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Vegan Ceramide Barrier Face Cream

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Oil Free Moisturizer

Vegan Ceramide Barrier Face 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

Oil Free Moisturizer

Vegan Ceramide Barrier Face 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

Oil Free Moisturizer

Vegan Ceramide Barrier Face Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
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. 15	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

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 35

Total Number of ingredients = 38

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.

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

Notable ingredients

Oil Free Moisturizer

Vegan Ceramide Barrier Face Cream

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Oil Free Moisturizer

Vegan Ceramide Barrier Face 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.

Ethyl macadamiate

Function: 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