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Vital C Hydrating Water Burst

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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Ingredient highlights

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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

Full ingredient list

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No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua), octyldodecanol, urea, glycerin, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, decyl oleate, zea mays (corn) germ oil, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, cetearyl alcohol, hydrogenated vegetable glycerides, vitis vinifera (grape) seed oil, lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, sorbitol, propanediol, potassium cetyl phosphate, tocopheryl acetate, dimethicone, phytosterols, phenoxyethanol, hydrogenated palm glycerides, panthenol, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, carbomer, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, potassium sorbate, alcohol, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, baicalin, ascorbyl palmitate, pantolactone, citric acid, ascorbic acid. 10	Aqua/water/eau, dimethicone, cyclopentasiloxane, glycerin, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, sodium chloride, phenoxyethanol, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, limonene, arbutin, ethylhexylglycerin, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, panthenol, ascorbic acid, retinyl palmitate, tocopheryl acetate, tocopherol, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, linalool, potassium sorbate, hyaluronic acid, sodium hyaluronate, acetyl hexapeptide-8, echinacea angustifolia extract, sodium ferrocyanide

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 35

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Water (aqua), octyldodecanol, urea, glycerin, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, decyl oleate, zea mays (corn) germ oil, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, cetearyl alcohol, hydrogenated vegetable glycerides, vitis vinifera (grape) seed oil, lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, sorbitol, propanediol, potassium cetyl phosphate, tocopheryl acetate, dimethicone, phytosterols, phenoxyethanol, hydrogenated palm glycerides, panthenol, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, carbomer, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, potassium sorbate, alcohol, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, baicalin, ascorbyl palmitate, pantolactone, citric acid, ascorbic acid.

Aqua/water/eau, dimethicone, cyclopentasiloxane, glycerin, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, sodium chloride, phenoxyethanol, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, limonene, arbutin, ethylhexylglycerin, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, panthenol, ascorbic acid, retinyl palmitate, tocopheryl acetate, tocopherol, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, linalool, potassium sorbate, hyaluronic acid, sodium hyaluronate, acetyl hexapeptide-8, echinacea angustifolia extract, sodium ferrocyanide

Notable ingredients

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Soothing: Panthenol

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

Solvent: Water (aqua), Alcohol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Propanediol, Octyldodecanol

Soothing: Echinacea angustifolia extract, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Arbutin, Ascorbic acid, Magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

Cell-signaling ingredient: Retinyl palmitate

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Ingredients with their functions

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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.

Octyldodecanol

Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

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

Urea

Function: Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Buffering

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