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La Roche-Posay
Pure Vitamin C Face Cream

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Cetaphil
Rich Hydrating Cream

Product category and function

Pure Vitamin C Face Cream

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

Pure Vitamin C Face Cream

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

Pure Vitamin C Face Cream

Rich Hydrating Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water, dimethicone, isocetyl stearate, glycerin, mannose, ascorbic acid, caprylic/capric triglyceride, butylene glycol, sucrose tristearate, potassium hydroxide, sodium styrene/ma copolymer, polymethylsilsesquioxane, steareth-10, madecassoside, sodium stearoyl glutamate, hydrogenated lecithin, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, caprylyl glycol, tetrasodium edta, acetyl dipeptide-1 cetyl ester, xanthan gum, acrylates copolymer, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, parfum/fragrance. 9	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 = 25

Total Number of ingredients = 33

Aqua/water, dimethicone, isocetyl stearate, glycerin, mannose, ascorbic acid, caprylic/capric triglyceride, butylene glycol, sucrose tristearate, potassium hydroxide, sodium styrene/ma copolymer, polymethylsilsesquioxane, steareth-10, madecassoside, sodium stearoyl glutamate, hydrogenated lecithin, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, caprylyl glycol, tetrasodium edta, acetyl dipeptide-1 cetyl ester, xanthan gum, acrylates copolymer, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, parfum/fragrance.

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

Pure Vitamin C Face Cream

Rich Hydrating Cream

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Madecassoside

Solvent: Aqua/water, Butylene glycol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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

Pure Vitamin C Face Cream

Rich Hydrating 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.

Isocetyl stearate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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