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La Roche-Posay
Substiane Riche Anti-Aging Cream

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Merle Norman
Nightly Moisture Cream

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Substiane Riche Anti-Aging Cream

Nightly Moisture 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

Substiane Riche Anti-Aging Cream

Nightly Moisture 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

Substiane Riche Anti-Aging Cream

Nightly Moisture Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water, glycerin, butyrospermum parkii butter (shea butter), cyclohexasiloxane, prunus armeniaca kernel oil (apricot kernel oil), pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate, isohexadecane, zea mays starch (corn starch), silica, hydroxypropyl tetrahydropyrantriol, cera alba (beeswax), stearic acid, dimethicone, palmitic acid, peg-100 stearate, glyceryl stearate, propylene glycol, peg-20 stearate, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, stearyl alcohol, dimethiconol, arginine pca, serine, disodium edta, hydrolyzed linseed extract, acetyl dipeptide-1 cetyl ester, polysorbate 80, acrylamide/sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate copolymer, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, benzoic acid, parfum/fragrance 12	Water/aqua/eau, glycerin, cetearyl isononanoate, isohexadecane, isononyl isononanoate, pentylene glycol, steareth-21, cyclopentasiloxane, steareth-2, beeswax (cera alba), cetyl palmitate, glyceryl stearate, dimethicone, stearic acid, stearyl alcohol, sodium hyaluronate, tocopheryl acetate, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, macadamia ternifolia seed oil, pistacia vera seed oil, punica granatum extract, opuntia streptacantha stem extract, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, proline, sodium pca, butylene glycol, palmitic acid, acetyl tyrosine, silica dimethyl silylate, ethylhexyl palmitate, adenosine triphosphate, polymethyl methacrylate, triethanolamine, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, butylparaben, ethylparaben, isobutylparaben, propylparaben, disodium edta, tetrasodium edta, fragrance (parfum)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 33

Total Number of ingredients = 42

Aqua/water, glycerin, butyrospermum parkii butter (shea butter), cyclohexasiloxane, prunus armeniaca kernel oil (apricot kernel oil), pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate, isohexadecane, zea mays starch (corn starch), silica, hydroxypropyl tetrahydropyrantriol, cera alba (beeswax), stearic acid, dimethicone, palmitic acid, peg-100 stearate, glyceryl stearate, propylene glycol, peg-20 stearate, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, stearyl alcohol, dimethiconol, arginine pca, serine, disodium edta, hydrolyzed linseed extract, acetyl dipeptide-1 cetyl ester, polysorbate 80, acrylamide/sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate copolymer, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, benzoic acid, parfum/fragrance

Water/aqua/eau, glycerin, cetearyl isononanoate, isohexadecane, isononyl isononanoate, pentylene glycol, steareth-21, cyclopentasiloxane, steareth-2, beeswax (cera alba), cetyl palmitate, glyceryl stearate, dimethicone, stearic acid, stearyl alcohol, sodium hyaluronate, tocopheryl acetate, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, macadamia ternifolia seed oil, pistacia vera seed oil, punica granatum extract, opuntia streptacantha stem extract, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, proline, sodium pca, butylene glycol, palmitic acid, acetyl tyrosine, silica dimethyl silylate, ethylhexyl palmitate, adenosine triphosphate, polymethyl methacrylate, triethanolamine, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, butylparaben, ethylparaben, isobutylparaben, propylparaben, disodium edta, tetrasodium edta, fragrance (parfum)

Notable ingredients

Substiane Riche Anti-Aging Cream

Nightly Moisture Cream

Antioxidant: Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate

Solvent: Aqua/water, Cyclohexasiloxane, Glycerin, Propylene glycol, Isohexadecane

Abrasive: Silica, Zea mays starch (corn starch)

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Pentylene glycol, Isohexadecane

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol, Isobutylparaben

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Ingredients with their functions

Substiane Riche Anti-Aging Cream

Nightly Moisture 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.

Glycerin

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