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Daily Hydrating Facial Lotion

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Vital C Hydrating Intense Moisturizer

Product category and function

Daily Hydrating Facial Lotion

Vital C Hydrating Intense 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

Daily Hydrating Facial Lotion

Vital C Hydrating Intense 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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Daily Hydrating Facial Lotion

Vital C Hydrating Intense Moisturizer

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, dicaprylyl carbonate, hydroxyethyl urea, cyclopentasiloxane, glycerin, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, sodium hyaluronate, sodium pca, cetyl alcohol, sodium hydroxide, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, erythritol, homarine hcl 11	Water (aqua/eau), glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, cetearyl alcohol, butylene glycol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, di-c12-15 alkyl fumarate, dimethicone, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, erythritol, polysorbate 20, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, carbomer, eugenia caryophyllus (clove) leaf oil, ethylhexylglycerin, tocopheryl acetate, retinyl palmitate, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, mannitol, sodium hyaluronate, sodium lactate, ceramide ns, ascorbic acid, homarine hcl, tocopherol, biotin, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, saccharomyces cerevisiae extract, vitis vinifera (grape) seed extract, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, sodium hydroxide, limonene, eugenol, linalool, isoeugenol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 16

Total Number of ingredients = 44

Water, dicaprylyl carbonate, hydroxyethyl urea, cyclopentasiloxane, glycerin, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, sodium hyaluronate, sodium pca, cetyl alcohol, sodium hydroxide, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, erythritol, homarine hcl

Water (aqua/eau), glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, cetearyl alcohol, butylene glycol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, di-c12-15 alkyl fumarate, dimethicone, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, erythritol, polysorbate 20, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, carbomer, eugenia caryophyllus (clove) leaf oil, ethylhexylglycerin, tocopheryl acetate, retinyl palmitate, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, mannitol, sodium hyaluronate, sodium lactate, ceramide ns, ascorbic acid, homarine hcl, tocopherol, biotin, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, saccharomyces cerevisiae extract, vitis vinifera (grape) seed extract, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, sodium hydroxide, limonene, eugenol, linalool, isoeugenol

Notable ingredients

Daily Hydrating Facial Lotion

Vital C Hydrating Intense Moisturizer

Solvent: Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Sodium hydroxide

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Sodium ascorbyl phosphate, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate, Vitis vinifera (grape) seed extract, Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate

Cell-signaling ingredient: Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, Retinyl palmitate

Solvent: Water (aqua/eau), Butylene glycol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Di-c12-15 alkyl fumarate, Glycerin, Limonene, Ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate

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Ingredients with their functions

Daily Hydrating Facial Lotion

Vital C Hydrating Intense 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.

Dicaprylyl carbonate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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

Hydroxyethyl urea

Function: Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer

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