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Xera Calm A.D Lipid Replenishing Balm

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Cetaphil
Advanced Relief Cream

Product category and function

Xera Calm A.D Lipid Replenishing Balm

Advanced Relief 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

Xera Calm A.D Lipid Replenishing Balm

Advanced Relief 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

Full ingredient list

Xera Calm A.D Lipid Replenishing Balm

Advanced Relief Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 21	Total Number of ingredients = 18
Avene thermal spring water, mineral oil, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, peg-12, oenothera biennis oil, glyceryl stearate, myreth-3 myristate, peg-100 stearate, polyacrylate-13, aquaphilus dolomiae extract, arginine, citric acid, evening primrose oil/palm oil aminopropanediol esters, glycine, polyisobutene, polysorbate 20, sodium acetate, sorbitan isostearate, tocopherol, water. 6	Water, ethylhexyl palmitate, glycerin, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, cetearyl alcohol, dimethicone, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, benzyl alcohol, microcrystalline cellulose, citric acid, tocopherol (vitamin e), sodium polyacrylate starch, sodium phytate, cellulose gum, ethylhexylglycerin, xanthan gum

Notable ingredients

Xera Calm A.D Lipid Replenishing Balm

Advanced Relief Cream

Soothing: Avene thermal spring water

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Water, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Peg-12, Mineral oil

Antioxidant: Carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, Tocopherol (vitamin e)

Solvent: Water, Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin

Abrasive: Microcrystalline cellulose

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Ingredients with their functions

Xera Calm A.D Lipid Replenishing Balm

Advanced Relief 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.

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.

Ethylhexyl palmitate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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