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Essential Hydration Cream

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Calendula Skin Soothing & Stabilizing Emulsion

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Essential Hydration Cream

Calendula Skin Soothing & Stabilizing Emulsion

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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Essential Hydration Cream

Calendula Skin Soothing & Stabilizing Emulsion

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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

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Essential Hydration Cream

Calendula Skin Soothing & Stabilizing Emulsion

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Aqua (water), dimethicone, propylene glycol, glycerin, hydrolyzed corallina officinalis extract, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, macadamia ternifolia (macadamia) seed oil, oenothera biennis (evening primrose) oil, glyceryl stearate, cetearyl alcohol, ethylhexyl palmitate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, carbomer, phenoxyethanol, potassium hydroxide, tocopheryl acetate, panthenol, symphytum officinale (comfrey) leaf extract, panax ginseng (asian ginseng) root extract, isomerized linoleic acid, aluminum/magnesium hydroxide stearate, caprylyl glycol, triticum vulgare germ oil (triticum aestivum (wheat) germ oil), pelargonium graveolens (sweet scented geranium) oil, triolein, palmitoyl tripeptide-5, palmitic acid, polygonatum officinale rhizome/root extract, arnica montana (arnica) flower extract, hordeum vulgare (barley) root extract, cupressus sempervirens (italian cypress) seed extract, propyl gallate, citric acid, ascorbyl palmitate, tocopherol, beta-sitosterol, citral, citronellol, geraniol, linalool 13	Aqua/water/eau, glycerin, isopropyl lauroyl sarcosinate, dimethicone, niacinamide, propanediol, propylene glycol, c14-22 alcohols, panthenol, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, tocopherol, capryloyl salicylic acid, c12-20 alkyl glucoside, carbomer, pyridoxine hcl, chlorphenesin, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, xanthan gum, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, citrus limon peel oil (lemon peel oil), limonene, calendula officinalis flower, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, zinc pca, maltodextrin, sodium hydroxide, calendula officinalis flower extract, geranium maculatum oil, chamomilla recutita flower oil (matricaria flower oil), citric acid, citral, camellia sinensis leaf extract, citronellol, geraniol, linalool, cymbopogon schoenanthus oil, artemisia absinthium extract

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 40

Total Number of ingredients = 38

Aqua (water), dimethicone, propylene glycol, glycerin, hydrolyzed corallina officinalis extract, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, macadamia ternifolia (macadamia) seed oil, oenothera biennis (evening primrose) oil, glyceryl stearate, cetearyl alcohol, ethylhexyl palmitate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, carbomer, phenoxyethanol, potassium hydroxide, tocopheryl acetate, panthenol, symphytum officinale (comfrey) leaf extract, panax ginseng (asian ginseng) root extract, isomerized linoleic acid, aluminum/magnesium hydroxide stearate, caprylyl glycol, triticum vulgare germ oil (triticum aestivum (wheat) germ oil), pelargonium graveolens (sweet scented geranium) oil, triolein, palmitoyl tripeptide-5, palmitic acid, polygonatum officinale rhizome/root extract, arnica montana (arnica) flower extract, hordeum vulgare (barley) root extract, cupressus sempervirens (italian cypress) seed extract, propyl gallate, citric acid, ascorbyl palmitate, tocopherol, beta-sitosterol, citral, citronellol, geraniol, linalool

Aqua/water/eau, glycerin, isopropyl lauroyl sarcosinate, dimethicone, niacinamide, propanediol, propylene glycol, c14-22 alcohols, panthenol, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, tocopherol, capryloyl salicylic acid, c12-20 alkyl glucoside, carbomer, pyridoxine hcl, chlorphenesin, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, xanthan gum, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, citrus limon peel oil (lemon peel oil), limonene, calendula officinalis flower, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, zinc pca, maltodextrin, sodium hydroxide, calendula officinalis flower extract, geranium maculatum oil, chamomilla recutita flower oil (matricaria flower oil), citric acid, citral, camellia sinensis leaf extract, citronellol, geraniol, linalool, cymbopogon schoenanthus oil, artemisia absinthium extract

Notable ingredients

Essential Hydration Cream

Calendula Skin Soothing & Stabilizing Emulsion

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Propyl gallate, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Aqua (water), Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Propylene glycol

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Panthenol, Chamomilla recutita flower oil (matricaria flower oil), Calendula officinalis flower extract

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Essential Hydration Cream

Calendula Skin Soothing & Stabilizing Emulsion

Aqua (water)

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.

Dimethicone

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Propylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.