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Product category and function

Restoring Lotion

Ultra Sheer Moisturizer

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

Restoring Lotion

Ultra Sheer Moisturizer

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

Restoring Lotion

Ultra Sheer Moisturizer

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 17	Total Number of ingredients = 19
Water, behenyl alcohol, limnanthes alba (meadowfoam)seed oil, mineral oil, glycerin, ethylhexyl palmitate, cetearyl alcohol, niacinamide, panthenol (vitamin b5), squalane, ceteth-10, steareth-20, tocopherol (vitamin e), dimethicone, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, polyaminopropyl biguanide 6	Water/aqua/eau, cetyl ethylhexanoate, sorbitan stearate, methyl gluceth-20, polysorbate 60, dimethicone, tocopherol, tocopheryl acetate, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, panthenol, sodium hyaluronate, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, aminomethyl propanol, carbomer, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, potassium sorbate

Notable ingredients

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Ultra Sheer Moisturizer

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Panthenol (vitamin b5)

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate, Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau

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Ingredients with their functions

Restoring Lotion

Ultra Sheer Moisturizer

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.

Behenyl alcohol

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing

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

Limnanthes alba (meadowfoam)seed oil

Also-called: Meadowfoam Oil, Meadowfoam Seed Oil | Function: Skin conditioning

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