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Intensive Moisture Balance Moisturizer

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Ultra Facial Cream With Squalane

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Intensive Moisture Balance Moisturizer

Ultra Facial Cream With Squalane

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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Intensive Moisture Balance Moisturizer

Ultra Facial Cream With Squalane

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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

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Intensive Moisture Balance Moisturizer

Ultra Facial Cream With Squalane

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	Aqua/water, glycerin, dimethicone, squalane, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, sucrose stearate, stearyl alcohol, peg-8 stearate, myristyl myristate, prunus armeniaca kernel oil (apricot kernel oil), phenoxyethanol, persea gratissima oil (avocado oil), glyceryl stearate, cetyl alcohol, oryza sativa bran oil (rice bran oil), olea europaea fruit oil (olive fruit oil), chlorphenesin, stearic acid, palmitic acid, carbomer, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, prunus amygdalus dulcis oil (sweet almond oil), xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium hydroxide, tocopherol, glycine soja oil (soybean oil), pseudoalteromonas ferment extract, myristic acid, hydroxypalmitoyl sphinganine, salicylic acid, helianthus annuus seed oil (sunflower seed oil), rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract (rosemary leaf extract), citric acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 37

Total Number of ingredients = 35

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

Aqua/water, glycerin, dimethicone, squalane, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, sucrose stearate, stearyl alcohol, peg-8 stearate, myristyl myristate, prunus armeniaca kernel oil (apricot kernel oil), phenoxyethanol, persea gratissima oil (avocado oil), glyceryl stearate, cetyl alcohol, oryza sativa bran oil (rice bran oil), olea europaea fruit oil (olive fruit oil), chlorphenesin, stearic acid, palmitic acid, carbomer, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, prunus amygdalus dulcis oil (sweet almond oil), xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium hydroxide, tocopherol, glycine soja oil (soybean oil), pseudoalteromonas ferment extract, myristic acid, hydroxypalmitoyl sphinganine, salicylic acid, helianthus annuus seed oil (sunflower seed oil), rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract (rosemary leaf extract), citric acid

Notable ingredients

Intensive Moisture Balance Moisturizer

Ultra Facial Cream With Squalane

Soothing: Centella asiatica extract

Antioxidant: Centella asiatica extract, Sodium ascorbyl phosphate, Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Soothing: Rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract (rosemary leaf extract)

Antioxidant: Rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract (rosemary leaf extract), Tocopherol

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Ingredients with their functions

Intensive Moisture Balance Moisturizer

Ultra Facial Cream With Squalane

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.