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Matte Balancing Moisturizer

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Retinol Alternative Cream

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Matte Balancing Moisturizer

Retinol Alternative 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

Matte Balancing Moisturizer

Retinol Alternative Cream

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

Full ingredient list

Matte Balancing Moisturizer

Retinol Alternative Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, camellia kissi seed oil, vitis vinifera (grape) seed oil, heptyl undecylenate, cetyl alcohol, cetearyl olivate, butylene glycol, glycerin, sorbitan olivate, tapioca starch, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, sodium stearoyl glutamate, levulinic acid, sodium levulinate, sodium gluconate, tocopherol, sodium benzoate, xanthan gum, borago officinalis seed oil, euterpe oleracea fruit extract, potassium sorbate, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, glycine soja (soybean) oil, myristyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, rosa canina fruit extract, salvia sclarea (clary) extract, sodium hydroxide, linoleic acid, oleic acid, linolenic acid, linalool 11	Water (aqua), caprylic/capric triglyceride, propanediol, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, cetearyl alcohol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, c15-19 alkane, squalane (olive), glycerin, euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax, cetearyl olivate, mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, cetearyl glucoside, cetyl alcohol, sorbitan olivate, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, acmella oleracea extract, harungana madagascariensis (orange milk tree) extract, nephelium lappaceum (rambutan) leaf extract, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, xylitylglucoside, anhydroxylitol, tocopherol, xylitol, xanthan gum, maltodextrin, gluconolactone, sodium levulinate, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, sodium anisate, citric acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 33

Water/aqua/eau, camellia kissi seed oil, vitis vinifera (grape) seed oil, heptyl undecylenate, cetyl alcohol, cetearyl olivate, butylene glycol, glycerin, sorbitan olivate, tapioca starch, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, sodium stearoyl glutamate, levulinic acid, sodium levulinate, sodium gluconate, tocopherol, sodium benzoate, xanthan gum, borago officinalis seed oil, euterpe oleracea fruit extract, potassium sorbate, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, glycine soja (soybean) oil, myristyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, rosa canina fruit extract, salvia sclarea (clary) extract, sodium hydroxide, linoleic acid, oleic acid, linolenic acid, linalool

Water (aqua), caprylic/capric triglyceride, propanediol, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, cetearyl alcohol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, c15-19 alkane, squalane (olive), glycerin, euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax, cetearyl olivate, mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, cetearyl glucoside, cetyl alcohol, sorbitan olivate, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, acmella oleracea extract, harungana madagascariensis (orange milk tree) extract, nephelium lappaceum (rambutan) leaf extract, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, xylitylglucoside, anhydroxylitol, tocopherol, xylitol, xanthan gum, maltodextrin, gluconolactone, sodium levulinate, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, sodium anisate, citric acid

Notable ingredients

Matte Balancing Moisturizer

Retinol Alternative Cream

Soothing: Salvia sclarea (clary) extract

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Glycerin

Antioxidant: Carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Gluconolactone

Solvent: Water (aqua), C15-19 alkane, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Propanediol

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Ingredients with their functions

Matte Balancing Moisturizer

Retinol Alternative Cream

Water/aqua/eau

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.

Camellia kissi seed oil

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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

Vitis vinifera (grape) seed oil

Also-called: Grape Seed Oil | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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