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Skin Recovery Replenishing Moisturizer

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Peptide Hydrating Complex

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Skin Recovery Replenishing Moisturizer

Peptide Hydrating Complex

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 Recovery Replenishing Moisturizer

Peptide Hydrating Complex

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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

Skin Recovery Replenishing Moisturizer

Peptide Hydrating Complex

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, cetearyl ethylhexanoate, butylene glycol, glycereth-26, oenothera biennis oil, cetyl alcohol, neopentyl glycol diheptanoate, cyclopentasiloxane, stearic acid, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, glycerin, cyclohexasiloxane, dimethicone, panthenol, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, sodium hyaluronate, tocopheryl acetate, (alpha-) tocopherol, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, ascorbyl palmitate, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, sodium pca, anthemis nobilis flower extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, saccharide isomerate, hydroxypropyl guar, allantoin, rosa moschata seed oil , polysorbate 20, cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose, carbomer, sodium citrate, trisodium edta, batyl alcohol, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin, benzoic acid, sorbic acid 14	Aqua (water), glycerin, glycosaminoglycans, caprylic/capric triglyceride, squalane, butyrospermum parkii (shea butter), coco-caprylate/caprate, glycine soja (soybean) protein, rosa canina (rose hip) fruit oil, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, glyceryl stearate, cetearyl glucoside, menthyl lactate (l), prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, sodium hyaluronate (l), carbomer, carnosine (l), vaccinium myrtillus (bilberry) fruit extract, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, vaccinium macrocarpon (cranberry) fruit extract, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, fructooligosaccharides (d-beta), glucosamine hcl, stearic acid, tocopheryl acetate (d-alpha), aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, retinol, allantoin, lecithin, cetyl alcohol, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, cetearyl alcohol, daucus carota sativa (carrot) root extract, althaea officinalis (marshmallow) root extract, xanthan gum , butylene glycol, polysorbate 20, alcohol, benzyl alcohol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 45

Total Number of ingredients = 41

Water, cetearyl ethylhexanoate, butylene glycol, glycereth-26, oenothera biennis oil, cetyl alcohol, neopentyl glycol diheptanoate, cyclopentasiloxane, stearic acid, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, glycerin, cyclohexasiloxane, dimethicone, panthenol, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, sodium hyaluronate, tocopheryl acetate, (alpha-) tocopherol, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, ascorbyl palmitate, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, sodium pca, anthemis nobilis flower extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, saccharide isomerate, hydroxypropyl guar, allantoin, rosa moschata seed oil , polysorbate 20, cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose, carbomer, sodium citrate, trisodium edta, batyl alcohol, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin, benzoic acid, sorbic acid

Aqua (water), glycerin, glycosaminoglycans, caprylic/capric triglyceride, squalane, butyrospermum parkii (shea butter), coco-caprylate/caprate, glycine soja (soybean) protein, rosa canina (rose hip) fruit oil, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, glyceryl stearate, cetearyl glucoside, menthyl lactate (l), prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, sodium hyaluronate (l), carbomer, carnosine (l), vaccinium myrtillus (bilberry) fruit extract, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, vaccinium macrocarpon (cranberry) fruit extract, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, fructooligosaccharides (d-beta), glucosamine hcl, stearic acid, tocopheryl acetate (d-alpha), aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, retinol, allantoin, lecithin, cetyl alcohol, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, cetearyl alcohol, daucus carota sativa (carrot) root extract, althaea officinalis (marshmallow) root extract, xanthan gum , butylene glycol, polysorbate 20, alcohol, benzyl alcohol

Notable ingredients

Skin Recovery Replenishing Moisturizer

Peptide Hydrating Complex

Soothing: Allantoin, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Sodium ascorbyl phosphate, (alpha-) tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

Cell-signaling ingredient: Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7

Anti-acne: Retinol, Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil

Soothing: Allantoin, Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract

Skin brightening: Retinol

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Ingredients with their functions

Skin Recovery Replenishing Moisturizer

Peptide Hydrating Complex

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.

Cetearyl ethylhexanoate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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.