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Essentials Foaming Sunless Tan

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Moisturizing Self Tanning Mousse

Product category and function

Essentials Foaming Sunless Tan

Moisturizing Self Tanning Mousse

Self-Tanners (with DHA)	Self-Tanners (with DHA)
Self-tanning products for a sun-kissed glow that contain DHA *(dihydroxyacetone).*	Self-tanning products for a sun-kissed glow that contain DHA *(dihydroxyacetone).*
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Ingredient highlights

Essentials Foaming Sunless Tan

Moisturizing Self Tanning Mousse

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 Foaming Sunless Tan

Moisturizing Self Tanning Mousse

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 20	Total Number of ingredients = 18
Water/aqua/eau, dihydroxyacetone, polysorbate 20, butylene glycol, glycerin, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, decyl glucoside, sodium lactate, ethoxydiglycol, erythrulose, narcissus tazetta bulb extract, phospholipids, tocopheryl acetate, retinyl palmitate, ascorbyl palmitate, citric acid, fragrance/parfum. 6	Aqua (water), dihydroxyacetone, glycerin, propanediol, caramel, pentylene glycol, coco-glucoside, parfum/fragrance, caprylyl/capryl glucoside, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, sodium gluconate, sodium hyaluronate, citric acid, limonene, linalool, citronellol, geraniol

Notable ingredients

Essentials Foaming Sunless Tan

Moisturizing Self Tanning Mousse

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Tocopheryl acetate

Cell-signaling ingredient: Retinyl palmitate

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Ethoxydiglycol, Glycerin, Hexylene glycol

Solvent: Aqua (water), 1,2-hexanediol, Glycerin, Limonene, Propanediol, Pentylene glycol

Buffering: Citric acid

Chelating: Citric acid, Sodium gluconate

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Ingredients with their functions

Essentials Foaming Sunless Tan

Moisturizing Self Tanning Mousse

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.

Dihydroxyacetone

Function: Skin conditioning

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

Polysorbate 20

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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