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Am Restore Moisturizer

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Restoring Lotion

Product category and function

Am Restore Moisturizer

Restoring Lotion

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

Am Restore Moisturizer

Restoring Lotion

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

Am Restore Moisturizer

Restoring Lotion

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, cyclopentasiloxane, ethylhexyl isononanoate, niacinamide, dimethicone, lauryl peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, salix alba (willow) bark extract, sodium chloride, caprylic/capric triglyceride, butylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, glycerin, allantoin, capryloyl glycine, undecylenoyl glycine, caffeine, disodium edta, salicornia herbacea extract, sodium hydroxide, sodium hyaluronate, ascorbyl palmitate, tocopherol 7	Water, behenyl alcohol, limnanthes alba (meadowfoam)seed oil, mineral oil, glycerin, ethylhexyl palmitate, cetearyl alcohol, niacinamide, panthenol (vitamin b5), squalane, ceteth-10, steareth-20, tocopherol (vitamin e), dimethicone, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, polyaminopropyl biguanide

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Total Number of ingredients = 17

Water, cyclopentasiloxane, ethylhexyl isononanoate, niacinamide, dimethicone, lauryl peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, salix alba (willow) bark extract, sodium chloride, caprylic/capric triglyceride, butylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, glycerin, allantoin, capryloyl glycine, undecylenoyl glycine, caffeine, disodium edta, salicornia herbacea extract, sodium hydroxide, sodium hyaluronate, ascorbyl palmitate, tocopherol

Water, behenyl alcohol, limnanthes alba (meadowfoam)seed oil, mineral oil, glycerin, ethylhexyl palmitate, cetearyl alcohol, niacinamide, panthenol (vitamin b5), squalane, ceteth-10, steareth-20, tocopherol (vitamin e), dimethicone, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, polyaminopropyl biguanide

Notable ingredients

Am Restore Moisturizer

Restoring Lotion

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Allantoin, Salix alba (willow) bark extract

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Panthenol (vitamin b5)

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Am Restore Moisturizer

Restoring Lotion

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.

Cyclopentasiloxane

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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

Ethylhexyl isononanoate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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