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Advanced Relief Cream

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Face Cream

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Advanced Relief Cream

Face Cream

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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

Advanced Relief Cream

Face 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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Advanced Relief Cream

Face Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
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 9	Water, octyldodecanol, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, glycerin, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, decyl oleate, zea mays (corn) germ oil, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, sorbitol, propanediol, potassium cetyl phosphate, cocoglycerides, dimethicone, tocopheryl acetate, phenoxyethanol, hydrogenated palm glycerides, panthenol, squalane, carbomer, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, potassium sorbate, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, alcohol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, baicalin, pantolactone, ascorbyl palmitate, citric acid, ascorbic acid.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 18

Total Number of ingredients = 32

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

Water, octyldodecanol, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, glycerin, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, decyl oleate, zea mays (corn) germ oil, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, sorbitol, propanediol, potassium cetyl phosphate, cocoglycerides, dimethicone, tocopheryl acetate, phenoxyethanol, hydrogenated palm glycerides, panthenol, squalane, carbomer, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, potassium sorbate, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, alcohol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, baicalin, pantolactone, ascorbyl palmitate, citric acid, ascorbic acid.

Notable ingredients

Advanced Relief Cream

Face Cream

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

Solvent: Water, Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin

Abrasive: Microcrystalline cellulose

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Ascorbyl palmitate, Baicalin, Lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water, Alcohol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Propanediol, Octyldodecanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Advanced Relief Cream

Face 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.

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