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Hydra Zen Cream

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Merle Norman
Nightly Moisture Cream

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Hydra Zen 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

Hydra Zen 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

Hydra Zen Cream

Nightly Moisture Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water, glycerin, dimethicone, isononyl isononanoate, butylene glycol, cetyl alcohol, stearyl dimethicone, glyceryl stearate, stearic acid, stearyl alcohol, peg-8 stearate, synthetic wax, ci 14700 (red 4), sodium dextran sulfate, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, theobroma cacao extract (cocoa extract), (paeonia suffruticosa extract) paeonia suffruticosa root extract, peg-100 stearate, eugenol, ophiopogon japonicus root extract, ethylparaben, palmitic acid, silica, ammonium polyacryldimethyltauramide (ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate), dimethiconol, limonene, benzyl alcohol, benzyl benzoate, caprylyl glycol, alpha-isomethyl ionone, moringa pterygosperma seed extract, disodium edta, jasminum officinale extract (jasmine flower extract), rosa gallica flower extract, methylparaben, citronellol, alteromonas ferment extract, parfum/fragrance, ethylhexylglycerin. 14	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 = 40

Total Number of ingredients = 42

Aqua/water, glycerin, dimethicone, isononyl isononanoate, butylene glycol, cetyl alcohol, stearyl dimethicone, glyceryl stearate, stearic acid, stearyl alcohol, peg-8 stearate, synthetic wax, ci 14700 (red 4), sodium dextran sulfate, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, theobroma cacao extract (cocoa extract), (paeonia suffruticosa extract) paeonia suffruticosa root extract, peg-100 stearate, eugenol, ophiopogon japonicus root extract, ethylparaben, palmitic acid, silica, ammonium polyacryldimethyltauramide (ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate), dimethiconol, limonene, benzyl alcohol, benzyl benzoate, caprylyl glycol, alpha-isomethyl ionone, moringa pterygosperma seed extract, disodium edta, jasminum officinale extract (jasmine flower extract), rosa gallica flower extract, methylparaben, citronellol, alteromonas ferment extract, parfum/fragrance, ethylhexylglycerin.

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

Hydra Zen Cream

Nightly Moisture Cream

Soothing: Jasminum officinale extract (jasmine flower extract)

Solvent: Aqua/water, Benzyl alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene

Abrasive: Silica, Synthetic wax

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

Hydra Zen 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