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C5 Super Boost Moisturizer

Iluma Intense Brightening Crème

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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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C5 Super Boost Moisturizer

Iluma Intense Brightening Crème

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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

C5 Super Boost Moisturizer

Iluma Intense Brightening Crème

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 14	Aqua/water/eau, caprylic/capric triglyceride, bellis perennis (daisy) flower extract, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, glycerin, butylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, dimethicone, elaeis guineensis (palm) oil, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, gossypium herbaceum (cotton) seed oil, stearic acid, bidens pilosa extract, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, limonene, phenoxyethanol, linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed oil, curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract, ceteth-10 phosphate, dicetyl phosphate, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, caprylyl glycol, squalane, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, xanthan gum, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, ppg-12/smdi copolymer, tocopheryl acetate, aminomethyl propanol, polysorbate 60, alcohol denat., phenethyl alcohol, lecithin, sorbitan isostearate, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn) fruit oil, methyl undecylenoyl dipeptide-16, disodium phosphate, melissa officinalis (lemon balm) leaf extract, lepidium sativum sprout extract, citral, tocopherol, ergothioneine

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 47

Total Number of ingredients = 46

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

Aqua/water/eau, caprylic/capric triglyceride, bellis perennis (daisy) flower extract, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, glycerin, butylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, dimethicone, elaeis guineensis (palm) oil, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, gossypium herbaceum (cotton) seed oil, stearic acid, bidens pilosa extract, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, limonene, phenoxyethanol, linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed oil, curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract, ceteth-10 phosphate, dicetyl phosphate, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, caprylyl glycol, squalane, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, xanthan gum, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, ppg-12/smdi copolymer, tocopheryl acetate, aminomethyl propanol, polysorbate 60, alcohol denat., phenethyl alcohol, lecithin, sorbitan isostearate, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn) fruit oil, methyl undecylenoyl dipeptide-16, disodium phosphate, melissa officinalis (lemon balm) leaf extract, lepidium sativum sprout extract, citral, tocopherol, ergothioneine

Notable ingredients

C5 Super Boost Moisturizer

Iluma Intense Brightening Crème

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

Soothing: Curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract, Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract

Skin brightening: 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, Curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract

Antioxidant: 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, Curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract, Ergothioneine, Hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn) fruit oil, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate, Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate

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Ingredients with their functions

C5 Super Boost Moisturizer

Iluma Intense Brightening Crème

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.