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Kiehl's
Ultra Facial Moisturizer

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Mario Badescu
Hydro Moisturizer With Vitamin C

Product category and function

Ultra Facial Moisturizer

Hydro Moisturizer With Vitamin C

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

Ultra Facial Moisturizer

Hydro Moisturizer With Vitamin C

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

Ultra Facial Moisturizer

Hydro Moisturizer With Vitamin C

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water, squalane, glycerin, peg-100 stearate, glyceryl stearate, butylene glycol, triethanolamine, phenoxyethanol, sorbitan oleate, carbomer, chlorphenesin, cera alba (beeswax), caprylyl glycol, stearic acid, palmitic acid, myristyl alcohol, prunus amygdalus dulcis oil (sweet almond oil), prunus armeniaca kernel oil (apricot kernel oil), tocopherol, persea gratissima oil (avocado oil), myristic acid 8	Aqua (water, eau), propylene glycol, paraffinum liquidum (mineral oil, huile minerale), squalane, isopropyl myristate, glyceryl stearate, cymbopogon schoenanthus leaf extract, ascorbic acid, tocopherol, cetyl alcohol, stearic acid, isododecane, myristyl lactate, triethanolamine, myristyl alcohol, dimethicone crosspolymer-3, propylparaben, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, diazolidinyl urea

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 21

Total Number of ingredients = 20

Aqua/water, squalane, glycerin, peg-100 stearate, glyceryl stearate, butylene glycol, triethanolamine, phenoxyethanol, sorbitan oleate, carbomer, chlorphenesin, cera alba (beeswax), caprylyl glycol, stearic acid, palmitic acid, myristyl alcohol, prunus amygdalus dulcis oil (sweet almond oil), prunus armeniaca kernel oil (apricot kernel oil), tocopherol, persea gratissima oil (avocado oil), myristic acid

Aqua (water, eau), propylene glycol, paraffinum liquidum (mineral oil, huile minerale), squalane, isopropyl myristate, glyceryl stearate, cymbopogon schoenanthus leaf extract, ascorbic acid, tocopherol, cetyl alcohol, stearic acid, isododecane, myristyl lactate, triethanolamine, myristyl alcohol, dimethicone crosspolymer-3, propylparaben, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, diazolidinyl urea

Notable ingredients

Ultra Facial Moisturizer

Hydro Moisturizer With Vitamin C

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua/water, Butylene glycol, Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua (water, eau), Paraffinum liquidum (mineral oil, huile minerale), Propylene glycol, Isododecane

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Ultra Facial Moisturizer

Hydro Moisturizer With Vitamin C

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.

Squalane

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, 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