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Hydrating Gel Cream

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Indie Lee
Retinol Alternative Cream

Product category and function

Hydrating Gel Cream

Retinol Alternative 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

Hydrating Gel Cream

Retinol Alternative Cream

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

Full ingredient list

Hydrating Gel Cream

Retinol Alternative Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, garcinia indica seed butter, inulin, isoamyl laurate, squalane, polyglyceryl-6 distearate, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, propanediol, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, glycine soja (soybean) oil, tocopherol, sclerotium gum, jojoba esters, sodium pca, polyglyceryl-3 beeswax, cetyl alcohol, fragrance, potassium sorbate, sodium phytate, xanthan gum, silica, citric acid, lecithin, pullulan, alcohol, phenoxyethanol, ethyl lauroyl arginate hcl, linalool 13	Water (aqua), caprylic/capric triglyceride, propanediol, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, cetearyl alcohol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, c15-19 alkane, squalane (olive), glycerin, euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax, cetearyl olivate, mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, cetearyl glucoside, cetyl alcohol, sorbitan olivate, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, acmella oleracea extract, harungana madagascariensis (orange milk tree) extract, nephelium lappaceum (rambutan) leaf extract, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, xylitylglucoside, anhydroxylitol, tocopherol, xylitol, xanthan gum, maltodextrin, gluconolactone, sodium levulinate, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, sodium anisate, citric acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Total Number of ingredients = 33

Water, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, garcinia indica seed butter, inulin, isoamyl laurate, squalane, polyglyceryl-6 distearate, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, propanediol, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, glycine soja (soybean) oil, tocopherol, sclerotium gum, jojoba esters, sodium pca, polyglyceryl-3 beeswax, cetyl alcohol, fragrance, potassium sorbate, sodium phytate, xanthan gum, silica, citric acid, lecithin, pullulan, alcohol, phenoxyethanol, ethyl lauroyl arginate hcl, linalool

Water (aqua), caprylic/capric triglyceride, propanediol, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, cetearyl alcohol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, c15-19 alkane, squalane (olive), glycerin, euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax, cetearyl olivate, mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, cetearyl glucoside, cetyl alcohol, sorbitan olivate, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, acmella oleracea extract, harungana madagascariensis (orange milk tree) extract, nephelium lappaceum (rambutan) leaf extract, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, xylitylglucoside, anhydroxylitol, tocopherol, xylitol, xanthan gum, maltodextrin, gluconolactone, sodium levulinate, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, sodium anisate, citric acid

Notable ingredients

Hydrating Gel Cream

Retinol Alternative Cream

Soothing: Jojoba esters

Antioxidant: Carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water, Alcohol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Propanediol

Antioxidant: Carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Gluconolactone

Solvent: Water (aqua), C15-19 alkane, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Propanediol

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Ingredients with their functions

Hydrating Gel Cream

Retinol Alternative 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