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Ultra Facial Cream With Squalane

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Ultra Facial Cream With Squalane

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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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Ingredient highlights

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Ultra Facial Cream With Squalane

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

Full ingredient list

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Ultra Facial Cream With Squalane

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Water, glycerin, isododecane, propanediol, polymethylsilsesquioxane, squalane, caprylic/capric triglyceride, panthenol, cocos nucifera (coconut) fruit extract, cetyl alcohol, dimethicone, polysorbate 20, sucrose stearate, phenoxyethanol, sea water, taurine, xanthan gum, behenyl behenate, arginine, tribehenin, caprylyl glycol, chlorphenesin, tocopherol, tocopheryl acetate, sodium sulfite, disodium edta, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, sodium hyaluronate, glycine 12	Aqua/water, glycerin, dimethicone, squalane, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, sucrose stearate, stearyl alcohol, peg-8 stearate, myristyl myristate, prunus armeniaca kernel oil (apricot kernel oil), phenoxyethanol, persea gratissima oil (avocado oil), glyceryl stearate, cetyl alcohol, oryza sativa bran oil (rice bran oil), olea europaea fruit oil (olive fruit oil), chlorphenesin, stearic acid, palmitic acid, carbomer, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, prunus amygdalus dulcis oil (sweet almond oil), xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium hydroxide, tocopherol, glycine soja oil (soybean oil), pseudoalteromonas ferment extract, myristic acid, hydroxypalmitoyl sphinganine, salicylic acid, helianthus annuus seed oil (sunflower seed oil), rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract (rosemary leaf extract), citric acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Total Number of ingredients = 35

Water, glycerin, isododecane, propanediol, polymethylsilsesquioxane, squalane, caprylic/capric triglyceride, panthenol, cocos nucifera (coconut) fruit extract, cetyl alcohol, dimethicone, polysorbate 20, sucrose stearate, phenoxyethanol, sea water, taurine, xanthan gum, behenyl behenate, arginine, tribehenin, caprylyl glycol, chlorphenesin, tocopherol, tocopheryl acetate, sodium sulfite, disodium edta, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, sodium hyaluronate, glycine

Aqua/water, glycerin, dimethicone, squalane, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, sucrose stearate, stearyl alcohol, peg-8 stearate, myristyl myristate, prunus armeniaca kernel oil (apricot kernel oil), phenoxyethanol, persea gratissima oil (avocado oil), glyceryl stearate, cetyl alcohol, oryza sativa bran oil (rice bran oil), olea europaea fruit oil (olive fruit oil), chlorphenesin, stearic acid, palmitic acid, carbomer, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, prunus amygdalus dulcis oil (sweet almond oil), xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium hydroxide, tocopherol, glycine soja oil (soybean oil), pseudoalteromonas ferment extract, myristic acid, hydroxypalmitoyl sphinganine, salicylic acid, helianthus annuus seed oil (sunflower seed oil), rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract (rosemary leaf extract), citric acid

Notable ingredients

Skin Recovery Light Moisturizer

Ultra Facial Cream With Squalane

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate, Sodium sulfite

Solvent: Water, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Propanediol, Sea water, Isododecane

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Soothing: Rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract (rosemary leaf extract)

Antioxidant: Rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract (rosemary leaf extract), Tocopherol

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Ingredients with their functions

Skin Recovery Light Moisturizer

Ultra Facial Cream With Squalane

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.

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent