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C5 Super Boost Moisturizer

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Melascreen Photo-Aging Night Cream

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C5 Super Boost Moisturizer

Melascreen Photo-Aging Night Cream

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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

C5 Super Boost Moisturizer

Melascreen Photo-Aging Night Cream

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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

C5 Super Boost Moisturizer

Melascreen Photo-Aging Night Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, dicaprylyl carbonate, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, dimethicone, butylene glycol, polyglyceryl-6 distearate, ascorbyl glucoside, squalane, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, acetyl sh-hexapeptide-5 amide acetate, citrullus lanatus (watermelon) seed oil , hydrogenated lecithin, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, hydrogenated phosphatidylcholine, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, sodium hyaluronate, oryza sativa (rice) bran extract, propanediol, jojoba esters, tocopherol, acetyl zingerone, cetyl palmitate, caprylyl glycol, cetyl alcohol, polyglyceryl-3 beeswax, sodium hydroxide, sorbitan olivate, sorbitan palmitate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed extract, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, sodium phytate, polysorbate 60, sorbitan isostearate, lecithin, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, glycine soja oil, lysolecithin, bacillus ferment, citric acid, polyglutamic acid, beta-sitosterol, phytic acid, squalene, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate 16	Water (aqua), dicaprylyl carbonate, isopropyl palmitate, isodecyl neopentanoate, glycol palmitate, ascorbyl glucoside, niacinamide, glycerin, arachidyl alcohol, dimethicone, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, alcohol, arachidyl glucoside, behenyl alcohol, benzoic acid, butylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, citric acid, disodium edta, fragrance (parfum), glycine soja (soybean) oil (glycine soja oil), hydrogenated lecithin, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, oligopeptide-68, polysorbate 60, sodium citrate, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hydroxide, sodium oleate, sorbitan isostearate, squalane, tocopherol, tocopheryl acetate, viburnum prunifolium extract.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 47

Total Number of ingredients = 35

Water, dicaprylyl carbonate, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, dimethicone, butylene glycol, polyglyceryl-6 distearate, ascorbyl glucoside, squalane, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, acetyl sh-hexapeptide-5 amide acetate, citrullus lanatus (watermelon) seed oil , hydrogenated lecithin, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, hydrogenated phosphatidylcholine, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, sodium hyaluronate, oryza sativa (rice) bran extract, propanediol, jojoba esters, tocopherol, acetyl zingerone, cetyl palmitate, caprylyl glycol, cetyl alcohol, polyglyceryl-3 beeswax, sodium hydroxide, sorbitan olivate, sorbitan palmitate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed extract, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, sodium phytate, polysorbate 60, sorbitan isostearate, lecithin, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, glycine soja oil, lysolecithin, bacillus ferment, citric acid, polyglutamic acid, beta-sitosterol, phytic acid, squalene, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate

Water (aqua), dicaprylyl carbonate, isopropyl palmitate, isodecyl neopentanoate, glycol palmitate, ascorbyl glucoside, niacinamide, glycerin, arachidyl alcohol, dimethicone, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, alcohol, arachidyl glucoside, behenyl alcohol, benzoic acid, butylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, citric acid, disodium edta, fragrance (parfum), glycine soja (soybean) oil (glycine soja oil), hydrogenated lecithin, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, oligopeptide-68, polysorbate 60, sodium citrate, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hydroxide, sodium oleate, sorbitan isostearate, squalane, tocopherol, tocopheryl acetate, viburnum prunifolium extract.

Notable ingredients

C5 Super Boost Moisturizer

Melascreen Photo-Aging Night Cream

Soothing: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, Jojoba esters

Skin brightening: 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid

Antioxidant: 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, Acetyl zingerone, Ascorbyl glucoside, Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, Tocopherol

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

C5 Super Boost Moisturizer

Melascreen Photo-Aging Night Cream

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.

Dicaprylyl carbonate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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

3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid

Also-called: 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbate, EAC, Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Ethyl-Ascorbic Acid | Function: Skin conditioning, Skin brightening, Antioxidant

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