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Nightly Moisture Cream

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Thermal Rich Water Cream

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Product category and function

Nightly Moisture Cream

Thermal Rich 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

Nightly Moisture Cream

Thermal Rich 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

Nightly Moisture Cream

Thermal Rich Water 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) 13	Aqua (water, eau), butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, dimethicone, squalane, hydrogenated polydecene, glycerin, diglycerin, ethylhexyl palmitate, limnanthes alba (meadowfoam) seed oil, polymethyl methacrylate, propanediol, propylheptyl caprylate, butylene glycol, xylitylglucoside, 1,2-hexanediol, steareth-2, steareth-21, anhydroxylitol, cetyl alcohol, trehalose, urea, xylitol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, chlorphenesin, pentaerythrityl distearate, sodium polyacrylate, parfum (fragrance), glucose, o-cymen-5-ol, tocopheryl acetate, pentylene glycol, serine, sodium hydroxide, algin, caprylyl glycol, disodium phosphate, glyceryl polyacrylate, pullulan, sodium hyaluronate, potassium phosphate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 42

Total Number of ingredients = 40

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)

Aqua (water, eau), butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, dimethicone, squalane, hydrogenated polydecene, glycerin, diglycerin, ethylhexyl palmitate, limnanthes alba (meadowfoam) seed oil, polymethyl methacrylate, propanediol, propylheptyl caprylate, butylene glycol, xylitylglucoside, 1,2-hexanediol, steareth-2, steareth-21, anhydroxylitol, cetyl alcohol, trehalose, urea, xylitol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, chlorphenesin, pentaerythrityl distearate, sodium polyacrylate, parfum (fragrance), glucose, o-cymen-5-ol, tocopheryl acetate, pentylene glycol, serine, sodium hydroxide, algin, caprylyl glycol, disodium phosphate, glyceryl polyacrylate, pullulan, sodium hyaluronate, potassium phosphate

Notable ingredients

Nightly Moisture Cream

Thermal Rich Water Cream

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol, Isobutylparaben

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Aqua (water, eau), 1,2-hexanediol, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Hydrogenated polydecene, Propanediol, Pentylene glycol

Absorbent: Sodium polyacrylate

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Ingredients with their functions

Nightly Moisture Cream

Thermal Rich 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.

Glycerin

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