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Mario Badescu
Protein Night Cream

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Merle Norman
Moisture Lotion

Product category and function

Protein Night Cream

Moisture Lotion

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

Protein Night Cream

Moisture Lotion

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

Protein Night Cream

Moisture Lotion

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua/eau), petrolatum, oryza sativa (rice) bran oil, glycerin, ethylhexyl palmitate, cetyl alcohol, c10-30 cholesterol/lanosterol esters, beeswax (cera alba/cire d'abeille), dimethicone, vegetable oil (olus/huile végétale), stearic acid, zea mays (corn) oil, oligopeptide-5, propylene glycol, sodium borate, triethanolamine, diazolidinyl urea, sodium benzoate, glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, propylparaben, methylparaben, soluble collagen, fragrance (parfum), phenoxyethanol, tocopherol, retinyl palmitate, hexyl cinnamal 9	Water/aqua/eau, mineral oil (paraffinum liquidum), propylene glycol, dea-cetyl phosphate, dimethicone, glycerin, cetyl alcohol, stearic acid, diazolidinyl urea, phenoxyethanol, carbomer, triethanolamine, xanthan gum

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 27

Total Number of ingredients = 13

Water (aqua/eau), petrolatum, oryza sativa (rice) bran oil, glycerin, ethylhexyl palmitate, cetyl alcohol, c10-30 cholesterol/lanosterol esters, beeswax (cera alba/cire d'abeille), dimethicone, vegetable oil (olus/huile végétale), stearic acid, zea mays (corn) oil, oligopeptide-5, propylene glycol, sodium borate, triethanolamine, diazolidinyl urea, sodium benzoate, glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, propylparaben, methylparaben, soluble collagen, fragrance (parfum), phenoxyethanol, tocopherol, retinyl palmitate, hexyl cinnamal

Water/aqua/eau, mineral oil (paraffinum liquidum), propylene glycol, dea-cetyl phosphate, dimethicone, glycerin, cetyl alcohol, stearic acid, diazolidinyl urea, phenoxyethanol, carbomer, triethanolamine, xanthan gum

Notable ingredients

Protein Night Cream

Moisture Lotion

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Cell-signaling ingredient: Retinyl palmitate

Solvent: Water (aqua/eau), Glycerin, Propylene glycol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Glycerin, Mineral oil (paraffinum liquidum), Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Triethanolamine

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Ingredients with their functions

Protein Night Cream

Moisture Lotion

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.

Petrolatum

Also-called: Petroleum jelly | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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

Oryza sativa (rice) bran oil

Also-called: Rice Bran Oil | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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