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Moisturizing Lotion For All Skin Types

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Restorative Night Moisturizer

Moisturizing Lotion For All Skin Types

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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 Lotion For All Skin Types

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 Lotion For All Skin Types

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. 10	Water, glycerin, hydrogenated polyisobutene, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, macadamia ternifolia seed oil, dimethicone, tocopheryl acetate, stearoxytrimethylsilane, stearyl alcohol, panthenol, farnesol, benzyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, sodium hydroxide, citric acid.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 31

Total Number of ingredients = 17

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, hydrogenated polyisobutene, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, macadamia ternifolia seed oil, dimethicone, tocopheryl acetate, stearoxytrimethylsilane, stearyl alcohol, panthenol, farnesol, benzyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, sodium hydroxide, citric acid.

Notable ingredients

Restorative Night Moisturizer

Moisturizing Lotion For All Skin Types

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Allantoin, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water, Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin

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Ingredients with their functions

Restorative Night Moisturizer

Moisturizing Lotion For All Skin Types

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