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Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel

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Moisturizing Cream

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Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel

Moisturizing 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

Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel

Moisturizing 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

Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel

Moisturizing Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, dimethicone, isododecane, butylene glycol, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, glycerin, laminaria saccharina extract, polygonum cuspidatum root extract, saccharomyces lysate extract, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, hordeum vulgare (barley) extract/extrait d'orge, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seedcake, caffeine, trehalose, sodium hyaluronate, tocopheryl acetate, polysilicone-11, silica, propylene glycol dicaprate, oleth-10, lactobacillus ferment, laureth-23, laureth-4, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, carbomer, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, tromethamine, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, yellow 5 (ci 19140), red 4 (ci 14700), yellow 6 (ci 15985) 9	Water, cetyl alcohol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, dimethicone, stearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, beta-sitosterol, sucrose stearate, sucrose distearate, petrolatum, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, sodium hyaluronate, cholesterol, dipotassium phosphate, sodium lauroyl lactylate, phenoxyethanol, phytosphingosine, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, disodium edta, carbomer, xanthan gum

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 33

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Water/aqua/eau, dimethicone, isododecane, butylene glycol, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, glycerin, laminaria saccharina extract, polygonum cuspidatum root extract, saccharomyces lysate extract, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, hordeum vulgare (barley) extract/extrait d'orge, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seedcake, caffeine, trehalose, sodium hyaluronate, tocopheryl acetate, polysilicone-11, silica, propylene glycol dicaprate, oleth-10, lactobacillus ferment, laureth-23, laureth-4, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, carbomer, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, tromethamine, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, yellow 5 (ci 19140), red 4 (ci 14700), yellow 6 (ci 15985)

Water, cetyl alcohol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, dimethicone, stearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, beta-sitosterol, sucrose stearate, sucrose distearate, petrolatum, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, sodium hyaluronate, cholesterol, dipotassium phosphate, sodium lauroyl lactylate, phenoxyethanol, phytosphingosine, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, disodium edta, carbomer, xanthan gum

Notable ingredients

Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel

Moisturizing Cream

Soothing: Lactobacillus ferment

Antioxidant: Caffeine, Polygonum cuspidatum root extract, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Hexylene glycol, Isododecane

Solvent: Water, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Hexylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Dipotassium phosphate

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Ingredients with their functions

Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel

Moisturizing Cream

Water/aqua/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.

Dimethicone

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning

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

Isododecane

Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

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