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Mario Badescu
Hydro Moisturizer With Vitamin C

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Kiehl's
Ultra Facial Moisturizer

Product category and function

Hydro Moisturizer With Vitamin C

Ultra Facial Moisturizer

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

Hydro Moisturizer With Vitamin C

Ultra Facial Moisturizer

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

Hydro Moisturizer With Vitamin C

Ultra Facial Moisturizer

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua (water, eau), propylene glycol, paraffinum liquidum (mineral oil, huile minerale), squalane, isopropyl myristate, glyceryl stearate, cymbopogon schoenanthus leaf extract, ascorbic acid, tocopherol, cetyl alcohol, stearic acid, isododecane, myristyl lactate, triethanolamine, myristyl alcohol, dimethicone crosspolymer-3, propylparaben, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, diazolidinyl urea 8	Aqua/water, squalane, glycerin, peg-100 stearate, glyceryl stearate, butylene glycol, triethanolamine, phenoxyethanol, sorbitan oleate, carbomer, chlorphenesin, cera alba (beeswax), caprylyl glycol, stearic acid, palmitic acid, myristyl alcohol, prunus amygdalus dulcis oil (sweet almond oil), prunus armeniaca kernel oil (apricot kernel oil), tocopherol, persea gratissima oil (avocado oil), myristic acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 20

Total Number of ingredients = 21

Aqua (water, eau), propylene glycol, paraffinum liquidum (mineral oil, huile minerale), squalane, isopropyl myristate, glyceryl stearate, cymbopogon schoenanthus leaf extract, ascorbic acid, tocopherol, cetyl alcohol, stearic acid, isododecane, myristyl lactate, triethanolamine, myristyl alcohol, dimethicone crosspolymer-3, propylparaben, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, diazolidinyl urea

Aqua/water, squalane, glycerin, peg-100 stearate, glyceryl stearate, butylene glycol, triethanolamine, phenoxyethanol, sorbitan oleate, carbomer, chlorphenesin, cera alba (beeswax), caprylyl glycol, stearic acid, palmitic acid, myristyl alcohol, prunus amygdalus dulcis oil (sweet almond oil), prunus armeniaca kernel oil (apricot kernel oil), tocopherol, persea gratissima oil (avocado oil), myristic acid

Notable ingredients

Hydro Moisturizer With Vitamin C

Ultra Facial Moisturizer

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua (water, eau), Paraffinum liquidum (mineral oil, huile minerale), Propylene glycol, Isododecane

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua/water, Butylene glycol, Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Hydro Moisturizer With Vitamin C

Ultra Facial Moisturizer

Aqua (water, 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.

Propylene glycol

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

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

Paraffinum liquidum (mineral oil, huile minerale)

Also-called: Mineral oil | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Solvent