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Vitamin A & E Hydrating Balm

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Mattifying Moisturizer

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Vitamin A & E Hydrating Balm

Mattifying 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

Vitamin A & E Hydrating Balm

Mattifying Moisturizer

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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Vitamin A & E Hydrating Balm

Mattifying Moisturizer

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Aqua (water, eau), propylene glycol, arachis hypogaea (peanut) oil, glyceryl stearate, stearic acid, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, carrageenan, c10-30 cholesterol/lanosterol esters, tocopherol, triethanolamine, methylparaben, propylparaben, carbomer, parfum (fragrance), citric acid, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, sodium chloride, diazolidinyl urea, citronellol, alpha-isomethyl ionone, coumarin, ci 42090 (blue 1), ci 19140 (yellow 5) 7	Aqua (water), coco-caprylate/caprate, squalane, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, pentylene glycol, glyceryl stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, carbomer, sodium stearoyl glutamate, parfum (fragrance), caprylyl glycol, curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract, sodium benzoate, sodium phytate, xanthan gum, sodium hydroxide, citric acid, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, tocopherol, polylysine

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Total Number of ingredients = 21

Aqua (water, eau), propylene glycol, arachis hypogaea (peanut) oil, glyceryl stearate, stearic acid, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, carrageenan, c10-30 cholesterol/lanosterol esters, tocopherol, triethanolamine, methylparaben, propylparaben, carbomer, parfum (fragrance), citric acid, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, sodium chloride, diazolidinyl urea, citronellol, alpha-isomethyl ionone, coumarin, ci 42090 (blue 1), ci 19140 (yellow 5)

Aqua (water), coco-caprylate/caprate, squalane, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, pentylene glycol, glyceryl stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, carbomer, sodium stearoyl glutamate, parfum (fragrance), caprylyl glycol, curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract, sodium benzoate, sodium phytate, xanthan gum, sodium hydroxide, citric acid, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, tocopherol, polylysine

Notable ingredients

Vitamin A & E Hydrating Balm

Mattifying Moisturizer

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua (water, eau), Propylene glycol

Buffering: Citric acid, Triethanolamine

Soothing: Curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract

Skin brightening: Curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract

Antioxidant: Curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract, Tocopherol

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Ingredients with their functions

Vitamin A & E Hydrating Balm

Mattifying 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.

Arachis hypogaea (peanut) oil

Function: Skin conditioning

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