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Brightening Face Cream

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Pure Biome Balancing Cream

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Brightening Face Cream

Pure Biome Balancing 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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Brightening Face Cream

Pure Biome Balancing Cream

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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 vegan cruelty-free

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Brightening Face Cream

Pure Biome Balancing Cream

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Water (aqua), glycerin, coco-caprylate, methylpropanediol, lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, silica, butylene glycol, brassica campestris (rapeseed) sterols, dicaprylyl ether, hydrogenated vegetable glycerides, limnanthes alba (meadowfoam) seed oil, tocopheryl acetate, dimethicone, panthenol, phenoxyethanol, potassium cetyl phosphate, sodium potassium aluminum silicate, cetearyl alcohol, hydrogenated palm glycerides, cocoglycerides, carbomer, alcohol, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, lecithin, panax ginseng root extract, disodium edta, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hydroxide, caprylic/capric triglyceride, alteromonas ferment extract, biosaccharide gum-1, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, pantolactone, lepidium sativum sprout extract, soy isoflavones, ascorbyl palmitate, citric acid, ascorbic acid, iron oxides (ci 77491), (titanium dioxide) ci 77891 13	Purified water, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, caprylic/capric triglyceride (vegetable derived), stearic acid (vegetable derived), glyceryl stearate citrate, cetyl alcohol, glycerin (vegetable derived), centella asiatica (cica) meristem cell culture, inulin, ganoderma lucidum (mushroom-reishi) extract, lactobacillus/panax ginseng root extract ferment filtrate, xanthophyll (lutein), cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, panax quinquefolius (ginseng) root extract, sucrose, tapioca starch, glyceryl stearate (vegetable derived), ascorbyl palmitate (vitamin c ester), pinus pinaster (pycnogenol) bark extract, panthenol (provitamin b5), tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e acetate), simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, dimethicone, allantoin, methyl gluceth-20, cetearyl alcohol, cetearyl glucoside, coco-caprylate, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 41

Total Number of ingredients = 33

Water (aqua), glycerin, coco-caprylate, methylpropanediol, lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, silica, butylene glycol, brassica campestris (rapeseed) sterols, dicaprylyl ether, hydrogenated vegetable glycerides, limnanthes alba (meadowfoam) seed oil, tocopheryl acetate, dimethicone, panthenol, phenoxyethanol, potassium cetyl phosphate, sodium potassium aluminum silicate, cetearyl alcohol, hydrogenated palm glycerides, cocoglycerides, carbomer, alcohol, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, lecithin, panax ginseng root extract, disodium edta, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hydroxide, caprylic/capric triglyceride, alteromonas ferment extract, biosaccharide gum-1, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, pantolactone, lepidium sativum sprout extract, soy isoflavones, ascorbyl palmitate, citric acid, ascorbic acid, iron oxides (ci 77491), (titanium dioxide) ci 77891

Purified water, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, caprylic/capric triglyceride (vegetable derived), stearic acid (vegetable derived), glyceryl stearate citrate, cetyl alcohol, glycerin (vegetable derived), centella asiatica (cica) meristem cell culture, inulin, ganoderma lucidum (mushroom-reishi) extract, lactobacillus/panax ginseng root extract ferment filtrate, xanthophyll (lutein), cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, panax quinquefolius (ginseng) root extract, sucrose, tapioca starch, glyceryl stearate (vegetable derived), ascorbyl palmitate (vitamin c ester), pinus pinaster (pycnogenol) bark extract, panthenol (provitamin b5), tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e acetate), simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, dimethicone, allantoin, methyl gluceth-20, cetearyl alcohol, cetearyl glucoside, coco-caprylate, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

Notable ingredients

Brightening Face Cream

Pure Biome Balancing Cream

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Ascorbyl palmitate, Lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water (aqua), Alcohol, Butylene glycol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Dicaprylyl ether, Glycerin, Methylpropanediol

Soothing: Allantoin, Panthenol (provitamin b5), Sucrose

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate (vitamin c ester), Centella asiatica (cica) meristem cell culture, Pinus pinaster (pycnogenol) bark extract, Tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e acetate), Xanthophyll (lutein)

Solvent: Purified water, Caprylic/capric triglyceride (vegetable derived), Glycerin (vegetable derived)

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Ingredients with their functions

Brightening Face Cream

Pure Biome Balancing Cream

Water (aqua)

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.

Glycerin

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