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Brightening Day Cream

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Retinol Alternative Cream

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Brightening Day Cream

Retinol Alternative 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

Retinol Alternative 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

Full ingredient list

Brightening Day Cream

Retinol Alternative 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 10	Water (aqua), caprylic/capric triglyceride, propanediol, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, cetearyl alcohol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, c15-19 alkane, squalane (olive), glycerin, euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax, cetearyl olivate, mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, cetearyl glucoside, cetyl alcohol, sorbitan olivate, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, acmella oleracea extract, harungana madagascariensis (orange milk tree) extract, nephelium lappaceum (rambutan) leaf extract, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, xylitylglucoside, anhydroxylitol, tocopherol, xylitol, xanthan gum, maltodextrin, gluconolactone, sodium levulinate, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, sodium anisate, citric acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 33

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

Water (aqua), caprylic/capric triglyceride, propanediol, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, cetearyl alcohol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, c15-19 alkane, squalane (olive), glycerin, euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax, cetearyl olivate, mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, cetearyl glucoside, cetyl alcohol, sorbitan olivate, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, acmella oleracea extract, harungana madagascariensis (orange milk tree) extract, nephelium lappaceum (rambutan) leaf extract, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, xylitylglucoside, anhydroxylitol, tocopherol, xylitol, xanthan gum, maltodextrin, gluconolactone, sodium levulinate, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, sodium anisate, citric acid

Notable ingredients

Brightening Day Cream

Retinol Alternative 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

Antioxidant: Carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Gluconolactone

Solvent: Water (aqua), C15-19 alkane, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Propanediol

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Ingredients with their functions

Brightening Day Cream

Retinol Alternative 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