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Moisturizing Cream

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Restorative Night Moisturizer

Moisturizing Cream

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

Restorative Night Moisturizer

Moisturizing Cream

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

Moisturizing Cream

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. 12	Water, cetyl alcohol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, dimethicone, stearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, beta-sitosterol, sucrose stearate, sucrose distearate, petrolatum, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, sodium hyaluronate, cholesterol, dipotassium phosphate, sodium lauroyl lactylate, phenoxyethanol, phytosphingosine, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, disodium edta, carbomer, xanthan gum

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 31

Total Number of ingredients = 26

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, cetyl alcohol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, dimethicone, stearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, beta-sitosterol, sucrose stearate, sucrose distearate, petrolatum, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, sodium hyaluronate, cholesterol, dipotassium phosphate, sodium lauroyl lactylate, phenoxyethanol, phytosphingosine, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, disodium edta, carbomer, xanthan gum

Notable ingredients

Restorative Night Moisturizer

Moisturizing Cream

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Allantoin, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Solvent: Water, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Hexylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Dipotassium phosphate

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Ingredients with their functions

Restorative Night Moisturizer

Moisturizing Cream

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