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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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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

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Aqua/water/eau, butylene glycol, lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, coco-caprylate, dicaprylyl carbonate, pistacia vera seed oil, tocopheryl acetate, vitis vinifera (grape) seed oil, panthenol, phenoxyethanol, potassium cetyl phosphate, carbomer, cetearyl alcohol, hydrogenated vegetable glycerides, hydrogenated palm glycerides, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, bisabolol, sodium hydroxide, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, sodium hyaluronate, tocopherol, disodium edta, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, pantolactone, citric acid, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract. 9	Aqua / water / eau, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, petrolatum, potassium phosphate, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, dimethicone, behentrimonium methosulfate, sodium lauroyl lactylate, sodium hyaluronate, cholesterol, phenoxyethanol, disodium edta, dipotassium phosphate, tocopherol, phytosphingosine, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 27

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Aqua/water/eau, butylene glycol, lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, coco-caprylate, dicaprylyl carbonate, pistacia vera seed oil, tocopheryl acetate, vitis vinifera (grape) seed oil, panthenol, phenoxyethanol, potassium cetyl phosphate, carbomer, cetearyl alcohol, hydrogenated vegetable glycerides, hydrogenated palm glycerides, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, bisabolol, sodium hydroxide, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, sodium hyaluronate, tocopherol, disodium edta, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, pantolactone, citric acid, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract.

Aqua / water / eau, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, petrolatum, potassium phosphate, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, dimethicone, behentrimonium methosulfate, sodium lauroyl lactylate, sodium hyaluronate, cholesterol, phenoxyethanol, disodium edta, dipotassium phosphate, tocopherol, phytosphingosine, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin

Notable ingredients

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Soothing: Panthenol, Bisabolol

Antioxidant: Lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Butylene glycol, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

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Aqua/water/eau

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.

Butylene glycol

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

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

Lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract

Function: Skin conditioning, Antioxidant

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