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Vital C Hydrating Water Burst

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Vital C Hydrating Water Burst

Am Restore Moisturizer

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

Vital C Hydrating Water Burst

Am Restore Moisturizer

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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

Vital C Hydrating Water Burst

Am Restore Moisturizer

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, dimethicone, cyclopentasiloxane, glycerin, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, sodium chloride, phenoxyethanol, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, limonene, arbutin, ethylhexylglycerin, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, panthenol, ascorbic acid, retinyl palmitate, tocopheryl acetate, tocopherol, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, linalool, potassium sorbate, hyaluronic acid, sodium hyaluronate, acetyl hexapeptide-8, echinacea angustifolia extract, sodium ferrocyanide 9	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

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Aqua/water/eau, dimethicone, cyclopentasiloxane, glycerin, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, sodium chloride, phenoxyethanol, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, limonene, arbutin, ethylhexylglycerin, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, panthenol, ascorbic acid, retinyl palmitate, tocopheryl acetate, tocopherol, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, linalool, potassium sorbate, hyaluronic acid, sodium hyaluronate, acetyl hexapeptide-8, echinacea angustifolia extract, sodium ferrocyanide

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

Notable ingredients

Vital C Hydrating Water Burst

Am Restore Moisturizer

Soothing: Echinacea angustifolia extract, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Arbutin, Ascorbic acid, Magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

Cell-signaling ingredient: Retinyl palmitate

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

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

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Vital C Hydrating Water Burst

Am Restore Moisturizer

Aqua/water/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.

Dimethicone

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning

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

Cyclopentasiloxane

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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