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Essential Hydration Cream

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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

Purity Made Simple Ultra Light Moisturizer

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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 cruelty-free

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Essential Hydration Cream

Purity Made Simple Ultra Light Moisturizer

No. of common ingredients = 0
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 14	Aqua/water/eau, cyclopentasiloxane, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, glycerin, butylene glycol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, limnanthes alba (meadowfoam) seed oil, phenoxyethanol, stearic acid, tocopheryl acetate, salvia hispanica seed oil, panthenol, parfum/fragrance, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, linalool, bht, ascorbyl glucoside, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, peg-8, tocopherol, sodium hyaluronate, lecithin, alcohol denat., geraniol, polyglyceryl-3 diisostearate, pantolactone, ascorbyl palmitate, citronellol, camellia sinensis leaf extract, coffea arabica (coffee) seed extract, pongamia pinnata seed extract, benzyl benzoate, limonene, ascorbic acid, angelica archangelica root extract, citrus aurantium amara (bitter orange) peel extract, maltodextrin, citric acid, magnesium aluminum silicate, xanthan gum, caprylyl glycol, sclerotium gum, sorbic acid, fd&c yellow no. 5 (ci 19140), fd&c yellow no. 6 (ci 15985)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 40

Total Number of ingredients = 50

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, cyclopentasiloxane, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, glycerin, butylene glycol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, limnanthes alba (meadowfoam) seed oil, phenoxyethanol, stearic acid, tocopheryl acetate, salvia hispanica seed oil, panthenol, parfum/fragrance, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, linalool, bht, ascorbyl glucoside, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, peg-8, tocopherol, sodium hyaluronate, lecithin, alcohol denat., geraniol, polyglyceryl-3 diisostearate, pantolactone, ascorbyl palmitate, citronellol, camellia sinensis leaf extract, coffea arabica (coffee) seed extract, pongamia pinnata seed extract, benzyl benzoate, limonene, ascorbic acid, angelica archangelica root extract, citrus aurantium amara (bitter orange) peel extract, maltodextrin, citric acid, magnesium aluminum silicate, xanthan gum, caprylyl glycol, sclerotium gum, sorbic acid, fd&c yellow no. 5 (ci 19140), fd&c yellow no. 6 (ci 15985)

Notable ingredients

Essential Hydration Cream

Purity Made Simple Ultra Light Moisturizer

Soothing: Panthenol

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

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

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Ascorbyl glucoside, Ascorbyl palmitate, Bht, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Coffea arabica (coffee) seed extract, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Alcohol denat, Benzyl benzoate, Butylene glycol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Limonene, Peg-8

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Ingredients with their functions

Essential Hydration Cream

Purity Made Simple Ultra Light Moisturizer

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.