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Kiehl's
Calendula Serum Infused Water Cream

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Essential Hydration Cream

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Calendula Serum Infused Water Cream

Essential Hydration 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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Calendula Serum Infused Water Cream

Essential Hydration Cream

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

Full ingredient list

Calendula Serum Infused Water Cream

Essential Hydration Cream

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Aqua / water, dimethicone, glycerin, propylene glycol, propanediol, panthenol, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, bisabolol, diisopropyl sebacate, sodium chloride, phenoxyethanol, polymethylsilsesquioxane, chlorphenesin, citrus limon peel oil (lemon peel oil), sodium citrate, calendula officinalis flower extract, limonene, peg-10 dimethicone, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, calendula officinalis flower, citric acid, dipropylene glycol, geranium maculatum oil, chamomilla recutita flower oil (matricaria flower oil), citral, citronellol, geraniol, farnesol, linalool, tocopherol, cymbopogon schoenanthus oil, artemisia absinthium extract. 12	Aqua (water), dimethicone, propylene glycol, glycerin, hydrolyzed corallina officinalis extract, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, macadamia ternifolia (macadamia) seed oil, oenothera biennis (evening primrose) oil, glyceryl stearate, cetearyl alcohol, ethylhexyl palmitate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, carbomer, phenoxyethanol, potassium hydroxide, tocopheryl acetate, panthenol, symphytum officinale (comfrey) leaf extract, panax ginseng (asian ginseng) root extract, isomerized linoleic acid, aluminum/magnesium hydroxide stearate, caprylyl glycol, triticum vulgare germ oil (triticum aestivum (wheat) germ oil), pelargonium graveolens (sweet scented geranium) oil, triolein, palmitoyl tripeptide-5, palmitic acid, polygonatum officinale rhizome/root extract, arnica montana (arnica) flower extract, hordeum vulgare (barley) root extract, cupressus sempervirens (italian cypress) seed extract, propyl gallate, citric acid, ascorbyl palmitate, tocopherol, beta-sitosterol, citral, citronellol, geraniol, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Total Number of ingredients = 40

Aqua / water, dimethicone, glycerin, propylene glycol, propanediol, panthenol, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, bisabolol, diisopropyl sebacate, sodium chloride, phenoxyethanol, polymethylsilsesquioxane, chlorphenesin, citrus limon peel oil (lemon peel oil), sodium citrate, calendula officinalis flower extract, limonene, peg-10 dimethicone, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, calendula officinalis flower, citric acid, dipropylene glycol, geranium maculatum oil, chamomilla recutita flower oil (matricaria flower oil), citral, citronellol, geraniol, farnesol, linalool, tocopherol, cymbopogon schoenanthus oil, artemisia absinthium extract.

Aqua (water), dimethicone, propylene glycol, glycerin, hydrolyzed corallina officinalis extract, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, macadamia ternifolia (macadamia) seed oil, oenothera biennis (evening primrose) oil, glyceryl stearate, cetearyl alcohol, ethylhexyl palmitate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, carbomer, phenoxyethanol, potassium hydroxide, tocopheryl acetate, panthenol, symphytum officinale (comfrey) leaf extract, panax ginseng (asian ginseng) root extract, isomerized linoleic acid, aluminum/magnesium hydroxide stearate, caprylyl glycol, triticum vulgare germ oil (triticum aestivum (wheat) germ oil), pelargonium graveolens (sweet scented geranium) oil, triolein, palmitoyl tripeptide-5, palmitic acid, polygonatum officinale rhizome/root extract, arnica montana (arnica) flower extract, hordeum vulgare (barley) root extract, cupressus sempervirens (italian cypress) seed extract, propyl gallate, citric acid, ascorbyl palmitate, tocopherol, beta-sitosterol, citral, citronellol, geraniol, linalool

Notable ingredients

Calendula Serum Infused Water Cream

Essential Hydration Cream

Soothing: Panthenol, Bisabolol, Chamomilla recutita flower oil (matricaria flower oil), Calendula officinalis flower extract

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Diisopropyl sebacate, Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene, Propylene glycol, Propanediol

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Propyl gallate, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Aqua (water), Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Propylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

Calendula Serum Infused Water Cream

Essential Hydration Cream

Aqua / 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.

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