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Water Infusing Electrolyte Moisturizer

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Rebalance Skin Barrier Recovery Cream

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Water Infusing Electrolyte Moisturizer

Rebalance Skin Barrier Recovery Cream

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

Water Infusing Electrolyte Moisturizer

Rebalance Skin Barrier Recovery 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

Water Infusing Electrolyte Moisturizer

Rebalance Skin Barrier Recovery Cream

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Water, glycerin, dimethicone, butylene glycol, propanediol, stearic acid, glyceryl stearate, isohexadecane, potassium pca, magnesium pca, calcium pca, ethylhexyl olivate, polyglyceryl-4 olivate, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, laminaria saccharina extract, actinidia chinensis (kiwi) fruit extract, coffea arabica seed extract, biotin/folic acid/cyanocobalamin/niacinamide/pantothenic acid/pyridoxine/riboflavin/thiamine/yeast polypeptides, garcinia mangostana (mangosteen) peel extract, prunus serotina (wild cherry) fruit extract, squalane, ceramide eop, ceramide ap, ceramide np, pisum sativum (pea) extract, phytosphingosine, cholesterol, acetyl hexapeptide-37, oryza sativa (rice) bran extract, tocopherol, creatine, bisabolol, sorbitol, inositol, xylitol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, sodium levulinate, behenyl behenate, tribehenin, sodium lauroyl lactylate, xanthan gum, sodium acrylates copolymer, carbomer, sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium edta, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin 18	Aqua/water/eau, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, squalane, glycol palmitate, coconut alkanes, niacinamide, hexyldecanol, cetearyl olivate, sorbitan olivate, maltodextrin, hydrogenated lecithin, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, phytosphingosine, hydrolyzed caesalpinia spinosa gum, caesalpinia spinosa gum, cetylhydroxyproline palmitamide, hydroxyphenyl propamidobenzoic acid, tetraselmis suecica extract, lactobacillus ferment, brassica campestris (rapeseed) sterols, punica granatum pericarp extract, bisabolol, arginine, allantoin, tocopherol, cholesterol, avena sativa (oat) kernel flour, coco-caprylate/caprate, pentylene glycol, butylene glycol, sodium lauroyl lactylate, stearic acid, acacia senegal gum, xanthan gum, carbomer, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, citric acid.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 47

Total Number of ingredients = 44

Water, glycerin, dimethicone, butylene glycol, propanediol, stearic acid, glyceryl stearate, isohexadecane, potassium pca, magnesium pca, calcium pca, ethylhexyl olivate, polyglyceryl-4 olivate, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, laminaria saccharina extract, actinidia chinensis (kiwi) fruit extract, coffea arabica seed extract, biotin/folic acid/cyanocobalamin/niacinamide/pantothenic acid/pyridoxine/riboflavin/thiamine/yeast polypeptides, garcinia mangostana (mangosteen) peel extract, prunus serotina (wild cherry) fruit extract, squalane, ceramide eop, ceramide ap, ceramide np, pisum sativum (pea) extract, phytosphingosine, cholesterol, acetyl hexapeptide-37, oryza sativa (rice) bran extract, tocopherol, creatine, bisabolol, sorbitol, inositol, xylitol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, sodium levulinate, behenyl behenate, tribehenin, sodium lauroyl lactylate, xanthan gum, sodium acrylates copolymer, carbomer, sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium edta, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

Aqua/water/eau, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, squalane, glycol palmitate, coconut alkanes, niacinamide, hexyldecanol, cetearyl olivate, sorbitan olivate, maltodextrin, hydrogenated lecithin, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, phytosphingosine, hydrolyzed caesalpinia spinosa gum, caesalpinia spinosa gum, cetylhydroxyproline palmitamide, hydroxyphenyl propamidobenzoic acid, tetraselmis suecica extract, lactobacillus ferment, brassica campestris (rapeseed) sterols, punica granatum pericarp extract, bisabolol, arginine, allantoin, tocopherol, cholesterol, avena sativa (oat) kernel flour, coco-caprylate/caprate, pentylene glycol, butylene glycol, sodium lauroyl lactylate, stearic acid, acacia senegal gum, xanthan gum, carbomer, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, citric acid.

Notable ingredients

Water Infusing Electrolyte Moisturizer

Rebalance Skin Barrier Recovery Cream

Soothing: Bisabolol

Antioxidant: Coffea arabica seed extract, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water, Butylene glycol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Propanediol, Isohexadecane

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Allantoin, Bisabolol, Lactobacillus ferment

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Water Infusing Electrolyte Moisturizer

Rebalance Skin Barrier Recovery 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.

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent