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Purity Made Simple Oil Free Mattifying Moisturizer

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Brilliant C Moisturizer

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Purity Made Simple Oil Free Mattifying Moisturizer

Brilliant C 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

Purity Made Simple Oil Free Mattifying Moisturizer

Brilliant C Moisturizer

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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

Purity Made Simple Oil Free Mattifying Moisturizer

Brilliant C Moisturizer

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Aqua/water/eau, butylene glycol, glycerin, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, sodium polyacrylate, bambusa arundinacea stem extract, polysorbate 80, phenoxyethanol, polymethylsilsesquioxane, tocopheryl acetate, panthenol, salvia hispanica seed extract, disodium edta, parfum/fragrance, linalool, ascorbyl glucoside, peg-8, lactobacillus ferment, tocopherol, sodium hyaluronate, lecithin, alcohol denat., geraniol, pantolactone, bht, ascorbyl palmitate, citronellol, camellia sinensis leaf extract, coffea arabica (coffee) seed extract, pongamia pinnata seed extract, benzyl benzoate, limonene, angelica archangelica root extract, citrus aurantium amara (bitter orange) peel extract, maltodextrin, citric acid, magnesium aluminum silicate, xanthan gum, ascorbic acid, caprylyl glycol, sclerotium gum, sorbic acid, fd&c yellow no. 5 (ci 19140), fd&c yellow no. 6 (ci 15985) 13	Water/aqua/eau, hydrogenated polydecene, alcohol denat., glycerin, dipropylene glycol, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, butylene glycol, ascorbyl glucoside, tocopheryl acetate, hydrolyzed soy protein, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, morus bombycis root extract, scutellaria baicalensis root extract, saxifraga sarmentosa extract, vitis vinifera (grape) fruit extract, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, sodium hyaluronate, lecithin, hydrogenated polyisobutene, dimethicone, petrolatum, polymethylsilsesquioxane, peg-20, peg-150, palmitoyl hydroxypropyltrimonium amylopectin/glycerin crosspolymer, propylene glycol, disodium edta, citric acid, sodium chloride, potassium hydroxide, sodium citrate, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, propylparaben, mica (ci 77019), titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 45

Total Number of ingredients = 37

Aqua/water/eau, butylene glycol, glycerin, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, sodium polyacrylate, bambusa arundinacea stem extract, polysorbate 80, phenoxyethanol, polymethylsilsesquioxane, tocopheryl acetate, panthenol, salvia hispanica seed extract, disodium edta, parfum/fragrance, linalool, ascorbyl glucoside, peg-8, lactobacillus ferment, tocopherol, sodium hyaluronate, lecithin, alcohol denat., geraniol, pantolactone, bht, ascorbyl palmitate, citronellol, camellia sinensis leaf extract, coffea arabica (coffee) seed extract, pongamia pinnata seed extract, benzyl benzoate, limonene, angelica archangelica root extract, citrus aurantium amara (bitter orange) peel extract, maltodextrin, citric acid, magnesium aluminum silicate, xanthan gum, ascorbic acid, caprylyl glycol, sclerotium gum, sorbic acid, fd&c yellow no. 5 (ci 19140), fd&c yellow no. 6 (ci 15985)

Water/aqua/eau, hydrogenated polydecene, alcohol denat., glycerin, dipropylene glycol, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, butylene glycol, ascorbyl glucoside, tocopheryl acetate, hydrolyzed soy protein, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, morus bombycis root extract, scutellaria baicalensis root extract, saxifraga sarmentosa extract, vitis vinifera (grape) fruit extract, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, sodium hyaluronate, lecithin, hydrogenated polyisobutene, dimethicone, petrolatum, polymethylsilsesquioxane, peg-20, peg-150, palmitoyl hydroxypropyltrimonium amylopectin/glycerin crosspolymer, propylene glycol, disodium edta, citric acid, sodium chloride, potassium hydroxide, sodium citrate, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, propylparaben, mica (ci 77019), titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Notable ingredients

Purity Made Simple Oil Free Mattifying Moisturizer

Brilliant C Moisturizer

Soothing: Panthenol, Lactobacillus ferment

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Ascorbyl glucoside, Ascorbyl palmitate, Bht, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Coffea arabica (coffee) seed extract, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Alcohol denat, Benzyl benzoate, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene, Peg-8

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Soothing: Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, Scutellaria baicalensis root extract

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl glucoside, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Tocopheryl acetate

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Ingredients with their functions

Purity Made Simple Oil Free Mattifying Moisturizer

Brilliant C Moisturizer

Aqua/water/eau

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.

Butylene glycol

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

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

Glycerin

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