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Mario Badescu
Hydro Moisturizer With Vitamin C

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Merle Norman
Moisture Emulsion

Product category and function

Hydro Moisturizer With Vitamin C

Moisture 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

Hydro Moisturizer With Vitamin C

Moisture 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

Hydro Moisturizer With Vitamin C

Moisture Emulsion

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 20	Total Number of ingredients = 20
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 10	Aqua/water/eau, mineral oil (paraffinum liquidum), propylene glycol, acetylated lanolin, cetyl alcohol, myristyl lactate, myristyl alcohol, laneth-16, ceteth-16, oleth-16, steareth-16, lanolin alcohol, glyceryl stearate, carbomer, peg-75, stearic acid, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, diazolidinyl urea, fragrance (parfum)

Notable ingredients

Hydro Moisturizer With Vitamin C

Moisture Emulsion

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Tocopherol

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Mineral oil (paraffinum liquidum), Peg-75, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Sodium hydroxide

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Ingredients with their functions

Hydro Moisturizer With Vitamin C

Moisture Emulsion

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