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Reparative Moisture Emulsion

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Skin Recovery Light Moisturizer

Product category and function

Reparative Moisture Emulsion

Skin Recovery Light 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

Reparative Moisture Emulsion

Skin Recovery Light Moisturizer

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

Reparative Moisture Emulsion

Skin Recovery Light Moisturizer

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Water/aqua/eau, sodium hyaluronate, glycerin, squalane, caprylic/capric triglyceride, tocopherol, panthenyl triacetate, ethyl linoleate, butylene glycol, acetyl tyrosine, proline, lecithin, glycosaminoglycans, beta vulgaris (beet) root extract (extrait de racine de betterave), haberlea rhodopensis leaf extract, xanthan gum, carbomer, triethanolamine, urea, glucose, guanidine hcl, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, dimethicone, yeast extract (faex/extrait de levure), dipalmitoyl hydroxyproline, cyclomethicone, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, hydrolyzed soy protein, tripeptide-10 citrulline, tripeptide-1, polysorbate 40, superoxide dismutase, pvp, panthenol, phospholipids, retinyl palmitate, tocopheryl acetate, ascorbyl palmitate, pantothenic acid, ethylbisiminomethylguaiacol manganese chloride, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, disodium edta 12	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

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 44

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Water/aqua/eau, sodium hyaluronate, glycerin, squalane, caprylic/capric triglyceride, tocopherol, panthenyl triacetate, ethyl linoleate, butylene glycol, acetyl tyrosine, proline, lecithin, glycosaminoglycans, beta vulgaris (beet) root extract (extrait de racine de betterave), haberlea rhodopensis leaf extract, xanthan gum, carbomer, triethanolamine, urea, glucose, guanidine hcl, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, dimethicone, yeast extract (faex/extrait de levure), dipalmitoyl hydroxyproline, cyclomethicone, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, hydrolyzed soy protein, tripeptide-10 citrulline, tripeptide-1, polysorbate 40, superoxide dismutase, pvp, panthenol, phospholipids, retinyl palmitate, tocopheryl acetate, ascorbyl palmitate, pantothenic acid, ethylbisiminomethylguaiacol manganese chloride, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, disodium edta

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

Notable ingredients

Reparative Moisture Emulsion

Skin Recovery Light Moisturizer

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Ethylbisiminomethylguaiacol manganese chloride, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate, Superoxide dismutase

Cell-signaling ingredient: Retinyl palmitate

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate, Sodium sulfite

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

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Ingredients with their functions

Reparative Moisture Emulsion

Skin Recovery Light Moisturizer

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.

Sodium hyaluronate

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