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Merle Norman
Nightly Moisture Cream

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Sonia Roselli
Intense Barrier Cream

Product category and function

Nightly Moisture Cream

Intense Barrier 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

Nightly Moisture Cream

Intense Barrier 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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Nightly Moisture Cream

Intense Barrier Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, glycerin, cetearyl isononanoate, isohexadecane, isononyl isononanoate, pentylene glycol, steareth-21, cyclopentasiloxane, steareth-2, beeswax (cera alba), cetyl palmitate, glyceryl stearate, dimethicone, stearic acid, stearyl alcohol, sodium hyaluronate, tocopheryl acetate, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, macadamia ternifolia seed oil, pistacia vera seed oil, punica granatum extract, opuntia streptacantha stem extract, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, proline, sodium pca, butylene glycol, palmitic acid, acetyl tyrosine, silica dimethyl silylate, ethylhexyl palmitate, adenosine triphosphate, polymethyl methacrylate, triethanolamine, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, butylparaben, ethylparaben, isobutylparaben, propylparaben, disodium edta, tetrasodium edta, fragrance (parfum) 11	Water, glycerin, butylene glycol, squalane, dimethicone, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, niacinamide, caprylic/capric/myristic/stearic triglyceride, octyldodecyl myristate, phytosteryl/octyldodecyl lauroyl glutamate, betaine, pentylene glycol, hydrogenated lecithin, ceramide ng, sodium hyaluronate, urea, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, disodium edta, sodium pca, phytosterols, sodium hydroxide, tocopherol, 1,2-hexanediol, behenyl alcohol, beeswax, polyglycerin-3, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, carbomer, xanthan gum, phenoxyethanol.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 42

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Water/aqua/eau, glycerin, cetearyl isononanoate, isohexadecane, isononyl isononanoate, pentylene glycol, steareth-21, cyclopentasiloxane, steareth-2, beeswax (cera alba), cetyl palmitate, glyceryl stearate, dimethicone, stearic acid, stearyl alcohol, sodium hyaluronate, tocopheryl acetate, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, macadamia ternifolia seed oil, pistacia vera seed oil, punica granatum extract, opuntia streptacantha stem extract, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, proline, sodium pca, butylene glycol, palmitic acid, acetyl tyrosine, silica dimethyl silylate, ethylhexyl palmitate, adenosine triphosphate, polymethyl methacrylate, triethanolamine, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, butylparaben, ethylparaben, isobutylparaben, propylparaben, disodium edta, tetrasodium edta, fragrance (parfum)

Water, glycerin, butylene glycol, squalane, dimethicone, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, niacinamide, caprylic/capric/myristic/stearic triglyceride, octyldodecyl myristate, phytosteryl/octyldodecyl lauroyl glutamate, betaine, pentylene glycol, hydrogenated lecithin, ceramide ng, sodium hyaluronate, urea, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, disodium edta, sodium pca, phytosterols, sodium hydroxide, tocopherol, 1,2-hexanediol, behenyl alcohol, beeswax, polyglycerin-3, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, carbomer, xanthan gum, phenoxyethanol.

Notable ingredients

Nightly Moisture Cream

Intense Barrier Cream

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Pentylene glycol, Isohexadecane

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol, Isobutylparaben

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Nightly Moisture Cream

Intense Barrier 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.

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent