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Darker Skin Tones Face Cream

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Purity Made Simple Ultra Light Moisturizer

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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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Purity Made Simple Ultra Light Moisturizer

Darker Skin Tones Face Cream

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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 cruelty-free

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Aqua/water/eau, cyclopentasiloxane, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, glycerin, butylene glycol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, limnanthes alba (meadowfoam) seed oil, phenoxyethanol, stearic acid, tocopheryl acetate, salvia hispanica seed oil, panthenol, parfum/fragrance, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, linalool, bht, ascorbyl glucoside, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, peg-8, tocopherol, sodium hyaluronate, lecithin, alcohol denat., geraniol, polyglyceryl-3 diisostearate, pantolactone, ascorbyl palmitate, citronellol, camellia sinensis leaf extract, coffea arabica (coffee) seed extract, pongamia pinnata seed extract, benzyl benzoate, limonene, ascorbic acid, angelica archangelica root extract, citrus aurantium amara (bitter orange) peel extract, maltodextrin, citric acid, magnesium aluminum silicate, xanthan gum, caprylyl glycol, sclerotium gum, sorbic acid, fd&c yellow no. 5 (ci 19140), fd&c yellow no. 6 (ci 15985) 18	Water (aqua), glyceryl stearate citrate, macadamia integrifolia seed oil, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, butylene glycol, cetearyl alcohol, cocoglycerides, decyl oleate, lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, coco-caprylate, squalane, tocopheryl acetate, maris aqua/sea water (maris aqua), phenoxyethanol, panthenol, carbomer, maltodextrin, xanthan gum, enantia chlorantha bark extract, lecithin, sodium lactate, sodium pca, allantoin, ethylhexylglycerin, teprenone, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hydroxide, disodium edta, alcohol, hydrolyzed algae extract, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, pantolactone, ascorbyl palmitate, magnolia officinalis bark extract, sodium benzoate, citric acid, fructose, glycine, tocopherol, inositol, lactic acid, niacinamide, urea, oleanolic acid, ascorbic acid, vitis vinifera (grape) seed extract

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 50

Total Number of ingredients = 47

Aqua/water/eau, cyclopentasiloxane, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, glycerin, butylene glycol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, limnanthes alba (meadowfoam) seed oil, phenoxyethanol, stearic acid, tocopheryl acetate, salvia hispanica seed oil, panthenol, parfum/fragrance, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, linalool, bht, ascorbyl glucoside, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, peg-8, tocopherol, sodium hyaluronate, lecithin, alcohol denat., geraniol, polyglyceryl-3 diisostearate, pantolactone, ascorbyl palmitate, citronellol, camellia sinensis leaf extract, coffea arabica (coffee) seed extract, pongamia pinnata seed extract, benzyl benzoate, limonene, ascorbic acid, angelica archangelica root extract, citrus aurantium amara (bitter orange) peel extract, maltodextrin, citric acid, magnesium aluminum silicate, xanthan gum, caprylyl glycol, sclerotium gum, sorbic acid, fd&c yellow no. 5 (ci 19140), fd&c yellow no. 6 (ci 15985)

Water (aqua), glyceryl stearate citrate, macadamia integrifolia seed oil, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, butylene glycol, cetearyl alcohol, cocoglycerides, decyl oleate, lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, coco-caprylate, squalane, tocopheryl acetate, maris aqua/sea water (maris aqua), phenoxyethanol, panthenol, carbomer, maltodextrin, xanthan gum, enantia chlorantha bark extract, lecithin, sodium lactate, sodium pca, allantoin, ethylhexylglycerin, teprenone, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hydroxide, disodium edta, alcohol, hydrolyzed algae extract, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, pantolactone, ascorbyl palmitate, magnolia officinalis bark extract, sodium benzoate, citric acid, fructose, glycine, tocopherol, inositol, lactic acid, niacinamide, urea, oleanolic acid, ascorbic acid, vitis vinifera (grape) seed extract

Notable ingredients

Purity Made Simple Ultra Light Moisturizer

Darker Skin Tones Face Cream

Soothing: Panthenol

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, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Limonene, Peg-8

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Allantoin, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Purity Made Simple Ultra Light Moisturizer

Darker Skin Tones Face Cream

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.

Cyclopentasiloxane

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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

Bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer

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