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Clarifying Prebiotic Moisturizer

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Hydrating Day Cream

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Product category and function

Clarifying Prebiotic Moisturizer

Hydrating Day 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

Clarifying Prebiotic Moisturizer

Hydrating Day Cream

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

Full ingredient list

Clarifying Prebiotic Moisturizer

Hydrating Day Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, butylene glycol, ethylhexyl palmitate, cetyl alcohol, glycerin, hydrogenated vegetable oil, 1,2-hexanediol, glyceryl stearate, squalane, polyglyceryl-3 methylglucose distearate, erythritol, sorbitol, salvia officinalis (sage) leaf extract, ceramide np, trehalose, salix alba (willow) bark extract, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) extract, citrus junos (yuzu) fruit extract, ananas sativus (pineapple) fruit extract, zinc pca, sodium hyaluronate, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, hyaluronic acid, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, hydroxypropyltrimonium hyaluronate, potassium hyaluronate, mandelic acid, glycolic acid, hydrogenated lecithin, betaine, dipropylene glycol, pentylene glycol, stearyl alcohol, carbomer, tromethamine, ethylhexylglycerin 13	Aqua, glycerin, propanediol, dipropylene glycol, dimethicone, hydrogenated polydecene, caprylic/capric triglyceride, c14-22 alcohols, 1,2-hexanediol, hydrogenated polyisobutene, glyceryl stearate, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, c12-20 alkyl glucoside, peg-100 stearate, isohexadecane, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, dimethiconol, carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract, xanthan gum, tocopheryl acetate, polysorbate 80, potassium hydroxide, sorbitan oleate, sodium hyaluronate, glucose, hydroxypropyltrimonium hyaluronate, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, hyaluronic acid, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, potassium hyaluronate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 38

Total Number of ingredients = 34

Water, butylene glycol, ethylhexyl palmitate, cetyl alcohol, glycerin, hydrogenated vegetable oil, 1,2-hexanediol, glyceryl stearate, squalane, polyglyceryl-3 methylglucose distearate, erythritol, sorbitol, salvia officinalis (sage) leaf extract, ceramide np, trehalose, salix alba (willow) bark extract, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) extract, citrus junos (yuzu) fruit extract, ananas sativus (pineapple) fruit extract, zinc pca, sodium hyaluronate, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, hyaluronic acid, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, hydroxypropyltrimonium hyaluronate, potassium hyaluronate, mandelic acid, glycolic acid, hydrogenated lecithin, betaine, dipropylene glycol, pentylene glycol, stearyl alcohol, carbomer, tromethamine, ethylhexylglycerin

Aqua, glycerin, propanediol, dipropylene glycol, dimethicone, hydrogenated polydecene, caprylic/capric triglyceride, c14-22 alcohols, 1,2-hexanediol, hydrogenated polyisobutene, glyceryl stearate, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, c12-20 alkyl glucoside, peg-100 stearate, isohexadecane, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, dimethiconol, carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract, xanthan gum, tocopheryl acetate, polysorbate 80, potassium hydroxide, sorbitan oleate, sodium hyaluronate, glucose, hydroxypropyltrimonium hyaluronate, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, hyaluronic acid, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, potassium hyaluronate

Notable ingredients

Clarifying Prebiotic Moisturizer

Hydrating Day Cream

Soothing: Salix alba (willow) bark extract

Exfoliant: Glycolic acid, Mandelic acid

Solvent: Water, 1,2-hexanediol, Butylene glycol, Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin, Pentylene glycol

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Aqua, 1,2-hexanediol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin, Hydrogenated polydecene, Propanediol, Isohexadecane

Buffering: Potassium hydroxide

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Ingredients with their functions

Clarifying Prebiotic Moisturizer

Hydrating Day 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.

Butylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

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

Ethylhexyl palmitate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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