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Vegan Ceramide Barrier Face Cream

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Half & Half Fluid Moisturizer

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Vegan Ceramide Barrier Face 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

Vegan Ceramide Barrier Face 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

Vegan Ceramide Barrier Face Cream

Half & Half Fluid Moisturizer

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua, stearyl alcohol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl caprylate, cetyl alcohol, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, phytosphingosine, cholesterol, calendula ocinalis flower extract, niacinamide, avena sativa (oat) kernel flour, palmitoyl hexapeptide-19, althaea ocinalis (marshmallow) leaf/root extract, sodium pca, sodium lactate, arginine, aspartic acid, pca, glycine, alanine, serine, valine, proline, threonine, isoleucine, histidine, phenylalanine, glyceryl stearate citrate, sodium lauroyl lactylate, xanthan gum, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, plant source 17	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 = 38

Total Number of ingredients = 51

Aqua, stearyl alcohol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl caprylate, cetyl alcohol, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, phytosphingosine, cholesterol, calendula ocinalis flower extract, niacinamide, avena sativa (oat) kernel flour, palmitoyl hexapeptide-19, althaea ocinalis (marshmallow) leaf/root extract, sodium pca, sodium lactate, arginine, aspartic acid, pca, glycine, alanine, serine, valine, proline, threonine, isoleucine, histidine, phenylalanine, glyceryl stearate citrate, sodium lauroyl lactylate, xanthan gum, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, plant source

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

Vegan Ceramide Barrier Face Cream

Half & Half Fluid Moisturizer

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide

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

Vegan Ceramide Barrier Face Cream

Half & Half Fluid Moisturizer

Aqua

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.

Stearyl alcohol

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing