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Essential Hydration Cream

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Clearly Corrective Brightening & Smoothing Moisture Treatment

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Essential Hydration Cream

Clearly Corrective Brightening & Smoothing Moisture Treatment

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

Clearly Corrective Brightening & Smoothing Moisture Treatment

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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

Clearly Corrective Brightening & Smoothing Moisture Treatment

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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 12	Aqua/water, dimethicone, propylene glycol, glycerin, alcohol denat., hydroxypropyl tetrahydropyrantriol, butylene glycol, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, paeonia suffruticosa root extract, potassium hydroxide, lavandula angustifolia oil (lavender oil), glycolic acid, sodium citrate, silica, adenosine, magnesium sulfate, disodium edta, dipropylene glycol, citric acid, citrus aurantium tachibana peel extract, tocopherol, tocopheryl acetate, salicylic acid, phenoxyethanol, linalool, geraniol, limonene, citral

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 40

Total Number of ingredients = 29

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, dimethicone, propylene glycol, glycerin, alcohol denat., hydroxypropyl tetrahydropyrantriol, butylene glycol, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, paeonia suffruticosa root extract, potassium hydroxide, lavandula angustifolia oil (lavender oil), glycolic acid, sodium citrate, silica, adenosine, magnesium sulfate, disodium edta, dipropylene glycol, citric acid, citrus aurantium tachibana peel extract, tocopherol, tocopheryl acetate, salicylic acid, phenoxyethanol, linalool, geraniol, limonene, citral

Notable ingredients

Essential Hydration Cream

Clearly Corrective Brightening & Smoothing Moisture Treatment

Soothing: Panthenol

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

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

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Skin brightening: 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid

Antioxidant: 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

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Ingredients with their functions

Essential Hydration Cream

Clearly Corrective Brightening & Smoothing Moisture Treatment

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.