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Brilliant C Moisturizer

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The Water Cream

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Brilliant C Moisturizer

The Water 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

Brilliant C Moisturizer

The Water 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

Brilliant C Moisturizer

The Water Cream

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/eau, saccharomyces/rice ferment filtrate, dimethicone, propanediol, glycerin, diglycerin, diphenylsiloxy phenyl trimethicone, camellia sinensis leaf extract, cladosiphon okamuranus extract, peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, gold, belamcanda chinensis root extract, rosa multiflora fruit extract, houttuynia cordata extract, sophora angustifolia root extract, sodium hyaluronate, lecithin, pistacia lentiscus (mastic) gum, sodium chloride, sodium citrate, mica, tin oxide, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, dimethicone/phenyl vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, tocopherol, butylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, dipropylene glycol, parfum/fragrance, alcohol, phenoxyethanol, limonene, linalool, citral, titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 37

Total Number of ingredients = 35

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/eau, saccharomyces/rice ferment filtrate, dimethicone, propanediol, glycerin, diglycerin, diphenylsiloxy phenyl trimethicone, camellia sinensis leaf extract, cladosiphon okamuranus extract, peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, gold, belamcanda chinensis root extract, rosa multiflora fruit extract, houttuynia cordata extract, sophora angustifolia root extract, sodium hyaluronate, lecithin, pistacia lentiscus (mastic) gum, sodium chloride, sodium citrate, mica, tin oxide, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, dimethicone/phenyl vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, tocopherol, butylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, dipropylene glycol, parfum/fragrance, alcohol, phenoxyethanol, limonene, linalool, citral, titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Notable ingredients

Brilliant C Moisturizer

The Water Cream

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

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Alcohol, Butylene glycol, Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene, Propanediol

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Ingredients with their functions

Brilliant C Moisturizer

The Water Cream

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