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Aqua Bliss

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Indie Lee
Retinol Alternative Cream

Product category and function

Aqua Bliss

Retinol Alternative 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

Aqua Bliss

Retinol Alternative 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

Aqua Bliss

Retinol Alternative Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, caprylic/capric triglyceride, macadamia ternifolia seed oil, glyceryl stearate, propanediol, dimethicone, cetearyl alcohol, hydrogenated soybean oil, myristyl alcohol, myristyl glucoside, cetyl alcohol, butyrospermum parkii (shea butter), hydrogenated jojoba oil, hydrogenated olive oil, xylitylglucoside, anhydroxylitol, xylitol, inulin, glucose, fructose, phytosterols, tocopheryl acetate, chlorophyllin-copper complex, cetearyl glucoside, isohexadecane, polysorbate 80, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower powder, cellulose gum, polysilicone-11, cellulose, xanthan gum, hexylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, acrylamide/sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate copolymer, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol 12	Water (aqua), caprylic/capric triglyceride, propanediol, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, cetearyl alcohol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, c15-19 alkane, squalane (olive), glycerin, euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax, cetearyl olivate, mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, cetearyl glucoside, cetyl alcohol, sorbitan olivate, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, acmella oleracea extract, harungana madagascariensis (orange milk tree) extract, nephelium lappaceum (rambutan) leaf extract, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, xylitylglucoside, anhydroxylitol, tocopherol, xylitol, xanthan gum, maltodextrin, gluconolactone, sodium levulinate, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, sodium anisate, citric acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 37

Total Number of ingredients = 33

Aqua/water/eau, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, caprylic/capric triglyceride, macadamia ternifolia seed oil, glyceryl stearate, propanediol, dimethicone, cetearyl alcohol, hydrogenated soybean oil, myristyl alcohol, myristyl glucoside, cetyl alcohol, butyrospermum parkii (shea butter), hydrogenated jojoba oil, hydrogenated olive oil, xylitylglucoside, anhydroxylitol, xylitol, inulin, glucose, fructose, phytosterols, tocopheryl acetate, chlorophyllin-copper complex, cetearyl glucoside, isohexadecane, polysorbate 80, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower powder, cellulose gum, polysilicone-11, cellulose, xanthan gum, hexylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, acrylamide/sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate copolymer, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol

Water (aqua), caprylic/capric triglyceride, propanediol, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, cetearyl alcohol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, c15-19 alkane, squalane (olive), glycerin, euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax, cetearyl olivate, mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, cetearyl glucoside, cetyl alcohol, sorbitan olivate, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, acmella oleracea extract, harungana madagascariensis (orange milk tree) extract, nephelium lappaceum (rambutan) leaf extract, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, xylitylglucoside, anhydroxylitol, tocopherol, xylitol, xanthan gum, maltodextrin, gluconolactone, sodium levulinate, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, sodium anisate, citric acid

Notable ingredients

Aqua Bliss

Retinol Alternative Cream

Antioxidant: Carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, Chlorophyllin-copper complex, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Hexylene glycol, Propanediol, Isohexadecane

Abrasive: Hydrogenated jojoba oil

Antioxidant: Carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Gluconolactone

Solvent: Water (aqua), C15-19 alkane, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Propanediol

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Ingredients with their functions

Aqua Bliss

Retinol Alternative Cream

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.

Carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil

Also-called: Safflower Seed Oil | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Antioxidant

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

Caprylic/capric triglyceride

Also-called: Caprylic Capric Triglyceride | Function: Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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