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Moisturizing Complex

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Rich Hydrating Cream

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Moisturizing Complex

Rich Hydrating 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

Moisturizing Complex

Rich Hydrating Cream

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

Moisturizing Complex

Rich Hydrating Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, hyaluronic acid, glycerin, butylene glycol, alcohol denat., dimethicone, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, panthenol, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, tocopheryl acetate, retinyl palmitate, triticum vulgare (wheat) germ oil, aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, phospholipids, pantothenic acid, methyldihydrojasmonate, yeast extract (faex/extrait de levure), panax ginseng root extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, ormenis multicaulis oil, stearic acid, glyceryl dilaurate, carbomer, triethanolamine, asiaticoside, asiatic acid, madecassic acid, ascorbyl palmitate, disodium edta, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol 12	Water, hydrogenated polydecene, caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethicone, glycerin, butylene glycol, cetearyl olivate, sorbitan olivate, cyclopentasiloxane, marrubium vulgare extract, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e), ascorbyl palmitate (vitamin c), leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, phospholipids, isopropyl lauroyl sarcosinate, cetearyl alcohol, sodium polyacrylate, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, polymethylsilsesquioxane, isohexadecane, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, cetearyl methicone, phenoxyethanol, peg-40 stearate, steareth-2, steareth-21, retinyl palmitate, linoleic acid, lycopene

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Total Number of ingredients = 33

Water/aqua/eau, hyaluronic acid, glycerin, butylene glycol, alcohol denat., dimethicone, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, panthenol, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, tocopheryl acetate, retinyl palmitate, triticum vulgare (wheat) germ oil, aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, phospholipids, pantothenic acid, methyldihydrojasmonate, yeast extract (faex/extrait de levure), panax ginseng root extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, ormenis multicaulis oil, stearic acid, glyceryl dilaurate, carbomer, triethanolamine, asiaticoside, asiatic acid, madecassic acid, ascorbyl palmitate, disodium edta, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol

Water, hydrogenated polydecene, caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethicone, glycerin, butylene glycol, cetearyl olivate, sorbitan olivate, cyclopentasiloxane, marrubium vulgare extract, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e), ascorbyl palmitate (vitamin c), leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, phospholipids, isopropyl lauroyl sarcosinate, cetearyl alcohol, sodium polyacrylate, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, polymethylsilsesquioxane, isohexadecane, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, cetearyl methicone, phenoxyethanol, peg-40 stearate, steareth-2, steareth-21, retinyl palmitate, linoleic acid, lycopene

Notable ingredients

Moisturizing Complex

Rich Hydrating Cream

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Asiaticoside, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Tocopheryl acetate

Cell-signaling ingredient: Retinyl palmitate

Soothing: Marrubium vulgare extract

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate (vitamin c), Lycopene, Tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e)

Cell-signaling ingredient: Retinyl palmitate

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Ingredients with their functions

Moisturizing Complex

Rich Hydrating 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.

Hyaluronic acid

Function: Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer

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

Glycerin

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