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Essential Balancing Emulsion (Light)

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Red Rice Essential Emulsion

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Essential Balancing Emulsion (Light)

Red Rice Essential Emulsion

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

Essential Balancing Emulsion (Light)

Red Rice Essential Emulsion

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

Essential Balancing Emulsion (Light)

Red Rice Essential Emulsion

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, butylene glycol, dimethicone, cetyl ethylhexanoate, hydrogenated poly(c6-14 olefin), glyceryl stearate citrate, phenyl trimethicone, polyglyceryl-3 distearate, 1,2-hexanediol, silica, cetearyl alcohol, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, niacinamide, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, carbomer, tromethamine, glyceryl caprylate, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, fragrance/parfum, sorbitan isostearate, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, magnesium sulfate, calcium chloride, gossypium herbaceum cotton extract, butylphenyl methylpropional, limonene, manganese sulfate, citronellol, chenopodium quinoa seed extract, zinc sulfate, tocopherol, ascorbyl glucoside 14	Water/aqua/eau, glycerin, propanediol, hydrogenated poly(c6-14 olefin), hydrogenated polyisobutene, diisostearyl malate, niacinamide, bis-hydroxyethoxypropyl dimethicone, c14-22 alcohols, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, pca dimethicone, cnidium officinale root water, angelica acutiloba root water, 1,2-hexanediol, glyceryl stearate citrate, glyceryl polymethacrylate, c12-20 alkyl glucoside, butylene glycol, glyceryl stearate, cetearyl alcohol, hydrogenated vegetable oil, carbomer, rice ferment filtrate (sake) (1,500 ppm), fragrance/parfum, stearic acid, tromethamine, palmitic acid, xanthan gum, glyceryl caprylate, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, adenosine, dextrin, theobroma cacao (cocoa) extract, glucose, myristic acid, lauric acid, tocopherol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 33

Total Number of ingredients = 38

Water/aqua/eau, butylene glycol, dimethicone, cetyl ethylhexanoate, hydrogenated poly(c6-14 olefin), glyceryl stearate citrate, phenyl trimethicone, polyglyceryl-3 distearate, 1,2-hexanediol, silica, cetearyl alcohol, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, niacinamide, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, carbomer, tromethamine, glyceryl caprylate, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, fragrance/parfum, sorbitan isostearate, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, magnesium sulfate, calcium chloride, gossypium herbaceum cotton extract, butylphenyl methylpropional, limonene, manganese sulfate, citronellol, chenopodium quinoa seed extract, zinc sulfate, tocopherol, ascorbyl glucoside

Water/aqua/eau, glycerin, propanediol, hydrogenated poly(c6-14 olefin), hydrogenated polyisobutene, diisostearyl malate, niacinamide, bis-hydroxyethoxypropyl dimethicone, c14-22 alcohols, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, pca dimethicone, cnidium officinale root water, angelica acutiloba root water, 1,2-hexanediol, glyceryl stearate citrate, glyceryl polymethacrylate, c12-20 alkyl glucoside, butylene glycol, glyceryl stearate, cetearyl alcohol, hydrogenated vegetable oil, carbomer, rice ferment filtrate (sake) (1,500 ppm), fragrance/parfum, stearic acid, tromethamine, palmitic acid, xanthan gum, glyceryl caprylate, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, adenosine, dextrin, theobroma cacao (cocoa) extract, glucose, myristic acid, lauric acid, tocopherol

Notable ingredients

Essential Balancing Emulsion (Light)

Red Rice Essential Emulsion

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Essential Balancing Emulsion (Light)

Red Rice Essential Emulsion

Water/aqua/eau

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.

Butylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

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

Dimethicone

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning

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