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Moisturizing Melt In Balm

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Nourishing Radiance Body Lotion

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Moisturizing Melt In Balm

Nourishing Radiance Body Lotion

Body Lotions & Creams	Body Lotions & Creams
Daily moisturizers for soft and smooth skin.	Daily moisturizers for soft and smooth skin.
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Ingredient highlights

Moisturizing Melt In Balm

Nourishing Radiance Body Lotion

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

Full ingredient list

Moisturizing Melt In Balm

Nourishing Radiance Body Lotion

No. of common ingredients = 0
Avene thermal spring water (avene aqua), glycerin, butyrospermum parkii (shea) oil (butyrospermum parkii oil), caprylic/capric triglyceride, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil (carthamus tinctorius seed oil), isopropyl palmitate, c14-22 alcohols, dimethicone, tocopheryl acetate, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, benzoic acid, c12-20 alkyl glucoside, c20-22 alcohols, c20-22 alkyl phosphate, camelina sativa seed oil, caprylyl glycol, fragrance (parfum), glyceryl stearate, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, peg-100 stearate, polysorbate 60, sodium hydroxide, sorbitan isostearate, squalane, water (aqua), xanthan gum 9	Water, glycerin, alcohol denat., cetearyl alcohol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, isopropyl palmitate, dicaprylyl ether, dihydroxyacetone, glyceryl stearate se, tocopherol, tocopheryl acetate, dimethicone, sodium acrylate/acryloyldimethyltaurate/dimethylacrylamide crosspolymer, sodium cetearyl sulfate, xanthan gum, citric acid, caprylyl/capryl glucoside, sorbitan isostearate, sodium metabisulfite, phenoxyethanol, linalool, limonene, alpha-isomethyl ionone, fragrance

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Avene thermal spring water (avene aqua), glycerin, butyrospermum parkii (shea) oil (butyrospermum parkii oil), caprylic/capric triglyceride, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil (carthamus tinctorius seed oil), isopropyl palmitate, c14-22 alcohols, dimethicone, tocopheryl acetate, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, benzoic acid, c12-20 alkyl glucoside, c20-22 alcohols, c20-22 alkyl phosphate, camelina sativa seed oil, caprylyl glycol, fragrance (parfum), glyceryl stearate, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, peg-100 stearate, polysorbate 60, sodium hydroxide, sorbitan isostearate, squalane, water (aqua), xanthan gum

Water, glycerin, alcohol denat., cetearyl alcohol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, isopropyl palmitate, dicaprylyl ether, dihydroxyacetone, glyceryl stearate se, tocopherol, tocopheryl acetate, dimethicone, sodium acrylate/acryloyldimethyltaurate/dimethylacrylamide crosspolymer, sodium cetearyl sulfate, xanthan gum, citric acid, caprylyl/capryl glucoside, sorbitan isostearate, sodium metabisulfite, phenoxyethanol, linalool, limonene, alpha-isomethyl ionone, fragrance

Notable ingredients

Moisturizing Melt In Balm

Nourishing Radiance Body Lotion

Soothing: Avene thermal spring water (avene aqua)

Antioxidant: Carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil (carthamus tinctorius seed oil), Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water (aqua), Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin

Antioxidant: Sodium metabisulfite, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water, Alcohol denat, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Dicaprylyl ether, Glycerin, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Alcohol denat, Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Moisturizing Melt In Balm

Nourishing Radiance Body Lotion

Avene thermal spring water (avene aqua)

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.

Butyrospermum parkii (shea) oil (butyrospermum parkii oil)

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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

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