red, yellow and black pigments. Block visible light.
- Phenoxyethanol Preservatives. The standard broad-spectrum preservative at up to 1 percent.
Taken from ILEM JAPAN's product page, last checked 2026-10-26. Formulas change, so check the pack before you buy. Brands can send us a correction.