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Clarifying Face Cream

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Clarifying Face Cream

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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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Clarifying Face 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 cruelty-free

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Clarifying Face Cream

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Water (aqua), macadamia integrifolia seed oil, butylene glycol, vitis vinifera (grape) seed oil, glycerin, glyceryl stearate citrate, sorbitol, ethylhexyl isononanoate, lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, octyldodecanol, cetearyl alcohol , dimethylimidazolidinone rice starch , hydrogenated vegetable glycerides , tocopheryl acetate , phenoxyethanol, dimethicone, panthenol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, arginine, sodium lactate, sodium pca, zinc pca, xanthan gum, allantoin, echium plantagineum seed oil, ethylhexylglycerin, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil unsaponifiables, biosaccharide gum-1, disodium edta, hexylene glycol, polygonum bistorta root extract, alcohol, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cardiospermum halicacabum flower/leaf/vine extract, sodium benzoate, pantolactone, caprylyl glycol, fructose, glycine, inositol, lactic acid, niacinamide, urea, ascorbyl palmitate, citric acid, tocopherol, ascorbic acid. 16	Aqua/water/eau, cyclopentasiloxane, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, glycerin, butylene glycol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, limnanthes alba (meadowfoam) seed oil, phenoxyethanol, stearic acid, tocopheryl acetate, salvia hispanica seed oil, panthenol, parfum/fragrance, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, linalool, bht, ascorbyl glucoside, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, peg-8, tocopherol, sodium hyaluronate, lecithin, alcohol denat., geraniol, polyglyceryl-3 diisostearate, pantolactone, ascorbyl palmitate, citronellol, camellia sinensis leaf extract, coffea arabica (coffee) seed extract, pongamia pinnata seed extract, benzyl benzoate, limonene, ascorbic acid, angelica archangelica root extract, citrus aurantium amara (bitter orange) peel extract, maltodextrin, citric acid, magnesium aluminum silicate, xanthan gum, caprylyl glycol, sclerotium gum, sorbic acid, fd&c yellow no. 5 (ci 19140), fd&c yellow no. 6 (ci 15985)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 48

Total Number of ingredients = 50

Water (aqua), macadamia integrifolia seed oil, butylene glycol, vitis vinifera (grape) seed oil, glycerin, glyceryl stearate citrate, sorbitol, ethylhexyl isononanoate, lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, octyldodecanol, cetearyl alcohol , dimethylimidazolidinone rice starch , hydrogenated vegetable glycerides , tocopheryl acetate , phenoxyethanol, dimethicone, panthenol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, arginine, sodium lactate, sodium pca, zinc pca, xanthan gum, allantoin, echium plantagineum seed oil, ethylhexylglycerin, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil unsaponifiables, biosaccharide gum-1, disodium edta, hexylene glycol, polygonum bistorta root extract, alcohol, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cardiospermum halicacabum flower/leaf/vine extract, sodium benzoate, pantolactone, caprylyl glycol, fructose, glycine, inositol, lactic acid, niacinamide, urea, ascorbyl palmitate, citric acid, tocopherol, ascorbic acid.

Aqua/water/eau, cyclopentasiloxane, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, glycerin, butylene glycol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, limnanthes alba (meadowfoam) seed oil, phenoxyethanol, stearic acid, tocopheryl acetate, salvia hispanica seed oil, panthenol, parfum/fragrance, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, linalool, bht, ascorbyl glucoside, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, peg-8, tocopherol, sodium hyaluronate, lecithin, alcohol denat., geraniol, polyglyceryl-3 diisostearate, pantolactone, ascorbyl palmitate, citronellol, camellia sinensis leaf extract, coffea arabica (coffee) seed extract, pongamia pinnata seed extract, benzyl benzoate, limonene, ascorbic acid, angelica archangelica root extract, citrus aurantium amara (bitter orange) peel extract, maltodextrin, citric acid, magnesium aluminum silicate, xanthan gum, caprylyl glycol, sclerotium gum, sorbic acid, fd&c yellow no. 5 (ci 19140), fd&c yellow no. 6 (ci 15985)

Notable ingredients

Clarifying Face Cream

Purity Made Simple Ultra Light Moisturizer

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Allantoin, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Ascorbyl glucoside, Ascorbyl palmitate, Bht, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Coffea arabica (coffee) seed extract, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Alcohol denat, Benzyl benzoate, Butylene glycol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Limonene, Peg-8

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Ingredients with their functions

Clarifying Face Cream

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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.

Macadamia integrifolia seed oil

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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

Butylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

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