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Burt's Bees
Clear & Balanced Skin Balancing Gel Cream

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Hydrate Light Gel Cream

Burt's Bees Clear and Balanced Skin Balancing Gel Cream.

Product category and function

Clear & Balanced Skin Balancing Gel Cream

Hydrate Light Gel 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

Clear & Balanced Skin Balancing Gel Cream

Hydrate Light Gel 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

Clear & Balanced Skin Balancing Gel Cream

Hydrate Light Gel Cream

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Water, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, garcinia indica seed butter, inulin, squalane, polyglyceryl-6 distearate, fructooligosaccharides, propanediol, sclerotium gum, beta vulgaris (beet) root extract, jojoba esters, silica, sodium pca, polyglyceryl-3 beeswax, ethyl lauroyl arginate hcl, cetyl alcohol, potassium lactate, potassium sorbate, lactic acid, sodium phytate, xanthan gum, tocopherol, citric acid, lecithin, glycine soja (soybean) oil, pullulan, alcohol, phenoxyethanol 12	Aqua/water/eau, dimethicone, dimethyl isosorbide, glycerin, isododecane, isononyl isononanoate, niacinamide, cetearyl alcohol, jojoba esters, saccharide isomerate, coco-glucoside, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, isohexadecane, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed wax, propanediol, hydrolyzed caesalpinia spinosa gum, panthenol, xanthan gum, glycine soja (soybean) seed extract, polysorbate 60, saccharomyces lysate extract, wine extract, sclerotium gum, bisabolol, lecithin, pullulan, caesalpinia spinosa gum, dimethicone crosspolymer, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, sodium lauroyl lactylate, polyglutamic acid, silica, ceramide np, ceramide ap, phytosphingosine, cholesterol, carbomer, ceramide eop, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, citric acid, sodium citrate, potassium sorbate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Total Number of ingredients = 43

Water, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, garcinia indica seed butter, inulin, squalane, polyglyceryl-6 distearate, fructooligosaccharides, propanediol, sclerotium gum, beta vulgaris (beet) root extract, jojoba esters, silica, sodium pca, polyglyceryl-3 beeswax, ethyl lauroyl arginate hcl, cetyl alcohol, potassium lactate, potassium sorbate, lactic acid, sodium phytate, xanthan gum, tocopherol, citric acid, lecithin, glycine soja (soybean) oil, pullulan, alcohol, phenoxyethanol

Aqua/water/eau, dimethicone, dimethyl isosorbide, glycerin, isododecane, isononyl isononanoate, niacinamide, cetearyl alcohol, jojoba esters, saccharide isomerate, coco-glucoside, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, isohexadecane, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed wax, propanediol, hydrolyzed caesalpinia spinosa gum, panthenol, xanthan gum, glycine soja (soybean) seed extract, polysorbate 60, saccharomyces lysate extract, wine extract, sclerotium gum, bisabolol, lecithin, pullulan, caesalpinia spinosa gum, dimethicone crosspolymer, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, sodium lauroyl lactylate, polyglutamic acid, silica, ceramide np, ceramide ap, phytosphingosine, cholesterol, carbomer, ceramide eop, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, citric acid, sodium citrate, potassium sorbate

Notable ingredients

Clear & Balanced Skin Balancing Gel Cream

Hydrate Light Gel Cream

Soothing: Jojoba esters

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Bisabolol, Panthenol, Jojoba esters

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Clear & Balanced Skin Balancing Gel Cream

Hydrate Light Gel Cream

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.

Caprylic/capric triglyceride

Also-called: Caprylic Capric Triglyceride | Function: Occlusive/Moisturizer, 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