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Brilliant C Moisturizer

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Clearly Corrective Brightening & Smoothing Moisture Treatment

Product category and function

Brilliant C Moisturizer

Clearly Corrective Brightening & Smoothing Moisture Treatment

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

Brilliant C Moisturizer

Clearly Corrective Brightening & Smoothing Moisture Treatment

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

Brilliant C Moisturizer

Clearly Corrective Brightening & Smoothing Moisture Treatment

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, hydrogenated polydecene, alcohol denat., glycerin, dipropylene glycol, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, butylene glycol, ascorbyl glucoside, tocopheryl acetate, hydrolyzed soy protein, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, morus bombycis root extract, scutellaria baicalensis root extract, saxifraga sarmentosa extract, vitis vinifera (grape) fruit extract, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, sodium hyaluronate, lecithin, hydrogenated polyisobutene, dimethicone, petrolatum, polymethylsilsesquioxane, peg-20, peg-150, palmitoyl hydroxypropyltrimonium amylopectin/glycerin crosspolymer, propylene glycol, disodium edta, citric acid, sodium chloride, potassium hydroxide, sodium citrate, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, propylparaben, mica (ci 77019), titanium dioxide (ci 77891) 13	Aqua/water, dimethicone, propylene glycol, glycerin, alcohol denat., hydroxypropyl tetrahydropyrantriol, butylene glycol, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, paeonia suffruticosa root extract, potassium hydroxide, lavandula angustifolia oil (lavender oil), glycolic acid, sodium citrate, silica, adenosine, magnesium sulfate, disodium edta, dipropylene glycol, citric acid, citrus aurantium tachibana peel extract, tocopherol, tocopheryl acetate, salicylic acid, phenoxyethanol, linalool, geraniol, limonene, citral

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 37

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Water/aqua/eau, hydrogenated polydecene, alcohol denat., glycerin, dipropylene glycol, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, butylene glycol, ascorbyl glucoside, tocopheryl acetate, hydrolyzed soy protein, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, morus bombycis root extract, scutellaria baicalensis root extract, saxifraga sarmentosa extract, vitis vinifera (grape) fruit extract, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, sodium hyaluronate, lecithin, hydrogenated polyisobutene, dimethicone, petrolatum, polymethylsilsesquioxane, peg-20, peg-150, palmitoyl hydroxypropyltrimonium amylopectin/glycerin crosspolymer, propylene glycol, disodium edta, citric acid, sodium chloride, potassium hydroxide, sodium citrate, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, propylparaben, mica (ci 77019), titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Aqua/water, dimethicone, propylene glycol, glycerin, alcohol denat., hydroxypropyl tetrahydropyrantriol, butylene glycol, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, paeonia suffruticosa root extract, potassium hydroxide, lavandula angustifolia oil (lavender oil), glycolic acid, sodium citrate, silica, adenosine, magnesium sulfate, disodium edta, dipropylene glycol, citric acid, citrus aurantium tachibana peel extract, tocopherol, tocopheryl acetate, salicylic acid, phenoxyethanol, linalool, geraniol, limonene, citral

Notable ingredients

Brilliant C Moisturizer

Clearly Corrective Brightening & Smoothing Moisture Treatment

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Soothing: Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, Scutellaria baicalensis root extract

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl glucoside, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Tocopheryl acetate

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Skin brightening: 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid

Antioxidant: 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

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Ingredients with their functions

Brilliant C Moisturizer

Clearly Corrective Brightening & Smoothing Moisture Treatment

Water/aqua/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.

Hydrogenated polydecene

Also-called: Alphaflow | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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

Alcohol denat.

Also-called: Alcohol denat | Function: Viscosity controlling, Astringent, Solvent, Anti-microbial