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Mario Badescu
Vitamin A & E Hydrating Balm

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Merle Norman
Moisture Emulsion

Product category and function

Vitamin A & E Hydrating Balm

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

Vitamin A & E Hydrating Balm

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

Vitamin A & E Hydrating Balm

Moisture Emulsion

No. of common ingredients = 0
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/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)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Total Number of ingredients = 20

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/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

Vitamin A & E Hydrating Balm

Moisture Emulsion

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua (water, eau), Propylene glycol

Buffering: Citric acid, Triethanolamine

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

Vitamin A & E Hydrating Balm

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.

Arachis hypogaea (peanut) oil

Function: Skin conditioning

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