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Neutrogena
Hydro Boost Hyaluronic Acid Gel Cream

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Intensive Healing Lotion With Ceramides

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Product category and function

Hydro Boost Hyaluronic Acid Gel Cream

Intensive Healing Lotion With Ceramides

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

Hydro Boost Hyaluronic Acid Gel Cream

Intensive Healing Lotion With Ceramides

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

Hydro Boost Hyaluronic Acid Gel Cream

Intensive Healing Lotion With Ceramides

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, glycerin, dimethicone, cetearyl olivate, sorbitan olivate, sodium hyaluronate, serine, glycine, alanine, threonine, arginine, proline, lysine hcl, glutamic acid, sodium pca, pca, sodium lactate, urea, sodium chloride, citric acid, betaine, allantoin, fructose, maltose, trehalose, glucose, pentylene glycol, synthetic beeswax, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, dimethicone crosspolymer, dimethiconol, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, sodium hydroxide 10	Water, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, pentylene glycol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, cetearyl alcohol, sorbitol, behenyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, cyclopentasiloxane, tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e), hydroxypalmitoyl sphinganine (ceramide), niacinamide (vitamin b3), allantoin, panthenol (vitamin b5), arginine, disodium ethylene dicocamide peg-15 disulfate, glyceryl stearate citrate, sodium pca, ceteareth-20, sodium polyacrylate, caprylyl glycol, citric acid, dimethiconol, disodium edta, sodium hyaluronate, cetyl alcohol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 34

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Water, glycerin, dimethicone, cetearyl olivate, sorbitan olivate, sodium hyaluronate, serine, glycine, alanine, threonine, arginine, proline, lysine hcl, glutamic acid, sodium pca, pca, sodium lactate, urea, sodium chloride, citric acid, betaine, allantoin, fructose, maltose, trehalose, glucose, pentylene glycol, synthetic beeswax, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, dimethicone crosspolymer, dimethiconol, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, sodium hydroxide

Water, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, pentylene glycol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, cetearyl alcohol, sorbitol, behenyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, cyclopentasiloxane, tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e), hydroxypalmitoyl sphinganine (ceramide), niacinamide (vitamin b3), allantoin, panthenol (vitamin b5), arginine, disodium ethylene dicocamide peg-15 disulfate, glyceryl stearate citrate, sodium pca, ceteareth-20, sodium polyacrylate, caprylyl glycol, citric acid, dimethiconol, disodium edta, sodium hyaluronate, cetyl alcohol

Notable ingredients

Hydro Boost Hyaluronic Acid Gel Cream

Intensive Healing Lotion With Ceramides

Soothing: Allantoin

Solvent: Water, Glycerin, Pentylene glycol

Buffering: Citric acid, Glycine, Sodium hydroxide, Sodium lactate, Urea

Anti-acne: Niacinamide (vitamin b3)

Soothing: Niacinamide (vitamin b3), Allantoin, Panthenol (vitamin b5)

Skin brightening: Niacinamide (vitamin b3)

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Ingredients with their functions

Hydro Boost Hyaluronic Acid Gel Cream

Intensive Healing Lotion With Ceramides

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.

Glycerin

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