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Barrier Therapy Skin Protectant Cream

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Hydration Boosting Cream

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Barrier Therapy Skin Protectant Cream

Hydration Boosting 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

Barrier Therapy Skin Protectant Cream

Hydration Boosting Cream

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

Full ingredient list

Barrier Therapy Skin Protectant Cream

Hydration Boosting Cream

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Colloidal oatmeal (1.0%), water (aqua), carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, cetyl alcohol, glycerin, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethicone, c10-18 triglycerides, allantoin, adenosine, cetearyl olivate, sorbitan olivate, ceramide ap, ceramide eos, ceramide eop, ceramide np, ceramide ns, cholesterol, caprooyl phytosphingosine, caprooyl sphingosine, glycolipids, phospholipids, sodium stearoyl glutamate, behenic acid, ceteareth-25, glycine soja (soybean) oil, glycine soja (soybean) sterols, carbomer, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, tocopheryl acetate, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide 18	Aqua/water, glycerin, squalane, jojoba oil/macadamia seed oil esters, isosorbide dicaprylate, polyglyceryl-6 distearate, niacinamide, ceramide np, ceramide ns, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, ceramide eos, cholesterol, sodium hyaluronate, xylitylglucoside, anhydroxylitol, betaine, xylitol, beta-glucan, hydrolyzed jojoba esters, jojoba esters, glucose, tocopheryl acetate, tocopherol, ascorbyl palmitate, squalene, phytosteryl macadamiate, phytosterols, caprooyl phytosphingosine, caprooyl sphingosine, saccharide isomerate, polyglyceryl-3 beeswax, glyceryl caprylate, sodium anisate, ethylhexylglycerin, cetyl alcohol, behenic acid, sodium carrageenan, sea salt, xanthan gum, algin, carbomer, polyacrylate crosspolymer-11, ceteareth-25, sodium citrate, sodium hydroxide, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, benzoic acid, sorbic acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 35

Total Number of ingredients = 50

Colloidal oatmeal (1.0%), water (aqua), carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, cetyl alcohol, glycerin, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethicone, c10-18 triglycerides, allantoin, adenosine, cetearyl olivate, sorbitan olivate, ceramide ap, ceramide eos, ceramide eop, ceramide np, ceramide ns, cholesterol, caprooyl phytosphingosine, caprooyl sphingosine, glycolipids, phospholipids, sodium stearoyl glutamate, behenic acid, ceteareth-25, glycine soja (soybean) oil, glycine soja (soybean) sterols, carbomer, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, tocopheryl acetate, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide

Aqua/water, glycerin, squalane, jojoba oil/macadamia seed oil esters, isosorbide dicaprylate, polyglyceryl-6 distearate, niacinamide, ceramide np, ceramide ns, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, ceramide eos, cholesterol, sodium hyaluronate, xylitylglucoside, anhydroxylitol, betaine, xylitol, beta-glucan, hydrolyzed jojoba esters, jojoba esters, glucose, tocopheryl acetate, tocopherol, ascorbyl palmitate, squalene, phytosteryl macadamiate, phytosterols, caprooyl phytosphingosine, caprooyl sphingosine, saccharide isomerate, polyglyceryl-3 beeswax, glyceryl caprylate, sodium anisate, ethylhexylglycerin, cetyl alcohol, behenic acid, sodium carrageenan, sea salt, xanthan gum, algin, carbomer, polyacrylate crosspolymer-11, ceteareth-25, sodium citrate, sodium hydroxide, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, benzoic acid, sorbic acid

Notable ingredients

Barrier Therapy Skin Protectant Cream

Hydration Boosting Cream

Soothing: Allantoin

Antioxidant: Carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water (aqua), C10-18 triglycerides, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Jojoba esters

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Barrier Therapy Skin Protectant Cream

Hydration Boosting Cream

Colloidal oatmeal (1.0%)

Function: Skin protecting, Abrasive, Absorbent

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

Water (aqua)

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.

Carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil

Also-called: Safflower Seed Oil | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Antioxidant

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