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SKIN BALANCING Invisible Finish Moisture Gel

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SKIN BALANCING Invisible Finish Moisture Gel

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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

SKIN BALANCING Invisible Finish Moisture Gel

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Ingredient info	Ingredient info
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

SKIN BALANCING Invisible Finish Moisture Gel

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No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, cyclopentasiloxane, butylene glycol, glycerin, bis-phenylpropyl dimethicone, niacinamide, laminaria ochroleuca extract, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, vitis vinifera (grape) seed extract, triticum vulgare germ oil, tocopheryl acetate, phenyl trimethicone, dimethicone, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, sodium hyaluronate, superoxide dismutase, isohexadecane, panthenol, phospholipids, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, polysorbate 80, hydroxyethylcellulose, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate 8	Cyclopentasiloxane, dimethicone crosspolymer, dimethicone, lauryl peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, tocopheryl acetate, bisabolol, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract, avena sativa (oat) kernel oil, butylene glycol, boerhavia diffusa root extract, glycerin, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, stearyl glycyrrhetinate, pentylene glycol, hydroxyphenyl propamidobenzoic acid, oenothera biennis (evening primrose) oil, tocopherol, ascorbyl palmitate, borago officinalis seed oil, safflower oil/palm oil aminopropanediol esters, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, water/aqua/eau

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Water, cyclopentasiloxane, butylene glycol, glycerin, bis-phenylpropyl dimethicone, niacinamide, laminaria ochroleuca extract, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, vitis vinifera (grape) seed extract, triticum vulgare germ oil, tocopheryl acetate, phenyl trimethicone, dimethicone, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, sodium hyaluronate, superoxide dismutase, isohexadecane, panthenol, phospholipids, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, polysorbate 80, hydroxyethylcellulose, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate

Cyclopentasiloxane, dimethicone crosspolymer, dimethicone, lauryl peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, tocopheryl acetate, bisabolol, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract, avena sativa (oat) kernel oil, butylene glycol, boerhavia diffusa root extract, glycerin, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, stearyl glycyrrhetinate, pentylene glycol, hydroxyphenyl propamidobenzoic acid, oenothera biennis (evening primrose) oil, tocopherol, ascorbyl palmitate, borago officinalis seed oil, safflower oil/palm oil aminopropanediol esters, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, water/aqua/eau

Notable ingredients

SKIN BALANCING Invisible Finish Moisture Gel

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Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Soothing: Bisabolol, Stearyl glycyrrhetinate

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate, Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Pentylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

SKIN BALANCING Invisible Finish Moisture Gel

Barrier Repair

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.

Cyclopentasiloxane

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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

Butylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

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