Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links. Read our full disclosure policy.

Differin
Restorative Night Moisturizer

Versus

Cetaphil
Intensive Healing Lotion With Ceramides

Product category and function

Restorative Night Moisturizer

Intensive Healing Lotion With Ceramides

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...
----	----

Ingredient highlights

Restorative Night Moisturizer

Intensive Healing Lotion With Ceramides

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

Full ingredient list

Restorative Night Moisturizer

Intensive Healing Lotion With Ceramides

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, propanediol, pentylene glycol, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, sorbitol, dimethicone, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, cetearyl alcohol, behenyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, sodium hydroxide, tocopheryl acetate, cetyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, glyceryl stearate citrate, disodium ethylene dicocamide peg-15 disulfate, niacinamide, caprylyl glycol, caffeine, allantoin, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, panthenol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, disodium edta, xanthan gum, bht, sodium hyaluronate, ceramide np, citric acid. 22	Water, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, pentylene glycol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, cetearyl alcohol, sorbitol, behenyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, cyclopentasiloxane, tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e), hydroxypalmitoyl sphinganine (ceramide), niacinamide (vitamin b3), allantoin, panthenol (vitamin b5), arginine, disodium ethylene dicocamide peg-15 disulfate, glyceryl stearate citrate, sodium pca, ceteareth-20, sodium polyacrylate, caprylyl glycol, citric acid, dimethiconol, disodium edta, sodium hyaluronate, cetyl alcohol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 31

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Water, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, propanediol, pentylene glycol, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, sorbitol, dimethicone, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, cetearyl alcohol, behenyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, sodium hydroxide, tocopheryl acetate, cetyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, glyceryl stearate citrate, disodium ethylene dicocamide peg-15 disulfate, niacinamide, caprylyl glycol, caffeine, allantoin, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, panthenol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, disodium edta, xanthan gum, bht, sodium hyaluronate, ceramide np, citric acid.

Water, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, pentylene glycol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, cetearyl alcohol, sorbitol, behenyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, cyclopentasiloxane, tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e), hydroxypalmitoyl sphinganine (ceramide), niacinamide (vitamin b3), allantoin, panthenol (vitamin b5), arginine, disodium ethylene dicocamide peg-15 disulfate, glyceryl stearate citrate, sodium pca, ceteareth-20, sodium polyacrylate, caprylyl glycol, citric acid, dimethiconol, disodium edta, sodium hyaluronate, cetyl alcohol

Notable ingredients

Restorative Night Moisturizer

Intensive Healing Lotion With Ceramides

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Allantoin, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Anti-acne: Niacinamide (vitamin b3)

Soothing: Niacinamide (vitamin b3), Allantoin, Panthenol (vitamin b5)

Skin brightening: Niacinamide (vitamin b3)

Load all

Ingredients with their functions

Restorative Night Moisturizer

Intensive Healing Lotion With Ceramides

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.

Caprylic/capric triglyceride

Also-called: Caprylic Capric Triglyceride | Function: Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent