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Face Cream Rich

Ultra Sheer Moisturizer

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

Full ingredient list

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Ultra Sheer Moisturizer

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. 9	Water/aqua/eau, cetyl ethylhexanoate, sorbitan stearate, methyl gluceth-20, polysorbate 60, dimethicone, tocopherol, tocopheryl acetate, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, panthenol, sodium hyaluronate, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, aminomethyl propanol, carbomer, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, potassium sorbate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 35

Total Number of ingredients = 19

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.

Water/aqua/eau, cetyl ethylhexanoate, sorbitan stearate, methyl gluceth-20, polysorbate 60, dimethicone, tocopherol, tocopheryl acetate, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, panthenol, sodium hyaluronate, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, aminomethyl propanol, carbomer, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, potassium sorbate

Notable ingredients

Face Cream Rich

Ultra Sheer Moisturizer

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: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate, Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau

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Ingredients with their functions

Face Cream Rich

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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.