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Hydr8 B5 Intense

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Serums/Treatments	Serums/Treatments
Concentrated formulas for hydrating and addressing skin issues.	Concentrated formulas for hydrating and addressing skin issues.
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Ingredient highlights

Hydr8 B5 Intense

Ncef Essence

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

Full ingredient list

Hydr8 B5 Intense

Ncef Essence

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, panthenol, glyceryl glucoside, propylene glycol, sodium hyaluronate, glycerin, sodium pca, amelanchier alnifolia fruit extract, urea, calcium pantothenate, trehalose, taurine, creatine, diglycerin, acetyl glucosamine, daucus carota sativa (carrot) juice, glycine soja (soybean) seed extract, lysine hcl, alanine, arginine, histidine hcl, biosaccharide gum-1, phenoxyethanol, serine, allantoin, proline, lactic acid, ethylhexylglycerin, hydroxyacetophenone, hydrolyzed wheat protein, lysine, pca, sorbitol, glutamic acid, threonine, valine, leucine, glycine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, citric acid 21	Aqua (water, eau), glycerin, butylene glycol, capryloyl glycine, citric acid, dimethicone peg-7 phosphate, sodium hydroxide, sodium polyacrylate starch, ethylhexyl salicylate, disodium edta, parfum (fragrance), sodium chloride, sucrose palmitate, cetrimonium bromide, caesalpinia spinosa gum, butyl methyoxydibenzoylmethane, salvia sclarea (clary) extract, glyceryl linoleate, diethylhexyl syringylidenemalonate, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, glucose, cyamopsis tetragonoloba (guar) gum, xanthan gum, alteromonas ferment extract, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, potassium chloride, calcium chloride, phenoxyethanol, sodium hyaluronate, magnesium sulfate, glutamine, sodium phosphate, alcohol, ascorbic acid, sodium acetate, tris(tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) citrate, lysine hcl, arginine hcl, alanine, histidine hcl, valine, leucine, threonine, isoleucine, tryptophan, phenylalanine, tyrosine, glycine, polysorbate 80, serine, cystine, cyanocobalamin, glutathione, asparagine, aspartic acid, ornithine hcl, glutamic acid, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, tocopherol, proline, methionine, taurine, hydroxyproline, glucosamine hcl, coenzyme a, ci 17200 (red 33), sodium glucuronate, thiamine diphosphate, retinyl acetate, inositol, niacin, niacinamide, pyridoxine hcl, biotin, calcium pantothenate, riboflavin, sodium tocopheryl phosphate, thiamine hcl, folic acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 43

Total Number of ingredients = 81

Water, panthenol, glyceryl glucoside, propylene glycol, sodium hyaluronate, glycerin, sodium pca, amelanchier alnifolia fruit extract, urea, calcium pantothenate, trehalose, taurine, creatine, diglycerin, acetyl glucosamine, daucus carota sativa (carrot) juice, glycine soja (soybean) seed extract, lysine hcl, alanine, arginine, histidine hcl, biosaccharide gum-1, phenoxyethanol, serine, allantoin, proline, lactic acid, ethylhexylglycerin, hydroxyacetophenone, hydrolyzed wheat protein, lysine, pca, sorbitol, glutamic acid, threonine, valine, leucine, glycine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, citric acid

Aqua (water, eau), glycerin, butylene glycol, capryloyl glycine, citric acid, dimethicone peg-7 phosphate, sodium hydroxide, sodium polyacrylate starch, ethylhexyl salicylate, disodium edta, parfum (fragrance), sodium chloride, sucrose palmitate, cetrimonium bromide, caesalpinia spinosa gum, butyl methyoxydibenzoylmethane, salvia sclarea (clary) extract, glyceryl linoleate, diethylhexyl syringylidenemalonate, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, glucose, cyamopsis tetragonoloba (guar) gum, xanthan gum, alteromonas ferment extract, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, potassium chloride, calcium chloride, phenoxyethanol, sodium hyaluronate, magnesium sulfate, glutamine, sodium phosphate, alcohol, ascorbic acid, sodium acetate, tris(tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) citrate, lysine hcl, arginine hcl, alanine, histidine hcl, valine, leucine, threonine, isoleucine, tryptophan, phenylalanine, tyrosine, glycine, polysorbate 80, serine, cystine, cyanocobalamin, glutathione, asparagine, aspartic acid, ornithine hcl, glutamic acid, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, tocopherol, proline, methionine, taurine, hydroxyproline, glucosamine hcl, coenzyme a, ci 17200 (red 33), sodium glucuronate, thiamine diphosphate, retinyl acetate, inositol, niacin, niacinamide, pyridoxine hcl, biotin, calcium pantothenate, riboflavin, sodium tocopheryl phosphate, thiamine hcl, folic acid

Notable ingredients

Hydr8 B5 Intense

Ncef Essence

Soothing: Allantoin, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Acetyl glucosamine

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Sunscreen/UV filter: Ethylhexyl salicylate

Soothing: Niacinamide, Salvia sclarea (clary) extract

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Ingredients with their functions

Hydr8 B5 Intense

Ncef Essence

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.

Panthenol

Also-called: Pro-Vitamin B5 | Function: Soothing, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer

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

Glyceryl glucoside

Function: Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer

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