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Darker Skin Tones Face Cream

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Firm Belief Smoothing Peptide Cream

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Darker Skin Tones 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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Darker Skin Tones Face Cream

Firm Belief Smoothing Peptide 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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Darker Skin Tones Face Cream

Firm Belief Smoothing Peptide Cream

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Water (aqua), glyceryl stearate citrate, macadamia integrifolia seed oil, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, butylene glycol, cetearyl alcohol, cocoglycerides, decyl oleate, lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, coco-caprylate, squalane, tocopheryl acetate, maris aqua/sea water (maris aqua), phenoxyethanol, panthenol, carbomer, maltodextrin, xanthan gum, enantia chlorantha bark extract, lecithin, sodium lactate, sodium pca, allantoin, ethylhexylglycerin, teprenone, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hydroxide, disodium edta, alcohol, hydrolyzed algae extract, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, pantolactone, ascorbyl palmitate, magnolia officinalis bark extract, sodium benzoate, citric acid, fructose, glycine, tocopherol, inositol, lactic acid, niacinamide, urea, oleanolic acid, ascorbic acid, vitis vinifera (grape) seed extract 16	Glycerin, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, propanediol, niacinamide, pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate, diisostearyl malate, glyceryl stearate citrate, cetyl alcohol, myristyl myristate, acetyl tetrapeptide-9, acetyl hexapeptide-8, copper tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, astragalus membranaceus root extract, himanthalia elongata extract, artemisia princeps leaf extract, ceratonia siliqua (carob) seed extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, tremella fuciformis sporocarp extract, sodium hyaluronate, xylitylglucoside, hydroxyethyl urea, anhydroxylitol, xylitol, tocopherol, glucose, butylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, sorbitan isostearate, polysorbate 60, sodium lactate, xanthan gum, carbomer, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, ammonium acryloyldimethyl taurate/vp copolymer, coco-glucoside, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, disodium edta, citric acid, water

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 47

Total Number of ingredients = 45

Water (aqua), glyceryl stearate citrate, macadamia integrifolia seed oil, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, butylene glycol, cetearyl alcohol, cocoglycerides, decyl oleate, lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, coco-caprylate, squalane, tocopheryl acetate, maris aqua/sea water (maris aqua), phenoxyethanol, panthenol, carbomer, maltodextrin, xanthan gum, enantia chlorantha bark extract, lecithin, sodium lactate, sodium pca, allantoin, ethylhexylglycerin, teprenone, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hydroxide, disodium edta, alcohol, hydrolyzed algae extract, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, pantolactone, ascorbyl palmitate, magnolia officinalis bark extract, sodium benzoate, citric acid, fructose, glycine, tocopherol, inositol, lactic acid, niacinamide, urea, oleanolic acid, ascorbic acid, vitis vinifera (grape) seed extract

Glycerin, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, propanediol, niacinamide, pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate, diisostearyl malate, glyceryl stearate citrate, cetyl alcohol, myristyl myristate, acetyl tetrapeptide-9, acetyl hexapeptide-8, copper tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, astragalus membranaceus root extract, himanthalia elongata extract, artemisia princeps leaf extract, ceratonia siliqua (carob) seed extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, tremella fuciformis sporocarp extract, sodium hyaluronate, xylitylglucoside, hydroxyethyl urea, anhydroxylitol, xylitol, tocopherol, glucose, butylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, sorbitan isostearate, polysorbate 60, sodium lactate, xanthan gum, carbomer, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, ammonium acryloyldimethyl taurate/vp copolymer, coco-glucoside, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, disodium edta, citric acid, water

Notable ingredients

Darker Skin Tones Face Cream

Firm Belief Smoothing Peptide Cream

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Allantoin, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Darker Skin Tones Face Cream

Firm Belief Smoothing Peptide 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.

Glyceryl stearate citrate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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

Macadamia integrifolia seed oil

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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