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EARTH SOURCED Antioxidant Enriched Natural Moisturizer

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EARTH SOURCED Antioxidant Enriched Natural Moisturizer

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

EARTH SOURCED Antioxidant Enriched Natural Moisturizer

Half & Half Fluid Moisturizer

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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

EARTH SOURCED Antioxidant Enriched Natural Moisturizer

Half & Half Fluid Moisturizer

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, glycerin, vitis vinifera, canola oil, olea europaea fruit oil, butyrospermum parkii (shea butter) unsaponifiables, benzyl alcohol, propanediol, borago officinalis seed oil, oenothera biennis oil, sodium hyaluronate, rubus idaeus (raspberry) fruit extract, vaccinium macrocarpon fruit extract, vaccinium myrtillus leaf extract, acerola fruit extract, lycium barbarum fruit extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, (alpha-) tocopherol, hydrogenated lecithin, thermus thermophillus ferment, rosa canina seed oil, linseed seed oil, caprylic/capric triglyceride, arginine, glycine, alanine, serine, valine, proline, threonine, isoleucine, histidine, phenylalanine, aspartic acid, helianthus annuus seed oil, carrageenan, sodium lactate, potassium, sodium pca, silica, xanthan gum, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, caprylyl glycol, glyceryl stearate, pca, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate 18	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 = 49

Total Number of ingredients = 51

Water, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, glycerin, vitis vinifera, canola oil, olea europaea fruit oil, butyrospermum parkii (shea butter) unsaponifiables, benzyl alcohol, propanediol, borago officinalis seed oil, oenothera biennis oil, sodium hyaluronate, rubus idaeus (raspberry) fruit extract, vaccinium macrocarpon fruit extract, vaccinium myrtillus leaf extract, acerola fruit extract, lycium barbarum fruit extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, (alpha-) tocopherol, hydrogenated lecithin, thermus thermophillus ferment, rosa canina seed oil, linseed seed oil, caprylic/capric triglyceride, arginine, glycine, alanine, serine, valine, proline, threonine, isoleucine, histidine, phenylalanine, aspartic acid, helianthus annuus seed oil, carrageenan, sodium lactate, potassium, sodium pca, silica, xanthan gum, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, caprylyl glycol, glyceryl stearate, pca, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate

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

EARTH SOURCED Antioxidant Enriched Natural Moisturizer

Half & Half Fluid Moisturizer

Antioxidant: (alpha-) tocopherol

Solvent: Water, Benzyl alcohol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus seed oil, Propanediol

Abrasive: Silica

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone, Tocopherol

Cell-signaling ingredient: Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7

Solvent: Water (aqua), Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Propanediol

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Ingredients with their functions

EARTH SOURCED Antioxidant Enriched Natural Moisturizer

Half & Half Fluid Moisturizer

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.

Theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter

Also-called: Cocoa Seed Butter | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning

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