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Moisturizing Self Tanning Mousse

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Essentials Foaming Sunless Tan

Product category and function

Moisturizing Self Tanning Mousse

Essentials Foaming Sunless Tan

Self-Tanners (with DHA)	Self-Tanners (with DHA)
Self-tanning products for a sun-kissed glow that contain DHA *(dihydroxyacetone).*	Self-tanning products for a sun-kissed glow that contain DHA *(dihydroxyacetone).*
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Ingredient highlights

Moisturizing Self Tanning Mousse

Essentials Foaming Sunless Tan

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

Moisturizing Self Tanning Mousse

Essentials Foaming Sunless Tan

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 18	Total Number of ingredients = 20
Aqua (water), dihydroxyacetone, glycerin, propanediol, caramel, pentylene glycol, coco-glucoside, parfum/fragrance, caprylyl/capryl glucoside, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, sodium gluconate, sodium hyaluronate, citric acid, limonene, linalool, citronellol, geraniol 6	Water/aqua/eau, dihydroxyacetone, polysorbate 20, butylene glycol, glycerin, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, decyl glucoside, sodium lactate, ethoxydiglycol, erythrulose, narcissus tazetta bulb extract, phospholipids, tocopheryl acetate, retinyl palmitate, ascorbyl palmitate, citric acid, fragrance/parfum.

Notable ingredients

Moisturizing Self Tanning Mousse

Essentials Foaming Sunless Tan

Solvent: Aqua (water), 1,2-hexanediol, Glycerin, Limonene, Propanediol, Pentylene glycol

Buffering: Citric acid

Chelating: Citric acid, Sodium gluconate

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Tocopheryl acetate

Cell-signaling ingredient: Retinyl palmitate

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Ethoxydiglycol, Glycerin, Hexylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

Moisturizing Self Tanning Mousse

Essentials Foaming Sunless Tan

Aqua (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.

Dihydroxyacetone

Function: Skin conditioning

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

Glycerin

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