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TNS Ceramide Treatment Cream

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Alpha-5 Mela Care Cream

Product category and function

TNS Ceramide Treatment Cream

Alpha-5 Mela Care 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

TNS Ceramide Treatment Cream

Alpha-5 Mela Care Cream

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

Full ingredient list

TNS Ceramide Treatment Cream

Alpha-5 Mela Care Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, cetyl ethylhexanoate, cetearyl alcohol, hydroxypropyl bispalmitamide mea, human fibroblast conditioned media, dimethicone, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, glycine soja (soybean) oil, glycerin, cetearyl glucoside, squalane, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, glycine soja (soybean) sterols, retinyl palmitate, tocopheryl acetate, sodium carboxymethyl beta-glucan, allantoin, bisabolol, panthenol, sodium hyaluronate, xanthan gum, polysorbate 20, isoceteth-20, butylene glycol, ethoxydiglycol, carbomer, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, caprylhydroxamic acid, potassium sorbate. 10	Water, dipropylene glycol, alpha-arbutin, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, niacinamide, 1,2-hexanediol, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, carbomer, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, tromethamine, xanthan gum, allantoin, adenosine, glutathione, aronia melanocarpa fruit extract, hippophae rhamnoides water, butylene glycol, copper tripeptide-1, palmitoyl pentapeptide-4, acetyl hexapeptide-8, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 37

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Water/aqua/eau, cetyl ethylhexanoate, cetearyl alcohol, hydroxypropyl bispalmitamide mea, human fibroblast conditioned media, dimethicone, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, glycine soja (soybean) oil, glycerin, cetearyl glucoside, squalane, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, glycine soja (soybean) sterols, retinyl palmitate, tocopheryl acetate, sodium carboxymethyl beta-glucan, allantoin, bisabolol, panthenol, sodium hyaluronate, xanthan gum, polysorbate 20, isoceteth-20, butylene glycol, ethoxydiglycol, carbomer, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, caprylhydroxamic acid, potassium sorbate.

Water, dipropylene glycol, alpha-arbutin, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, niacinamide, 1,2-hexanediol, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, carbomer, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, tromethamine, xanthan gum, allantoin, adenosine, glutathione, aronia melanocarpa fruit extract, hippophae rhamnoides water, butylene glycol, copper tripeptide-1, palmitoyl pentapeptide-4, acetyl hexapeptide-8, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7.

Notable ingredients

TNS Ceramide Treatment Cream

Alpha-5 Mela Care Cream

Soothing: Allantoin, Panthenol, Bisabolol

Antioxidant: Avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, Tocopheryl acetate, Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate

Cell-signaling ingredient: Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, Retinyl palmitate

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Allantoin

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

TNS Ceramide Treatment Cream

Alpha-5 Mela Care Cream

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.

Cetyl ethylhexanoate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, 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