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Marula Oil 5% Face Moisturizer

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Skin Recovery Replenishing Moisturizer

Marula Oil 5% Face 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

Skin Recovery Replenishing Moisturizer

Marula Oil 5% Face 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 cruelty-free

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Skin Recovery Replenishing Moisturizer

Marula Oil 5% Face Moisturizer

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 17	Water/aqua, glycerin, sclerocarya birrea (marula) seed oil, methylpropanediol, dicaprylyl carbonate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, butylene glycol, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, trehalose, dimethicone, saccharide isomerate, pentylene glycol, coco-caprylate/caprate, triheptanoin, c9-12 alkane, sodium hyaluronate, allantoin, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, carbomer, cetyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, tocopheryl acetate, triethanolamine, nylon-12, petrolatum, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, ethylhexylglycerin, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, polyurethane-100, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, tocopherol, citric acid, sodium citrate.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 45

Total Number of ingredients = 36

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

Water/aqua, glycerin, sclerocarya birrea (marula) seed oil, methylpropanediol, dicaprylyl carbonate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, butylene glycol, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, trehalose, dimethicone, saccharide isomerate, pentylene glycol, coco-caprylate/caprate, triheptanoin, c9-12 alkane, sodium hyaluronate, allantoin, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, carbomer, cetyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, tocopheryl acetate, triethanolamine, nylon-12, petrolatum, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, ethylhexylglycerin, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, polyurethane-100, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, tocopherol, citric acid, sodium citrate.

Notable ingredients

Skin Recovery Replenishing Moisturizer

Marula Oil 5% Face Moisturizer

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

Soothing: Allantoin

Antioxidant: Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water/aqua, Butylene glycol, C9-12 alkane, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Methylpropanediol, Pentylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

Skin Recovery Replenishing Moisturizer

Marula Oil 5% Face 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.

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.