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Skin Recovery Replenishing Moisturizer

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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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Skin Recovery Replenishing Moisturizer

AM/PM Modern 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

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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 16	Water (aqua), glycerin, dimethicone, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, squalane, glyceryl stearate, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, oleic/linoleic/linolenic polyglycerides, ceramide np, polyglyceryl-6 laurate, polyglyceryl-6 oleate, saccharide isomerate, lecithin, sorbitan oleate, hydrogenated lecithin, linoleic acid, sodium hyaluronate, acetyl heptapeptide-4, stearic acid, hydroxyacetophenone, acrylamide/sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate copolymer, ceramide as, ceramide ns, ceramide eop, ceramide ap, linolenic acid, palmitic acid, bacillus/sea salt ferment filtrate, isohexadecane, boron nitride, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, chlorphenesin, tocopheryl acetate, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, dicaprylyl ether, polysorbate 80, aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, sodium hydroxide, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, myristic acid, tocopherol, sodium citrate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 45

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, dimethicone, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, squalane, glyceryl stearate, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, oleic/linoleic/linolenic polyglycerides, ceramide np, polyglyceryl-6 laurate, polyglyceryl-6 oleate, saccharide isomerate, lecithin, sorbitan oleate, hydrogenated lecithin, linoleic acid, sodium hyaluronate, acetyl heptapeptide-4, stearic acid, hydroxyacetophenone, acrylamide/sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate copolymer, ceramide as, ceramide ns, ceramide eop, ceramide ap, linolenic acid, palmitic acid, bacillus/sea salt ferment filtrate, isohexadecane, boron nitride, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, chlorphenesin, tocopheryl acetate, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, dicaprylyl ether, polysorbate 80, aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, sodium hydroxide, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, myristic acid, tocopherol, sodium citrate

Notable ingredients

Skin Recovery Replenishing Moisturizer

AM/PM Modern 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

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water (aqua), 1,2-hexanediol, Dicaprylyl ether, Glycerin, Isohexadecane

Absorbent: Aluminum starch octenylsuccinate

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Ingredients with their functions

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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.