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Intensive Moisture Balance Moisturizer

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Algae Peptide Regenerative Moisturizer

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Intensive Moisture Balance Moisturizer

Algae Peptide Regenerative 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

Intensive Moisture Balance Moisturizer

Algae Peptide Regenerative Moisturizer

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

Full ingredient list

Intensive Moisture Balance Moisturizer

Algae Peptide Regenerative Moisturizer

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, cetearyl ethylhexanoate, ethylhexyl hydroxystearate, butylene glycol, peg-8, octyldodecanol, dimethicone, palmitic acid, glyceryl stearate se, peg-100 stearate, stearic acid, sodium hyaluronate, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, chlorella vulgaris extract, ceramide np, phytosterols, centella asiatica extract, linoleic acid, echinacea purpurea extract, aloe barbadensis extract, myristic acid, rosa centifolia flower extract, lactic acid, linolenic acid, propanediol, tocopherol, potassium cetyl phosphate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, ethylhexylglycerin, cetyl alcohol, carbomer, hydroxystearic acid, aminomethyl propanol, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol 12	Water (aqua, eau), caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethicone, pentylene glycol, glycerin, butylene glycol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, sorbitan stearate, fomes officinalis (mushroom) extract, peg-100 stearate , glyceryl stearate, di-c12-15 alkyl fumarate, limnanthes alba (meadowfoam) seed oil, parachlorella beijerinckii exopolysaccharides, alaria esculenta extract, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, tocopherol, silybum marianum fruit extract, lecithin, biotin, ergothioneine, eucalyptus globulus leaf oil, carnosine, sodium lactate, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, cetyl alcohol, stearic acid, carbomer, aminomethyl propanol, vinyl dimethicone/methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer, caprylyl glycol, mannitol, hexylene glycol, disodium edta, polysorbate 20, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, limonene

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 37

Total Number of ingredients = 41

Water/aqua/eau, cetearyl ethylhexanoate, ethylhexyl hydroxystearate, butylene glycol, peg-8, octyldodecanol, dimethicone, palmitic acid, glyceryl stearate se, peg-100 stearate, stearic acid, sodium hyaluronate, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, chlorella vulgaris extract, ceramide np, phytosterols, centella asiatica extract, linoleic acid, echinacea purpurea extract, aloe barbadensis extract, myristic acid, rosa centifolia flower extract, lactic acid, linolenic acid, propanediol, tocopherol, potassium cetyl phosphate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, ethylhexylglycerin, cetyl alcohol, carbomer, hydroxystearic acid, aminomethyl propanol, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol

Water (aqua, eau), caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethicone, pentylene glycol, glycerin, butylene glycol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, sorbitan stearate, fomes officinalis (mushroom) extract, peg-100 stearate , glyceryl stearate, di-c12-15 alkyl fumarate, limnanthes alba (meadowfoam) seed oil, parachlorella beijerinckii exopolysaccharides, alaria esculenta extract, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, tocopherol, silybum marianum fruit extract, lecithin, biotin, ergothioneine, eucalyptus globulus leaf oil, carnosine, sodium lactate, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, cetyl alcohol, stearic acid, carbomer, aminomethyl propanol, vinyl dimethicone/methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer, caprylyl glycol, mannitol, hexylene glycol, disodium edta, polysorbate 20, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, limonene

Notable ingredients

Intensive Moisture Balance Moisturizer

Algae Peptide Regenerative Moisturizer

Soothing: Centella asiatica extract

Antioxidant: Centella asiatica extract, Sodium ascorbyl phosphate, Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

Antioxidant: Ergothioneine, Sodium ascorbyl phosphate, Tocopherol

Cell-signaling ingredient: Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7

Solvent: Water (aqua, eau), Butylene glycol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Di-c12-15 alkyl fumarate, Glycerin, Hexylene glycol, Limonene, Pentylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

Intensive Moisture Balance Moisturizer

Algae Peptide Regenerative 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.

Cetearyl ethylhexanoate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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

Ethylhexyl hydroxystearate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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