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The Ultimate Soothing Cream

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Dr. Barbara Sturm
Face Cream

Product category and function

The Ultimate Soothing Cream

Face 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

The Ultimate Soothing Cream

Face Cream

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
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

Full ingredient list

The Ultimate Soothing Cream

Face Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
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 12	Water, octyldodecanol, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, glycerin, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, decyl oleate, zea mays (corn) germ oil, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, sorbitol, propanediol, potassium cetyl phosphate, cocoglycerides, dimethicone, tocopheryl acetate, phenoxyethanol, hydrogenated palm glycerides, panthenol, squalane, carbomer, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, potassium sorbate, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, alcohol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, baicalin, pantolactone, ascorbyl palmitate, citric acid, ascorbic acid.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 38

Total Number of ingredients = 32

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

Water, octyldodecanol, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, glycerin, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, decyl oleate, zea mays (corn) germ oil, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, sorbitol, propanediol, potassium cetyl phosphate, cocoglycerides, dimethicone, tocopheryl acetate, phenoxyethanol, hydrogenated palm glycerides, panthenol, squalane, carbomer, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, potassium sorbate, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, alcohol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, baicalin, pantolactone, ascorbyl palmitate, citric acid, ascorbic acid.

Notable ingredients

The Ultimate Soothing Cream

Face Cream

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Panthenol, Nigella sativa seed oil

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Ascorbyl palmitate, Baicalin, Lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water, Alcohol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Propanediol, Octyldodecanol

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Ingredients with their functions

The Ultimate Soothing Cream

Face Cream

Aqua/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.

Caprylic/capric triglyceride

Also-called: Caprylic Capric Triglyceride | Function: Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent