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Eczema Relief Creamy Oil Skin Protectant

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Barrier Therapy Skin Protectant Cream

Product category and function

Eczema Relief Creamy Oil Skin Protectant

Barrier Therapy Skin Protectant 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

Eczema Relief Creamy Oil Skin Protectant

Barrier Therapy Skin Protectant 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 vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Eczema Relief Creamy Oil Skin Protectant

Barrier Therapy Skin Protectant Cream

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Colloidal oatmeal (1.0%), water, cetearyl alcohol, glycerin, cetyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, glyceryl stearate, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, isononyl isononanoate, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, peg-100 stearate, allantoin, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, niacinamide, glycine soja (soybean) oil, behentrimonium methosulfate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, vitis vinifera (grape) seed oil, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, sodium pca, sodium hyaluronate, tocopheryl acetate, phytosphingosine, cholesterol, sodium lauroyl lactylate, xanthan gum, leuconostoc/radish root ferment, potassium phosphate, dipotassium phosphate, sodium hydroxide, hydroxyacetophenone, chlorphenesin, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin 16	Colloidal oatmeal (1.0%), water (aqua), carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, cetyl alcohol, glycerin, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethicone, c10-18 triglycerides, allantoin, adenosine, cetearyl olivate, sorbitan olivate, ceramide ap, ceramide eos, ceramide eop, ceramide np, ceramide ns, cholesterol, caprooyl phytosphingosine, caprooyl sphingosine, glycolipids, phospholipids, sodium stearoyl glutamate, behenic acid, ceteareth-25, glycine soja (soybean) oil, glycine soja (soybean) sterols, carbomer, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, tocopheryl acetate, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 38

Total Number of ingredients = 35

Colloidal oatmeal (1.0%), water, cetearyl alcohol, glycerin, cetyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, glyceryl stearate, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, isononyl isononanoate, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, peg-100 stearate, allantoin, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, niacinamide, glycine soja (soybean) oil, behentrimonium methosulfate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, vitis vinifera (grape) seed oil, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, sodium pca, sodium hyaluronate, tocopheryl acetate, phytosphingosine, cholesterol, sodium lauroyl lactylate, xanthan gum, leuconostoc/radish root ferment, potassium phosphate, dipotassium phosphate, sodium hydroxide, hydroxyacetophenone, chlorphenesin, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

Colloidal oatmeal (1.0%), water (aqua), carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, cetyl alcohol, glycerin, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethicone, c10-18 triglycerides, allantoin, adenosine, cetearyl olivate, sorbitan olivate, ceramide ap, ceramide eos, ceramide eop, ceramide np, ceramide ns, cholesterol, caprooyl phytosphingosine, caprooyl sphingosine, glycolipids, phospholipids, sodium stearoyl glutamate, behenic acid, ceteareth-25, glycine soja (soybean) oil, glycine soja (soybean) sterols, carbomer, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, tocopheryl acetate, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide

Notable ingredients

Eczema Relief Creamy Oil Skin Protectant

Barrier Therapy Skin Protectant Cream

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Allantoin, Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Soothing: Allantoin

Antioxidant: Carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water (aqua), C10-18 triglycerides, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin

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Ingredients with their functions

Eczema Relief Creamy Oil Skin Protectant

Barrier Therapy Skin Protectant Cream

Colloidal oatmeal (1.0%)

Function: Skin protecting, Abrasive, Absorbent

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

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.

Cetearyl alcohol

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