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Vital C Hydrating Water Burst

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

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

Full ingredient list

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No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, cetyl ethylhexanoate, sorbitan stearate, methyl gluceth-20, polysorbate 60, dimethicone, tocopherol, tocopheryl acetate, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, panthenol, sodium hyaluronate, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, aminomethyl propanol, carbomer, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, potassium sorbate 9	Aqua/water/eau, dimethicone, cyclopentasiloxane, glycerin, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, sodium chloride, phenoxyethanol, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, limonene, arbutin, ethylhexylglycerin, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, panthenol, ascorbic acid, retinyl palmitate, tocopheryl acetate, tocopherol, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, linalool, potassium sorbate, hyaluronic acid, sodium hyaluronate, acetyl hexapeptide-8, echinacea angustifolia extract, sodium ferrocyanide

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 19

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Water/aqua/eau, cetyl ethylhexanoate, sorbitan stearate, methyl gluceth-20, polysorbate 60, dimethicone, tocopherol, tocopheryl acetate, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, panthenol, sodium hyaluronate, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, aminomethyl propanol, carbomer, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, potassium sorbate

Aqua/water/eau, dimethicone, cyclopentasiloxane, glycerin, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, sodium chloride, phenoxyethanol, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, limonene, arbutin, ethylhexylglycerin, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, panthenol, ascorbic acid, retinyl palmitate, tocopheryl acetate, tocopherol, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, linalool, potassium sorbate, hyaluronic acid, sodium hyaluronate, acetyl hexapeptide-8, echinacea angustifolia extract, sodium ferrocyanide

Notable ingredients

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Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate, Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau

Soothing: Echinacea angustifolia extract, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Arbutin, Ascorbic acid, Magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

Cell-signaling ingredient: Retinyl palmitate

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Ingredients with their functions

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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.

Sorbitan stearate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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