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Moisture Emulsion

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Clinical Kinetin+ Hydrating Cream

Product category and function

Moisture Emulsion

Clinical Kinetin+ Hydrating 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

Moisture Emulsion

Clinical Kinetin+ Hydrating 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

Moisture Emulsion

Clinical Kinetin+ Hydrating Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, mineral oil (paraffinum liquidum), propylene glycol, acetylated lanolin, cetyl alcohol, myristyl lactate, myristyl alcohol, laneth-16, ceteth-16, oleth-16, steareth-16, lanolin alcohol, glyceryl stearate, carbomer, peg-75, stearic acid, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, diazolidinyl urea, fragrance (parfum) 8	Water, glyceryl stearate, propylene glycol, octyldodecyl myristate, stearic acid, cetyl alcohol, peg-12 glyceryl dimyristate, stearyl alcohol, lactobacillus ferment, glycine soja (soybean) sterols, phenoxyethanol, laureth-23, dimethicone, carbomer, tocopheryl acetate, ethoxydiglycol, sodium hydroxide, ethylhexylglycerin, kinetin, zeatin, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, disodium edta, panthenol, citric acid, ascorbic acid, hydrolyzed elastin, soluble collagen, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, hydrochloric acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 20

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Aqua/water/eau, mineral oil (paraffinum liquidum), propylene glycol, acetylated lanolin, cetyl alcohol, myristyl lactate, myristyl alcohol, laneth-16, ceteth-16, oleth-16, steareth-16, lanolin alcohol, glyceryl stearate, carbomer, peg-75, stearic acid, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, diazolidinyl urea, fragrance (parfum)

Water, glyceryl stearate, propylene glycol, octyldodecyl myristate, stearic acid, cetyl alcohol, peg-12 glyceryl dimyristate, stearyl alcohol, lactobacillus ferment, glycine soja (soybean) sterols, phenoxyethanol, laureth-23, dimethicone, carbomer, tocopheryl acetate, ethoxydiglycol, sodium hydroxide, ethylhexylglycerin, kinetin, zeatin, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, disodium edta, panthenol, citric acid, ascorbic acid, hydrolyzed elastin, soluble collagen, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, hydrochloric acid

Notable ingredients

Moisture Emulsion

Clinical Kinetin+ Hydrating Cream

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Mineral oil (paraffinum liquidum), Peg-75, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Sodium hydroxide

Soothing: Panthenol, Lactobacillus ferment

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water, Ethoxydiglycol, Propylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

Moisture Emulsion

Clinical Kinetin+ Hydrating 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.

Mineral oil (paraffinum liquidum)

Also-called: Mineral oil | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Solvent