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Intensive Moisture Balance Moisturizer

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Intensive Moisture Balance Moisturizer

Skin Recovery Replenishing 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

Skin Recovery Replenishing Moisturizer

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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

Skin Recovery Replenishing 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 15	Water, cetearyl ethylhexanoate, butylene glycol, glycereth-26, oenothera biennis oil, cetyl alcohol, neopentyl glycol diheptanoate, cyclopentasiloxane, stearic acid, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, glycerin, cyclohexasiloxane, dimethicone, panthenol, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, sodium hyaluronate, tocopheryl acetate, (alpha-) tocopherol, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, ascorbyl palmitate, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, sodium pca, anthemis nobilis flower extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, saccharide isomerate, hydroxypropyl guar, allantoin, rosa moschata seed oil , polysorbate 20, cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose, carbomer, sodium citrate, trisodium edta, batyl alcohol, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin, benzoic acid, sorbic acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 37

Total Number of ingredients = 45

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, cetearyl ethylhexanoate, butylene glycol, glycereth-26, oenothera biennis oil, cetyl alcohol, neopentyl glycol diheptanoate, cyclopentasiloxane, stearic acid, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, glycerin, cyclohexasiloxane, dimethicone, panthenol, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, sodium hyaluronate, tocopheryl acetate, (alpha-) tocopherol, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, ascorbyl palmitate, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, sodium pca, anthemis nobilis flower extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, saccharide isomerate, hydroxypropyl guar, allantoin, rosa moschata seed oil , polysorbate 20, cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose, carbomer, sodium citrate, trisodium edta, batyl alcohol, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin, benzoic acid, sorbic acid

Notable ingredients

Intensive Moisture Balance Moisturizer

Skin Recovery Replenishing Moisturizer

Soothing: Centella asiatica extract

Antioxidant: Centella asiatica extract, Sodium ascorbyl phosphate, Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

Soothing: Allantoin, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Sodium ascorbyl phosphate, (alpha-) tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

Cell-signaling ingredient: Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7

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Ingredients with their functions

Intensive Moisture Balance Moisturizer

Skin Recovery Replenishing 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.