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Hydrance Aqua Gel

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Dr. Pawpaw
Hydrating Day Cream

Product category and function

Hydrance Aqua Gel

Hydrating Day 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

Hydrance Aqua Gel

Hydrating Day Cream

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Hydrance Aqua Gel

Hydrating Day Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Avene thermal spring water, glycerin, pentylene glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, dimethicone, isocetyl stearoyl stearate, triethylhexanoin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, betaine, methyl gluceth-20, polyglyceryl-10 myristate, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, bht, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, c12-20 alkyl glucoside, c14-22 alcohols, carbomer, citric acid, cucurbita pepo (pumpkin seed oil) seed oil, fragrance, phytosterols, potassium hydroxide, sodium citrate, sodium dextran sulfate, sodium hyaluronate, squalane, tocopheryl glucoside, water 10	Aqua, glycerin, propanediol, dipropylene glycol, dimethicone, hydrogenated polydecene, caprylic/capric triglyceride, c14-22 alcohols, 1,2-hexanediol, hydrogenated polyisobutene, glyceryl stearate, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, c12-20 alkyl glucoside, peg-100 stearate, isohexadecane, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, dimethiconol, carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract, xanthan gum, tocopheryl acetate, polysorbate 80, potassium hydroxide, sorbitan oleate, sodium hyaluronate, glucose, hydroxypropyltrimonium hyaluronate, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, hyaluronic acid, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, potassium hyaluronate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Total Number of ingredients = 34

Avene thermal spring water, glycerin, pentylene glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, dimethicone, isocetyl stearoyl stearate, triethylhexanoin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, betaine, methyl gluceth-20, polyglyceryl-10 myristate, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, bht, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, c12-20 alkyl glucoside, c14-22 alcohols, carbomer, citric acid, cucurbita pepo (pumpkin seed oil) seed oil, fragrance, phytosterols, potassium hydroxide, sodium citrate, sodium dextran sulfate, sodium hyaluronate, squalane, tocopheryl glucoside, water

Aqua, glycerin, propanediol, dipropylene glycol, dimethicone, hydrogenated polydecene, caprylic/capric triglyceride, c14-22 alcohols, 1,2-hexanediol, hydrogenated polyisobutene, glyceryl stearate, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, c12-20 alkyl glucoside, peg-100 stearate, isohexadecane, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, dimethiconol, carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract, xanthan gum, tocopheryl acetate, polysorbate 80, potassium hydroxide, sorbitan oleate, sodium hyaluronate, glucose, hydroxypropyltrimonium hyaluronate, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, hyaluronic acid, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, potassium hyaluronate

Notable ingredients

Hydrance Aqua Gel

Hydrating Day Cream

Soothing: Avene thermal spring water

Antioxidant: Bht

Solvent: Water, 1,2-hexanediol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Pentylene glycol

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Aqua, 1,2-hexanediol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin, Hydrogenated polydecene, Propanediol, Isohexadecane

Buffering: Potassium hydroxide

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Ingredients with their functions

Hydrance Aqua Gel

Hydrating Day Cream

Avene thermal spring water

Function: Soothing

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

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

Pentylene glycol

Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

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

Aqua

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.

Glycerin

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