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Red Centella Balm

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Alpha-5 Mela Care Cream

Product category and function

Red Centella Balm

Alpha-5 Mela Care Cream

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

Red Centella Balm

Alpha-5 Mela Care Cream

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

Red Centella Balm

Alpha-5 Mela Care Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, butylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, glyceryl stearate se, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, 1,2-hexanediol, cyclopentasiloxane, cyclohexasiloxane, asiaticoside, madecassic acid, asiatic acid, triethanolamine, carbomer 7	Water, dipropylene glycol, alpha-arbutin, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, niacinamide, 1,2-hexanediol, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, carbomer, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, tromethamine, xanthan gum, allantoin, adenosine, glutathione, aronia melanocarpa fruit extract, hippophae rhamnoides water, butylene glycol, copper tripeptide-1, palmitoyl pentapeptide-4, acetyl hexapeptide-8, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 14

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Water, butylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, glyceryl stearate se, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, 1,2-hexanediol, cyclopentasiloxane, cyclohexasiloxane, asiaticoside, madecassic acid, asiatic acid, triethanolamine, carbomer

Water, dipropylene glycol, alpha-arbutin, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, niacinamide, 1,2-hexanediol, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, carbomer, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, tromethamine, xanthan gum, allantoin, adenosine, glutathione, aronia melanocarpa fruit extract, hippophae rhamnoides water, butylene glycol, copper tripeptide-1, palmitoyl pentapeptide-4, acetyl hexapeptide-8, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7.

Notable ingredients

Red Centella Balm

Alpha-5 Mela Care Cream

Antioxidant: Asiaticoside

Solvent: Water, 1,2-hexanediol, Butylene glycol, Cyclohexasiloxane, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin

Buffering: Triethanolamine

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Allantoin

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Red Centella Balm

Alpha-5 Mela Care Cream

Water

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.

Butylene glycol

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

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

Dipropylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Solvent

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