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Water Volume Aqua Gel Cream

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Half & Half Fluid Moisturizer

Product category and function

Water Volume Aqua Gel Cream

Half & Half Fluid Moisturizer

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

Water Volume Aqua Gel Cream

Half & Half Fluid Moisturizer

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Water Volume Aqua Gel Cream

Half & Half Fluid Moisturizer

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, cyclomethicone, alcohol, butylene glycol, niacinamide, glycerin, cyclomethicone/dimethicone crosspolymer, trehalose, sodium hyaluronate, polysorbate 20, triethanolamine, carbomer, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, xanthan gum, lecithin, ursolic acid, atelocollagen, sodium chondroitin sulfate, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) extract, citrullus lanatus (watermelon) fruit extract, ocimum basilicum (basil) leaf extract, nelumbo nucifera (sacred lotus) flower extract, glacier water, sea water, betula platyphylla japonica juice, hydrolyzed corallina officinalis extract, honey extract, biosaccharide gum, sodium pca, betaine, sorbitol, glycine, alanine, proline, serine, threonine, arginine, lysine, glutamic acid, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, broussonetia extract, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, propylparaben, yellow 5 (ci 19140), blue 1 (ci 42090), hydroxycitronellal 16	Water (aqua), glycerin, propanediol, isopropyl myristate, ethylhexyl olivate, squalane, hydrolyzed rice protein, ceramide np, ceramide as, ceramide ns, ceramide eop, ceramide ap, hexapeptide-11, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, polyglyceryl-10 stearate, triolein, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, glyceryl oleate, undecane, hydroxyacetophenone, glyceryl dioleate, caprylyl glycol, xanthan gum, tridecane, betaine, sodium stearoyl glutamate, citric acid, sodium phytate, sodium pca, sodium hydroxide, sodium lactate, pca, sodium benzoate, serine, alanine, palmitic acid, glycine, hydrogenated lecithin, ethylhexyl palmitate, butylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, glutamic acid, lysine hcl, threonine, arginine, proline, tocopherol, carbomer, polysorbate 20

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 49

Total Number of ingredients = 51

Water, cyclomethicone, alcohol, butylene glycol, niacinamide, glycerin, cyclomethicone/dimethicone crosspolymer, trehalose, sodium hyaluronate, polysorbate 20, triethanolamine, carbomer, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, xanthan gum, lecithin, ursolic acid, atelocollagen, sodium chondroitin sulfate, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) extract, citrullus lanatus (watermelon) fruit extract, ocimum basilicum (basil) leaf extract, nelumbo nucifera (sacred lotus) flower extract, glacier water, sea water, betula platyphylla japonica juice, hydrolyzed corallina officinalis extract, honey extract, biosaccharide gum, sodium pca, betaine, sorbitol, glycine, alanine, proline, serine, threonine, arginine, lysine, glutamic acid, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, broussonetia extract, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, propylparaben, yellow 5 (ci 19140), blue 1 (ci 42090), hydroxycitronellal

Water (aqua), glycerin, propanediol, isopropyl myristate, ethylhexyl olivate, squalane, hydrolyzed rice protein, ceramide np, ceramide as, ceramide ns, ceramide eop, ceramide ap, hexapeptide-11, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, polyglyceryl-10 stearate, triolein, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, glyceryl oleate, undecane, hydroxyacetophenone, glyceryl dioleate, caprylyl glycol, xanthan gum, tridecane, betaine, sodium stearoyl glutamate, citric acid, sodium phytate, sodium pca, sodium hydroxide, sodium lactate, pca, sodium benzoate, serine, alanine, palmitic acid, glycine, hydrogenated lecithin, ethylhexyl palmitate, butylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, glutamic acid, lysine hcl, threonine, arginine, proline, tocopherol, carbomer, polysorbate 20

Notable ingredients

Water Volume Aqua Gel Cream

Half & Half Fluid Moisturizer

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone, Tocopherol

Cell-signaling ingredient: Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7

Solvent: Water (aqua), Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Propanediol

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Ingredients with their functions

Water Volume Aqua Gel Cream

Half & Half Fluid Moisturizer

Water

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.

Cyclomethicone

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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

Alcohol

Also-called: Ethanol, ethyl alcohol | Function: Viscosity controlling, Astringent, Solvent, Anti-microbial