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Skin Renewing Night Cream

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Barrier Therapy Skin Protectant Cream

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Skin Renewing Night Cream

Barrier Therapy Skin Protectant 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 Night Cream

Barrier Therapy Skin Protectant 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 vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Skin Renewing Night Cream

Barrier Therapy Skin Protectant Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua / water / eau, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, butyrospermum parkii butter (shea butter), dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, cyclopentasiloxane, glyceryl stearate se, cetyl alcohol, dimethicone, saccharide isomerate, stearic acid, palmitic acid, glycine soja sterols (soybean sterols), allantoin, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, niacinamide, cetearyl alcohol, behentrimonium methosulfate, sodium hydroxide, myristic acid, sodium lauroyl lactylate, sodium benzoate, sodium citrate, sodium hyaluronate, cholesterol, phenoxyethanol, tocopherol, tripeptide-1, laureth-9, citric acid, caprooyl tetrapeptide-3, biosaccharide gum-1, phytosphingosine, xanthan gum, dextran, ethylhexylglycerin, butylene glycol 16	Colloidal oatmeal (1.0%), water (aqua), carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, cetyl alcohol, glycerin, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethicone, c10-18 triglycerides, allantoin, adenosine, cetearyl olivate, sorbitan olivate, ceramide ap, ceramide eos, ceramide eop, ceramide np, ceramide ns, cholesterol, caprooyl phytosphingosine, caprooyl sphingosine, glycolipids, phospholipids, sodium stearoyl glutamate, behenic acid, ceteareth-25, glycine soja (soybean) oil, glycine soja (soybean) sterols, carbomer, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, tocopheryl acetate, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 40

Total Number of ingredients = 35

Aqua / water / eau, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, butyrospermum parkii butter (shea butter), dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, cyclopentasiloxane, glyceryl stearate se, cetyl alcohol, dimethicone, saccharide isomerate, stearic acid, palmitic acid, glycine soja sterols (soybean sterols), allantoin, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, niacinamide, cetearyl alcohol, behentrimonium methosulfate, sodium hydroxide, myristic acid, sodium lauroyl lactylate, sodium benzoate, sodium citrate, sodium hyaluronate, cholesterol, phenoxyethanol, tocopherol, tripeptide-1, laureth-9, citric acid, caprooyl tetrapeptide-3, biosaccharide gum-1, phytosphingosine, xanthan gum, dextran, ethylhexylglycerin, butylene glycol

Colloidal oatmeal (1.0%), water (aqua), carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, cetyl alcohol, glycerin, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethicone, c10-18 triglycerides, allantoin, adenosine, cetearyl olivate, sorbitan olivate, ceramide ap, ceramide eos, ceramide eop, ceramide np, ceramide ns, cholesterol, caprooyl phytosphingosine, caprooyl sphingosine, glycolipids, phospholipids, sodium stearoyl glutamate, behenic acid, ceteareth-25, glycine soja (soybean) oil, glycine soja (soybean) sterols, carbomer, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, tocopheryl acetate, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide

Notable ingredients

Skin Renewing Night Cream

Barrier Therapy Skin Protectant Cream

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Allantoin

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Soothing: Allantoin

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

Solvent: Water (aqua), C10-18 triglycerides, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin

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Ingredients with their functions

Skin Renewing Night Cream

Barrier Therapy Skin Protectant Cream

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.

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent