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Obagi
Clinical Kinetin+ Hydrating Cream

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Merle Norman
Moisture Lotion

Product category and function

Clinical Kinetin+ Hydrating Cream

Moisture Lotion

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

Clinical Kinetin+ Hydrating Cream

Moisture Lotion

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

Clinical Kinetin+ Hydrating Cream

Moisture Lotion

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, glyceryl stearate, propylene glycol, octyldodecyl myristate, stearic acid, cetyl alcohol, peg-12 glyceryl dimyristate, stearyl alcohol, lactobacillus ferment, glycine soja (soybean) sterols, phenoxyethanol, laureth-23, dimethicone, carbomer, tocopheryl acetate, ethoxydiglycol, sodium hydroxide, ethylhexylglycerin, kinetin, zeatin, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, disodium edta, panthenol, citric acid, ascorbic acid, hydrolyzed elastin, soluble collagen, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, hydrochloric acid 7	Water/aqua/eau, mineral oil (paraffinum liquidum), propylene glycol, dea-cetyl phosphate, dimethicone, glycerin, cetyl alcohol, stearic acid, diazolidinyl urea, phenoxyethanol, carbomer, triethanolamine, xanthan gum

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Total Number of ingredients = 13

Water, glyceryl stearate, propylene glycol, octyldodecyl myristate, stearic acid, cetyl alcohol, peg-12 glyceryl dimyristate, stearyl alcohol, lactobacillus ferment, glycine soja (soybean) sterols, phenoxyethanol, laureth-23, dimethicone, carbomer, tocopheryl acetate, ethoxydiglycol, sodium hydroxide, ethylhexylglycerin, kinetin, zeatin, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, disodium edta, panthenol, citric acid, ascorbic acid, hydrolyzed elastin, soluble collagen, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, hydrochloric acid

Water/aqua/eau, mineral oil (paraffinum liquidum), propylene glycol, dea-cetyl phosphate, dimethicone, glycerin, cetyl alcohol, stearic acid, diazolidinyl urea, phenoxyethanol, carbomer, triethanolamine, xanthan gum

Notable ingredients

Clinical Kinetin+ Hydrating Cream

Moisture Lotion

Soothing: Panthenol, Lactobacillus ferment

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water, Ethoxydiglycol, Propylene glycol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Glycerin, Mineral oil (paraffinum liquidum), Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Triethanolamine

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Ingredients with their functions

Clinical Kinetin+ Hydrating Cream

Moisture Lotion

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.

Glyceryl stearate

Also-called: Glycerol monostearate, GMS | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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

Propylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

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