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Cream Moisturizer

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Ultra Hydrating Gel Moisturizer

Product category and function

Cream Moisturizer

Ultra Hydrating Gel 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

Cream Moisturizer

Ultra Hydrating Gel Moisturizer

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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Cream Moisturizer

Ultra Hydrating Gel Moisturizer

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, squalane, glycerin, dimethicone, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, limnanthes alba (meadowfoam) seed oil, sodium hyaluronate, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, cetearyl olivate, sorbitan olivate, argania spinosa kernel oil, sodium pca, allantoin, isohexadecane, cetearyl glucoside, polysorbate 60, sorbitan isostearate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid, sodium hydroxide 12	Water (aqua), glycerin, saccharide isomerate, propanediol, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, phenoxyethanol, polyamide-5, dimethicone, hydroxyacetophenone, polysilicone-11, squalane, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, laureth-12, cetearyl olivate, glyceryl stearate, ethylhexylglycerin, sorbitan olivate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, cetearyl alcohol, lactobacillus ferment, tocopherol, sodium stearoyl lactylate, sodium hyaluronate, silybum marianum (milk thistle) extract, betula alba (birch) leaf extract, beta-sitosterol, panthenol, squalene, cocos nucifera (coconut) fruit extract, citric acid, camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, sodium citrate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Water/aqua/eau, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, squalane, glycerin, dimethicone, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, limnanthes alba (meadowfoam) seed oil, sodium hyaluronate, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, cetearyl olivate, sorbitan olivate, argania spinosa kernel oil, sodium pca, allantoin, isohexadecane, cetearyl glucoside, polysorbate 60, sorbitan isostearate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid, sodium hydroxide

Water (aqua), glycerin, saccharide isomerate, propanediol, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, phenoxyethanol, polyamide-5, dimethicone, hydroxyacetophenone, polysilicone-11, squalane, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, laureth-12, cetearyl olivate, glyceryl stearate, ethylhexylglycerin, sorbitan olivate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, cetearyl alcohol, lactobacillus ferment, tocopherol, sodium stearoyl lactylate, sodium hyaluronate, silybum marianum (milk thistle) extract, betula alba (birch) leaf extract, beta-sitosterol, panthenol, squalene, cocos nucifera (coconut) fruit extract, citric acid, camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, sodium citrate

Notable ingredients

Cream Moisturizer

Ultra Hydrating Gel Moisturizer

Soothing: Allantoin

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Isohexadecane

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Soothing: Silybum marianum (milk thistle) extract, Panthenol, Betula alba (birch) leaf extract, Lactobacillus ferment

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, Hydroxyacetophenone, Tocopherol, Silybum marianum (milk thistle) extract

Solvent: Water (aqua), Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Propanediol, Squalene

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Ingredients with their functions

Cream Moisturizer

Ultra Hydrating Gel Moisturizer

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.

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.

Cetearyl alcohol

Also-called: Cetostearyl alcohol, cetylstearyl alcohol | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing