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Instant Sunless Mousse

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Self-Tanners (with DHA)	Self-Tanners (with DHA)
Self-tanning products for a sun-kissed glow that contain DHA *(dihydroxyacetone).*	Self-tanning products for a sun-kissed glow that contain DHA *(dihydroxyacetone).*
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Ingredient highlights

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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 vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

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Water, dihydroxyacetone, caramel, glycerin, isopentyldiol, decyl glucoside, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water, terminalia ferdinandiana (kakadu plum) fruit extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, citric acid, cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose, caffeine, disodium edta, alcohol, hydrolyzed algin, hydrated silica, magnesium sulfate, manganese sulfate, disodium phosphate, silica dimethyl silylate, sodium phosphate, zea mays (corn) oil, beta-carotene, tocopherol, fragrance (parfum), hexyl cinnamal, limonene, linalool, benzyl salicylate, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol 11	Aqua (water), dihydroxyacetone (from sugar beet), glycerin, erythrulose, polysorbate 20, vitex agnus-castus (monks pepper) extract, panthenol (provitamin b5), alcohol, pisum sativum (pea) peptide, acetyl tyrosine, dimethyl sulfone (msm), camellia sinensis (white tea) leaf extract, arginine, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, sodium ascorbyl (vitamin c) phosphate, tocopheryl (vitamin e) acetate, glyceryl linoleate, glyceryl linolenate, retinyl (vitamin a) palmitate, lecithin, parfum (natural fragrance of jasmine & mint), gluconolactone, dehydroacetic acid, sodium benzoate, lactic acid, sorbitol, xanthan gum, caprylyl glycol, benzyl alcohol, citric acid, potassium sorbate, disodium edta, glyceryl caprylate, limonene, geraniol, linalool, citral, benzyl benzoate.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Total Number of ingredients = 38

Water, dihydroxyacetone, caramel, glycerin, isopentyldiol, decyl glucoside, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water, terminalia ferdinandiana (kakadu plum) fruit extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, citric acid, cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose, caffeine, disodium edta, alcohol, hydrolyzed algin, hydrated silica, magnesium sulfate, manganese sulfate, disodium phosphate, silica dimethyl silylate, sodium phosphate, zea mays (corn) oil, beta-carotene, tocopherol, fragrance (parfum), hexyl cinnamal, limonene, linalool, benzyl salicylate, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol

Aqua (water), dihydroxyacetone (from sugar beet), glycerin, erythrulose, polysorbate 20, vitex agnus-castus (monks pepper) extract, panthenol (provitamin b5), alcohol, pisum sativum (pea) peptide, acetyl tyrosine, dimethyl sulfone (msm), camellia sinensis (white tea) leaf extract, arginine, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, sodium ascorbyl (vitamin c) phosphate, tocopheryl (vitamin e) acetate, glyceryl linoleate, glyceryl linolenate, retinyl (vitamin a) palmitate, lecithin, parfum (natural fragrance of jasmine & mint), gluconolactone, dehydroacetic acid, sodium benzoate, lactic acid, sorbitol, xanthan gum, caprylyl glycol, benzyl alcohol, citric acid, potassium sorbate, disodium edta, glyceryl caprylate, limonene, geraniol, linalool, citral, benzyl benzoate.

Notable ingredients

Instant Sunless Mousse

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Soothing: Hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water

Antioxidant: Caffeine, Tocopherol, Terminalia ferdinandiana (kakadu plum) fruit extract

Solvent: Water, Alcohol, Glycerin, Limonene, Isopentyldiol

Soothing: Panthenol (provitamin b5)

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis (white tea) leaf extract, Sodium ascorbyl (vitamin c) phosphate, Tocopheryl (vitamin e) acetate

Exfoliant: Gluconolactone, Lactic acid

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Ingredients with their functions

Instant Sunless Mousse

Adaptive Tan Drops

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.

Dihydroxyacetone

Function: Skin conditioning

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

Caramel

Function: Colorant

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