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HydraKate Recharging Water Cream

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HydraKate Recharging Water Cream

Vital C Hydrating Water Burst

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

HydraKate Recharging Water Cream

Vital C Hydrating Water Burst

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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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

HydraKate Recharging Water Cream

Vital C Hydrating Water Burst

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Aqua/water/eau, dimethicone, glycerin, propanediol, diphenylsiloxy phenyl trimethicone, glyceryl glucoside, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, spirulina maxima extract, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, calendula officinalis flower extract, tocopheryl acetate, tocopherol, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, ethylhexylglycerin, polysilicone-11, lecithin, chrysin, lauryl peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, sodium chloride, disteardimonium hectorite, sucrose, sodium citrate, parfum/fragrance, 1,2-hexanediol, triethyl citrate, dipropylene glycol, pentylene glycol, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, linalool, limonene 11	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

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Aqua/water/eau, dimethicone, glycerin, propanediol, diphenylsiloxy phenyl trimethicone, glyceryl glucoside, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, spirulina maxima extract, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, calendula officinalis flower extract, tocopheryl acetate, tocopherol, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, ethylhexylglycerin, polysilicone-11, lecithin, chrysin, lauryl peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, sodium chloride, disteardimonium hectorite, sucrose, sodium citrate, parfum/fragrance, 1,2-hexanediol, triethyl citrate, dipropylene glycol, pentylene glycol, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, linalool, limonene

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

Notable ingredients

HydraKate Recharging Water Cream

Vital C Hydrating Water Burst

Soothing: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, Sucrose, Calendula officinalis flower extract

Antioxidant: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate, Spirulina maxima extract

Cell-signaling ingredient: Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7

Soothing: Echinacea angustifolia extract, Panthenol

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

Cell-signaling ingredient: Retinyl palmitate

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Ingredients with their functions

HydraKate Recharging Water Cream

Vital C Hydrating Water Burst

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.

Glycerin

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