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Total Moisture Daily Facial Cream

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Marula Oil 5% Face Moisturizer

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Total Moisture Daily Facial Cream

Marula Oil 5% Face 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

Total Moisture Daily Facial Cream

Marula Oil 5% Face Moisturizer

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

Full ingredient list

Total Moisture Daily Facial Cream

Marula Oil 5% Face Moisturizer

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua (water), glycerin, dimethicone, squalane, caprylic/capric triglyceride, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate, propanediol, arachidyl alcohol, cetearyl alcohol, inulin, behenyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, arachidyl glucoside, tocopheryl acetate, caprylyl glycol, linoleic acid, saccharomyces ferment filtrate, glyceryl glucoside, sodium hyaluronate, acetyl heptapeptide-4, linolenic acid, cetearyl glucoside, sodium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, diglycerin, ceramide np, sodium pca, urea, carbomer, disodium edta, hydrogenated polydecene, ethylhexylglycerin, xanthan gum, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, sodium hydroxide, lactic acid, lysine, pca, sorbitol, butylene glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, trideceth-10, tocopherol, hydrolyzed wheat protein, allantoin, oryza sativa lees extract 15	Water/aqua, glycerin, sclerocarya birrea (marula) seed oil, methylpropanediol, dicaprylyl carbonate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, butylene glycol, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, trehalose, dimethicone, saccharide isomerate, pentylene glycol, coco-caprylate/caprate, triheptanoin, c9-12 alkane, sodium hyaluronate, allantoin, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, carbomer, cetyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, tocopheryl acetate, triethanolamine, nylon-12, petrolatum, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, ethylhexylglycerin, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, polyurethane-100, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, tocopherol, citric acid, sodium citrate.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 46

Total Number of ingredients = 36

Aqua (water), glycerin, dimethicone, squalane, caprylic/capric triglyceride, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate, propanediol, arachidyl alcohol, cetearyl alcohol, inulin, behenyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, arachidyl glucoside, tocopheryl acetate, caprylyl glycol, linoleic acid, saccharomyces ferment filtrate, glyceryl glucoside, sodium hyaluronate, acetyl heptapeptide-4, linolenic acid, cetearyl glucoside, sodium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, diglycerin, ceramide np, sodium pca, urea, carbomer, disodium edta, hydrogenated polydecene, ethylhexylglycerin, xanthan gum, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, sodium hydroxide, lactic acid, lysine, pca, sorbitol, butylene glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, trideceth-10, tocopherol, hydrolyzed wheat protein, allantoin, oryza sativa lees extract

Water/aqua, glycerin, sclerocarya birrea (marula) seed oil, methylpropanediol, dicaprylyl carbonate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, butylene glycol, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, trehalose, dimethicone, saccharide isomerate, pentylene glycol, coco-caprylate/caprate, triheptanoin, c9-12 alkane, sodium hyaluronate, allantoin, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, carbomer, cetyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, tocopheryl acetate, triethanolamine, nylon-12, petrolatum, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, ethylhexylglycerin, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, polyurethane-100, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, tocopherol, citric acid, sodium citrate.

Notable ingredients

Total Moisture Daily Facial Cream

Marula Oil 5% Face Moisturizer

Soothing: Allantoin

Antioxidant: Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

Soothing: Allantoin

Antioxidant: Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water/aqua, Butylene glycol, C9-12 alkane, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Methylpropanediol, Pentylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

Total Moisture Daily Facial Cream

Marula Oil 5% Face Moisturizer

Aqua (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.

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent