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Skin Renewing Gel Oil

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Rebalance Skin Barrier Recovery Cream

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Skin Renewing Gel Oil

Rebalance Skin Barrier Recovery 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

Skin Renewing Gel Oil

Rebalance Skin Barrier Recovery 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

Skin Renewing Gel Oil

Rebalance Skin Barrier Recovery Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Caprylic/capric triglyceride, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, ethylhexyl palmitate, glycerin, caprylic/capric glycerides, propylheptyl caprylate, aqua / water / eau, sucrose laurate, sucrose stearate, ceramide np, ceramide ns, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, ceramide eos, ceteareth-25, behenic acid, helianthus annuus extract (sunflower extract), sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, cholesterol, rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract (rosemary leaf extract), phenoxyethanol, tocopherol, chlorphenesin, ascorbyl palmitate, sucrose palmitate, caprylyl glycol, hydroxymethoxyphenyl decanone, caprooyl phytosphingosine, caprooyl sphingosine, pentylene glycol, cetyl alcohol, ethylhexylglycerin, oryza sativa bran extract (rice bran extract) 12	Aqua/water/eau, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, squalane, glycol palmitate, coconut alkanes, niacinamide, hexyldecanol, cetearyl olivate, sorbitan olivate, maltodextrin, hydrogenated lecithin, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, phytosphingosine, hydrolyzed caesalpinia spinosa gum, caesalpinia spinosa gum, cetylhydroxyproline palmitamide, hydroxyphenyl propamidobenzoic acid, tetraselmis suecica extract, lactobacillus ferment, brassica campestris (rapeseed) sterols, punica granatum pericarp extract, bisabolol, arginine, allantoin, tocopherol, cholesterol, avena sativa (oat) kernel flour, coco-caprylate/caprate, pentylene glycol, butylene glycol, sodium lauroyl lactylate, stearic acid, acacia senegal gum, xanthan gum, carbomer, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, citric acid.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 33

Total Number of ingredients = 44

Caprylic/capric triglyceride, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, ethylhexyl palmitate, glycerin, caprylic/capric glycerides, propylheptyl caprylate, aqua / water / eau, sucrose laurate, sucrose stearate, ceramide np, ceramide ns, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, ceramide eos, ceteareth-25, behenic acid, helianthus annuus extract (sunflower extract), sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, cholesterol, rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract (rosemary leaf extract), phenoxyethanol, tocopherol, chlorphenesin, ascorbyl palmitate, sucrose palmitate, caprylyl glycol, hydroxymethoxyphenyl decanone, caprooyl phytosphingosine, caprooyl sphingosine, pentylene glycol, cetyl alcohol, ethylhexylglycerin, oryza sativa bran extract (rice bran extract)

Aqua/water/eau, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, squalane, glycol palmitate, coconut alkanes, niacinamide, hexyldecanol, cetearyl olivate, sorbitan olivate, maltodextrin, hydrogenated lecithin, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, phytosphingosine, hydrolyzed caesalpinia spinosa gum, caesalpinia spinosa gum, cetylhydroxyproline palmitamide, hydroxyphenyl propamidobenzoic acid, tetraselmis suecica extract, lactobacillus ferment, brassica campestris (rapeseed) sterols, punica granatum pericarp extract, bisabolol, arginine, allantoin, tocopherol, cholesterol, avena sativa (oat) kernel flour, coco-caprylate/caprate, pentylene glycol, butylene glycol, sodium lauroyl lactylate, stearic acid, acacia senegal gum, xanthan gum, carbomer, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, citric acid.

Notable ingredients

Skin Renewing Gel Oil

Rebalance Skin Barrier Recovery Cream

Soothing: Rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract (rosemary leaf extract)

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract (rosemary leaf extract), Tocopherol

Solvent: Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Pentylene glycol

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Allantoin, Bisabolol, Lactobacillus ferment

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Skin Renewing Gel Oil

Rebalance Skin Barrier Recovery Cream

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.

C12-15 alkyl benzoate

Also-called: C12-C15 Alkyl Benzoate | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Anti-microbial

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

Ethylhexyl palmitate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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

Aqua/water/eau

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