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Intensive Moisture Balance Moisturizer

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Intensive Moisture Balance Moisturizer

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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

Moisturizing Reverse Emulsion

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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

Moisturizing Reverse Emulsion

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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, octyldodecanol, squalane, shea butter ethyl esters, polyglyceryl-4 diisostearate/polyhydroxystearate/sebacate, propanediol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, c13-15 alkane, crambe abyssinica seed oil phytosterol esters, glycerin, hydrogenated poly(c6-14 olefin), polyglyceryl-3 polyricinoleate, saccharomyces ferment, sodium chloride, ceramide np, lauroyl lysine, cholesterol, stearic acid, silybum marianum seed oil, saccharomyces ferment lysate filtrate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, phytosphingosine, lactic acid, oleic acid, ethylene/propylene/styrene copolymer, caprylhydroxamic acid, sodium hyaluronate, resveratrol, hydrogenated lecithin, disteardimonium hectorite, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, butylene glycol, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, caprylyl glycol, butylene/ethylene/styrene copolymer, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, tocopherol, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate.

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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

Aqua, octyldodecanol, squalane, shea butter ethyl esters, polyglyceryl-4 diisostearate/polyhydroxystearate/sebacate, propanediol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, c13-15 alkane, crambe abyssinica seed oil phytosterol esters, glycerin, hydrogenated poly(c6-14 olefin), polyglyceryl-3 polyricinoleate, saccharomyces ferment, sodium chloride, ceramide np, lauroyl lysine, cholesterol, stearic acid, silybum marianum seed oil, saccharomyces ferment lysate filtrate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, phytosphingosine, lactic acid, oleic acid, ethylene/propylene/styrene copolymer, caprylhydroxamic acid, sodium hyaluronate, resveratrol, hydrogenated lecithin, disteardimonium hectorite, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, butylene glycol, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, caprylyl glycol, butylene/ethylene/styrene copolymer, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, tocopherol, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate.

Notable ingredients

Intensive Moisture Balance Moisturizer

Moisturizing Reverse Emulsion

Soothing: Centella asiatica extract

Antioxidant: Centella asiatica extract, Sodium ascorbyl phosphate, Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

Antioxidant: Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Resveratrol, Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

Solvent: Aqua, Butylene glycol, C13-15 alkane, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Propanediol, Octyldodecanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Intensive Moisture Balance Moisturizer

Moisturizing Reverse Emulsion

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.