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Rebalance Skin Barrier Recovery Cream

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Rebalance Skin Barrier Recovery Cream

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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

Rebalance Skin Barrier Recovery Cream

Oil Free 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

Full ingredient list

Rebalance Skin Barrier Recovery Cream

Oil Free Moisturizer

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, squalane, glycol palmitate, coconut alkanes, niacinamide, hexyldecanol, cetearyl olivate, sorbitan olivate, maltodextrin, hydrogenated lecithin, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, phytosphingosine, hydrolyzed caesalpinia spinosa gum, caesalpinia spinosa gum, cetylhydroxyproline palmitamide, hydroxyphenyl propamidobenzoic acid, tetraselmis suecica extract, lactobacillus ferment, brassica campestris (rapeseed) sterols, punica granatum pericarp extract, bisabolol, arginine, allantoin, tocopherol, cholesterol, avena sativa (oat) kernel flour, coco-caprylate/caprate, pentylene glycol, butylene glycol, sodium lauroyl lactylate, stearic acid, acacia senegal gum, xanthan gum, carbomer, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, citric acid. 16	Water, ethyl macadamiate, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, propanediol, triethylhexanoin, sodium acrylates copolymer, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, glycyrrhiza glabra, hydrolyzed pumpkin seedcake, vaccinum angustifolium (blueberry) fruit extract, euterpe oleracea fruit extract, prunus serotina (wild cherry) fruit extract, niacinamide, tripeptide-29, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, sodium hyaluronate, phytosphingosine, cholesterol, panthenol, sodium pca, adenosine, lecithin, arginine, sodium lauroyl lactylate, sodium gluconate, citric acid, isohexadecane, xanthan gum, carbomer, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 44

Total Number of ingredients = 35

Aqua/water/eau, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, squalane, glycol palmitate, coconut alkanes, niacinamide, hexyldecanol, cetearyl olivate, sorbitan olivate, maltodextrin, hydrogenated lecithin, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, phytosphingosine, hydrolyzed caesalpinia spinosa gum, caesalpinia spinosa gum, cetylhydroxyproline palmitamide, hydroxyphenyl propamidobenzoic acid, tetraselmis suecica extract, lactobacillus ferment, brassica campestris (rapeseed) sterols, punica granatum pericarp extract, bisabolol, arginine, allantoin, tocopherol, cholesterol, avena sativa (oat) kernel flour, coco-caprylate/caprate, pentylene glycol, butylene glycol, sodium lauroyl lactylate, stearic acid, acacia senegal gum, xanthan gum, carbomer, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, citric acid.

Water, ethyl macadamiate, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, propanediol, triethylhexanoin, sodium acrylates copolymer, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, glycyrrhiza glabra, hydrolyzed pumpkin seedcake, vaccinum angustifolium (blueberry) fruit extract, euterpe oleracea fruit extract, prunus serotina (wild cherry) fruit extract, niacinamide, tripeptide-29, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, sodium hyaluronate, phytosphingosine, cholesterol, panthenol, sodium pca, adenosine, lecithin, arginine, sodium lauroyl lactylate, sodium gluconate, citric acid, isohexadecane, xanthan gum, carbomer, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin.

Notable ingredients

Rebalance Skin Barrier Recovery Cream

Oil Free Moisturizer

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Allantoin, Bisabolol, Lactobacillus ferment

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Rebalance Skin Barrier Recovery Cream

Oil Free Moisturizer

Aqua/water/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.

Caprylic/capric triglyceride

Also-called: Caprylic Capric Triglyceride | Function: Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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