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Darker Skin Tones Face Cream

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Darker Skin Tones Face Cream

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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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Darker Skin Tones Face Cream

Purity Made Simple Ultra Light Moisturizer

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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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Darker Skin Tones Face 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 18	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 = 47

Total Number of ingredients = 50

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

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

Darker Skin Tones 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

Darker Skin Tones Face Cream

Purity Made Simple Ultra Light Moisturizer

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.