So this comes out looking thick and goopy and you may initially be alarmed thinking you bought a tube of your grandmother's cold cream. It does absorb though and does not leave a gross film on your skin. I recently had tested some products that left my skin really irritated and blotchy looking and this went on for a few days. This one was bumped up in the test queue, and boy was I glad- it calmed my skin back down. Contains caffeine to boost circulation and 6% polyhydroxy acid (PHA) so there's some nice gentle refining action going on too. No perfumes but it does have a slight scent to it that will dissipate an hour or so after use. If you were looking for a more liquid serum for calming down reddish and irritated skin I also really like ClarityRX's Take Care Daily for soothing irritated skin. I love this product and know it will be one I reach for in the winter when being outside in the snow and bitter wind/cold will leave my skin needing some extra TLC. INGREDIENTS: 6% PHA (Gluconolactone AND Lactobionic Acid), Aqua/Water/Eau, Butylene Glycol, Gluconolactone, Isocetyl Stearate, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Arginine, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, PEG-100 Stearate, Lactobionic Acid, Dimethicone, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Aesculus Hippocastanum (Horse Chestnut) Seed Extract, Ascophyllum Nodosum Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-8, Asparagopsis Armata Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Epilobium Angustifolium Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Ammonium Glycyrrhizate, Caffeine, Bisabolol, Zinc Gluconate, Sorbitol, Mannitol, Ammonium Hydroxide, Propylene Glycol, Dextran, Disodium EDTA, Xanthan Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin, Chromium Oxide Greens (CI 77288