Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links. Read our full disclosure policy.

La Roche-Posay
Pure Vitamin C Face Cream

Versus

Garnier
Garnier Skinactive Moisture Rescue Refreshing Gel Cream

garnier-garnier-skinactive-moisture-rescue-refreshing-gel-cream (1).

Product category and function

Pure Vitamin C Face Cream

Garnier Skinactive Moisture Rescue Refreshing Gel 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...
----	----

Ingredient highlights

Pure Vitamin C Face Cream

Garnier Skinactive Moisture Rescue Refreshing Gel 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

Garnier Skinactive Moisture Rescue Refreshing Gel 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. 8	Aqua/water, glycerin, alcohol denat., dimethicone, isononyl isononanoate, carbomer, dimethiconol, chlorphenesin, caprylyl glycol, sodium hydroxide, vitis vinifera extract/grapefruit extract, xanthan gum, tetrasodium edta, tocopheryl acetate, ascorbyl glucoside, menthoxypropanediol, magnesium gluconate, sodium citrate, benzyl salicylate, linalool, calcium gluconate, biosaccharide gum-1, hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde, butylphenyl methylpropional, ci 19140/yellow 5, ci 42090/blue 1, parfum/fragrance, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Total Number of ingredients = 28

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.

Aqua/water, glycerin, alcohol denat., dimethicone, isononyl isononanoate, carbomer, dimethiconol, chlorphenesin, caprylyl glycol, sodium hydroxide, vitis vinifera extract/grapefruit extract, xanthan gum, tetrasodium edta, tocopheryl acetate, ascorbyl glucoside, menthoxypropanediol, magnesium gluconate, sodium citrate, benzyl salicylate, linalool, calcium gluconate, biosaccharide gum-1, hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde, butylphenyl methylpropional, ci 19140/yellow 5, ci 42090/blue 1, parfum/fragrance, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

Pure Vitamin C Face Cream

Garnier Skinactive Moisture Rescue Refreshing Gel Cream

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Madecassoside

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl glucoside, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Aqua/water, Alcohol denat, Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Alcohol denat, Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol

Load all

Ingredients with their functions

Pure Vitamin C Face Cream

Garnier Skinactive Moisture Rescue Refreshing Gel 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.