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Face Cream

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Advanced Relief Cream

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Face Cream

Advanced Relief Cream

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

Face Cream

Advanced Relief 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

Full ingredient list

Face Cream

Advanced Relief Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, octyldodecanol, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, glycerin, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, decyl oleate, zea mays (corn) germ oil, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, sorbitol, propanediol, potassium cetyl phosphate, cocoglycerides, dimethicone, tocopheryl acetate, phenoxyethanol, hydrogenated palm glycerides, panthenol, squalane, carbomer, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, potassium sorbate, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, alcohol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, baicalin, pantolactone, ascorbyl palmitate, citric acid, ascorbic acid. 9	Water, ethylhexyl palmitate, glycerin, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, cetearyl alcohol, dimethicone, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, benzyl alcohol, microcrystalline cellulose, citric acid, tocopherol (vitamin e), sodium polyacrylate starch, sodium phytate, cellulose gum, ethylhexylglycerin, xanthan gum

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Total Number of ingredients = 18

Water, octyldodecanol, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, glycerin, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, decyl oleate, zea mays (corn) germ oil, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, sorbitol, propanediol, potassium cetyl phosphate, cocoglycerides, dimethicone, tocopheryl acetate, phenoxyethanol, hydrogenated palm glycerides, panthenol, squalane, carbomer, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, potassium sorbate, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, alcohol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, baicalin, pantolactone, ascorbyl palmitate, citric acid, ascorbic acid.

Water, ethylhexyl palmitate, glycerin, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, cetearyl alcohol, dimethicone, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, benzyl alcohol, microcrystalline cellulose, citric acid, tocopherol (vitamin e), sodium polyacrylate starch, sodium phytate, cellulose gum, ethylhexylglycerin, xanthan gum

Notable ingredients

Face Cream

Advanced Relief Cream

Soothing: Panthenol

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

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

Antioxidant: Carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, Tocopherol (vitamin e)

Solvent: Water, Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin

Abrasive: Microcrystalline cellulose

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Ingredients with their functions

Face Cream

Advanced Relief Cream

Water

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.

C12-15 alkyl benzoate

Also-called: C12-C15 Alkyl Benzoate | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Anti-microbial

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