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Hydrance Rich Hydrating Cream

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Babaria
Microbiota Balance Face Cream

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Hydrance Rich Hydrating Cream

Microbiota Balance 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

Hydrance Rich Hydrating Cream

Microbiota Balance Face Cream

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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Hydrance Rich Hydrating Cream

Microbiota Balance Face Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Avene thermal spring water, mineral oil, glycerin, isohexadecane, dimethicone, cetearyl alcohol, carthamus tinctorius seed oil, isocetyl stearoyl stearate, peg-100 stearate, 1,2-hexanediol, butyrospermum parkii butter, cetearyl glucoside, benzoic acid, beta-sitosterol, bht, disodium edta, fragrance, polyacrylate-13, polyisobutene, polysorbate 20, sodium hydroxide, sorbitan isostearate, water, xanthan gum 9	Aqua (water), glycerin, octyldodecanol, polyacrylate-13, isostearyl isostearate, chlorella vulgaris extract, nephelium lappaceum leaf extract, methylene bis-benzotriazolyl tetramethylbutylphenol (nano), tocopheryl acetate, maltodextrin, phenoxyethanol, polyisobutene, parfum (fragrance), acrylates/vinyl isodecanoate crosspolymer, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, polysorbate 20, sorbitan isostearate, ethylhexylglycerin, propanediol, decyl glucoside, sodium hydroxide, lactic acid, propylene glycol, xanthan gum, alpha-isomethyl ionone

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Avene thermal spring water, mineral oil, glycerin, isohexadecane, dimethicone, cetearyl alcohol, carthamus tinctorius seed oil, isocetyl stearoyl stearate, peg-100 stearate, 1,2-hexanediol, butyrospermum parkii butter, cetearyl glucoside, benzoic acid, beta-sitosterol, bht, disodium edta, fragrance, polyacrylate-13, polyisobutene, polysorbate 20, sodium hydroxide, sorbitan isostearate, water, xanthan gum

Aqua (water), glycerin, octyldodecanol, polyacrylate-13, isostearyl isostearate, chlorella vulgaris extract, nephelium lappaceum leaf extract, methylene bis-benzotriazolyl tetramethylbutylphenol (nano), tocopheryl acetate, maltodextrin, phenoxyethanol, polyisobutene, parfum (fragrance), acrylates/vinyl isodecanoate crosspolymer, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, polysorbate 20, sorbitan isostearate, ethylhexylglycerin, propanediol, decyl glucoside, sodium hydroxide, lactic acid, propylene glycol, xanthan gum, alpha-isomethyl ionone

Notable ingredients

Hydrance Rich Hydrating Cream

Microbiota Balance Face Cream

Soothing: Avene thermal spring water

Antioxidant: Bht, Carthamus tinctorius seed oil

Solvent: Water, 1,2-hexanediol, Glycerin, Mineral oil, Isohexadecane

Sunscreen/UV filter: Methylene bis-benzotriazolyl tetramethylbutylphenol (nano)

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

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Ingredients with their functions

Hydrance Rich Hydrating Cream

Microbiota Balance Face Cream

Avene thermal spring water

Function: Soothing

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

Mineral oil

Also-called: Mineral oil | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, 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

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

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.

Glycerin

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