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Essentials Daily Body Moisturizer

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Age Defender Cream Moisturizer

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Essentials Daily Body Moisturizer

Age Defender Cream 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

Essentials Daily Body Moisturizer

Age Defender Cream Moisturizer

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
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

Essentials Daily Body Moisturizer

Age Defender Cream Moisturizer

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, dimethicone, cetearyl alcohol, glycerin, peg-100 stearate, glyceryl stearate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, jojoba esters, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, narcissus tazetta bulb extract, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, fragrance/parfum, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, sorbitan stearate, carbomer, stearic acid, cetyl phosphate, tocopherol, aminomethyl propanol, tetrasodium edta, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, chlorphenesin, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, citral, limonene, linalool. 16	Aqua/water, glycerin, dimethicone, alcohol denat, sucrose stearate, orbignya oleifera seed oil, pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate, poly c10-30 alkyl acrylate, theobroma cacao seed butter (cocoa seed butter), hydrogenated polyisobutene, octyldodecanol, stearic acid, palmitic acid, synthetic wax, sodium polyacrylate, phenoxyethanol, capryloyl salicylic acid, parfum/fragrance, polyurethane-2, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, polymethyl methacrylate, chlorphenesin, xanthan gum, sodium hydroxide, limonene, hydrolyzed linseed extract, dimethiconol, tocopherol, caffeine, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, glycine soja protein (soybean protein), myristic acid, ascorbyl glucoside, adenosine, vaccinium myrtillus fruit extract, sodium benzoate, caprylyl glycol, dimethyl mea, saccharum officinarum extract (sugar cane extract), sodium cocoyl glutamate, linalool, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium dehydroacetate, citrus aurantium dulcis fruit water (orange fruit water), citrus limon fruit extract (lemon fruit extract), potassium sorbate, acer saccharum extract (sugar maple extract), citral

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Total Number of ingredients = 48

Water/aqua/eau, dimethicone, cetearyl alcohol, glycerin, peg-100 stearate, glyceryl stearate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, jojoba esters, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, narcissus tazetta bulb extract, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, fragrance/parfum, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, sorbitan stearate, carbomer, stearic acid, cetyl phosphate, tocopherol, aminomethyl propanol, tetrasodium edta, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, chlorphenesin, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, citral, limonene, linalool.

Aqua/water, glycerin, dimethicone, alcohol denat, sucrose stearate, orbignya oleifera seed oil, pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate, poly c10-30 alkyl acrylate, theobroma cacao seed butter (cocoa seed butter), hydrogenated polyisobutene, octyldodecanol, stearic acid, palmitic acid, synthetic wax, sodium polyacrylate, phenoxyethanol, capryloyl salicylic acid, parfum/fragrance, polyurethane-2, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, polymethyl methacrylate, chlorphenesin, xanthan gum, sodium hydroxide, limonene, hydrolyzed linseed extract, dimethiconol, tocopherol, caffeine, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, glycine soja protein (soybean protein), myristic acid, ascorbyl glucoside, adenosine, vaccinium myrtillus fruit extract, sodium benzoate, caprylyl glycol, dimethyl mea, saccharum officinarum extract (sugar cane extract), sodium cocoyl glutamate, linalool, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium dehydroacetate, citrus aurantium dulcis fruit water (orange fruit water), citrus limon fruit extract (lemon fruit extract), potassium sorbate, acer saccharum extract (sugar maple extract), citral

Notable ingredients

Essentials Daily Body Moisturizer

Age Defender Cream Moisturizer

Soothing: Jojoba esters

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Limonene

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl glucoside, Caffeine, Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Capryloyl salicylic acid

Solvent: Aqua/water, Alcohol denat, Glycerin, Limonene, Octyldodecanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Essentials Daily Body Moisturizer

Age Defender Cream Moisturizer

Water/aqua/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.

Dimethicone

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning

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

Cetearyl alcohol

Also-called: Cetostearyl alcohol, cetylstearyl alcohol | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing