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Brightening Day Cream

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Augustinus Bader
The Ultimate Soothing Cream

Product category and function

Brightening Day Cream

The Ultimate Soothing Cream

Regular Moisturizers	Regular Moisturizers
Creams and lotions for daily hydration, some of which include ingredients to address specific...	Creams and lotions for daily hydration, some of which include ingredients to address specific...
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Ingredient highlights

Brightening Day Cream

The Ultimate Soothing Cream

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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Brightening Day Cream

The Ultimate Soothing Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (eau), cetearyl alcohol, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, glyceryl stearate citrate, cocoglycerides, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, glyceryl laurate, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, tocopherol, tocopheryl acetate, centella asiatica extract, argania spinosa kernel oil, rubus fruticosus (blackberry) fruit extract, euterpe oleracea fruit extract, rosa canina fruit extract, aspalathus linearis leaf extract, punica granatum extract, oenothera biennis (evening primrose) oil, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, calendula officinalis flower extract, eugenia caryophyllus (clove) flower oil, citrus nobilis (mandarin orange) peel oil, glycerin, sodium anisate, xanthan gum, sodium levulinate, glyceryl caprylate, butylene glycol, sodium phytate, potassium sorbate, citric acid 11	Aqua/water/eau, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, c10-18 triglycerides, dicaprylyl ether, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate citrate, glyceryl stearate, olus oil (vegetable oil/huile vegetale), octyldodecanol, nigella sativa seed oil, oenothera biennis (evening primrose) oil, panthenol, glyceryl caprylate, hydrogenated vegetable oil, niacinamide, sodium stearoyl glutamate, zinc pca, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, sodium benzoate, candelilla cera/euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax/cire de candelilla, hydrolyzed rice protein, maltodextrin, citric acid, totarol, camellia sinensis leaf extract, hydrogenated lecithin, tocopheryl acetate, xanthan gum, tocopherol, alanyl glutamine, arginine, oligopeptide-177, potassium sorbate, sodium chloride, phenylalanine, sisymbrium irio seed oil

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 33

Total Number of ingredients = 38

Water (eau), cetearyl alcohol, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, glyceryl stearate citrate, cocoglycerides, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, glyceryl laurate, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, tocopherol, tocopheryl acetate, centella asiatica extract, argania spinosa kernel oil, rubus fruticosus (blackberry) fruit extract, euterpe oleracea fruit extract, rosa canina fruit extract, aspalathus linearis leaf extract, punica granatum extract, oenothera biennis (evening primrose) oil, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, calendula officinalis flower extract, eugenia caryophyllus (clove) flower oil, citrus nobilis (mandarin orange) peel oil, glycerin, sodium anisate, xanthan gum, sodium levulinate, glyceryl caprylate, butylene glycol, sodium phytate, potassium sorbate, citric acid

Aqua/water/eau, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, c10-18 triglycerides, dicaprylyl ether, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate citrate, glyceryl stearate, olus oil (vegetable oil/huile vegetale), octyldodecanol, nigella sativa seed oil, oenothera biennis (evening primrose) oil, panthenol, glyceryl caprylate, hydrogenated vegetable oil, niacinamide, sodium stearoyl glutamate, zinc pca, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, sodium benzoate, candelilla cera/euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax/cire de candelilla, hydrolyzed rice protein, maltodextrin, citric acid, totarol, camellia sinensis leaf extract, hydrogenated lecithin, tocopheryl acetate, xanthan gum, tocopherol, alanyl glutamine, arginine, oligopeptide-177, potassium sorbate, sodium chloride, phenylalanine, sisymbrium irio seed oil

Notable ingredients

Brightening Day Cream

The Ultimate Soothing Cream

Soothing: Centella asiatica extract, Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Calendula officinalis flower extract

Antioxidant: Carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, Centella asiatica extract, Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water (eau), Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Panthenol, Nigella sativa seed oil

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Brightening Day Cream

The Ultimate Soothing Cream

Water (eau)

Also-called: Aqua, Aqua/Water, Water/Aqua/Eau, Aqua/Water/Eau | Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

Water serves as a fundamental component in skincare products, often listed as the first ingredient, which means it's the most abundant. It acts as a solvent, helping to dissolve other ingredients and facilitate the application and absorption of products.

Cetearyl alcohol

Also-called: Cetostearyl alcohol, cetylstearyl alcohol | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing