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Aqua Bliss

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Hydro Dynamic Ultimate Moisture

Product category and function

Aqua Bliss

Hydro Dynamic Ultimate Moisture

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

Hydro Dynamic Ultimate Moisture

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

Hydro Dynamic Ultimate Moisture

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 14	Water/aqua/eau, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, glycerin, dicaprylyl carbonate, cetearyl alcohol, butylene glycol, ethoxydiglycol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, phenoxyethanol, cetearyl glucoside, xylitylglucoside, phenyl trimethicone, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) fruit extract, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, acrylamide/sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate copolymer, anhydroxylitol, isohexadecane, chlorphenesin, allantoin, urea, xanthan gum, glucosamine hcl, xylitol, bht, bisabolol, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, laminaria digitata extract, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, saccharomyces cerevisiae extract, tocopheryl acetate, polysorbate 80, sodium hyaluronate, retinyl palmitate, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, yeast amino acids, betaine, inositol, taurine, trehalose, magnesium chloride, palmitoyl dipeptide-5 diaminobutyroyl hydroxythreonine, palmitoyl tripeptide-5, tetradecyl aminobutyroylvalylaminobutyric urea trifluoroacetate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 37

Total Number of ingredients = 47

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/eau, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, glycerin, dicaprylyl carbonate, cetearyl alcohol, butylene glycol, ethoxydiglycol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, phenoxyethanol, cetearyl glucoside, xylitylglucoside, phenyl trimethicone, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) fruit extract, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, acrylamide/sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate copolymer, anhydroxylitol, isohexadecane, chlorphenesin, allantoin, urea, xanthan gum, glucosamine hcl, xylitol, bht, bisabolol, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, laminaria digitata extract, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, saccharomyces cerevisiae extract, tocopheryl acetate, polysorbate 80, sodium hyaluronate, retinyl palmitate, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, yeast amino acids, betaine, inositol, taurine, trehalose, magnesium chloride, palmitoyl dipeptide-5 diaminobutyroyl hydroxythreonine, palmitoyl tripeptide-5, tetradecyl aminobutyroylvalylaminobutyric urea trifluoroacetate

Notable ingredients

Aqua Bliss

Hydro Dynamic Ultimate Moisture

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

Soothing: Allantoin, Bisabolol

Antioxidant: Avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, Bht, Tocopheryl acetate

Cell-signaling ingredient: Retinyl palmitate

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Ingredients with their functions

Aqua Bliss

Hydro Dynamic Ultimate Moisture

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.