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Water Balm Skin Prep Moisturizer

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Natural Moisturizing Factors + PhytoCeramides

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Water Balm Skin Prep Moisturizer

Natural Moisturizing Factors + PhytoCeramides

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

Water Balm Skin Prep Moisturizer

Natural Moisturizing Factors + PhytoCeramides

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 vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Water Balm Skin Prep Moisturizer

Natural Moisturizing Factors + PhytoCeramides

No. of common ingredients = 0
Onsen-sui (jtn), butylene glycol, dimethicone, cetyl ethylhexanoate, glycerin, rosa damascena flower water, cyclopentasiloxane, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, betaine, serine, sodium pca, hydrolyzed silk, behenyl alcohol (fatty alcohol), sorbitol, oryza sativa (rice) lees extract, polyglyceryl-10 pentastearate, saxifraga sarmentosa extract, glycosphingolipids, ginkgo biloba leaf extract, hydrolyzed rice extract, lactobacillus/soymilk ferment filtrate, camellia sinensis leaf extract, sodium stearoyl lactylate, ceramide 3, glycine, prunus persica (peach) leaf extract, glutamic acid, hydrogenated lecithin, glycine soja (soybean) seed extract, alanine, arginine, lysine, natto gum, threonine, lysolecithin, proline, prunus mume fruit extract, sodium chloride, water, pentylene glycol, phenoxyethanol. 16	Aqua (water), caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetyl ethylhexanoate, isodecyl neopentanoate, glycerin, propanediol, polyglyceryl-6 polyricinoleate, hydrogenated vegetable oil, polyglyceryl-2 isostearate, isosorbide dicaprylate, disteardimonium hectorite, phytosteryl canola glycerides, glycosphingolipids, glycolipids, linoleic acid, oleic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, arginine, glycine, alanine, serine, proline, threonine, glutamic acid, lysine hcl, betaine, xylitylglucoside, anhydroxylitol, xylitol, glucose, maltose, fructose, trehalose, sodium pca, pca, sodium lactate, urea, allantoin, sodium hyaluronate, lecithin, triolein, dimethyl isosorbide, pentylene glycol, tocopherol, hydroxymethoxyphenyl decanone, citric acid, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, magnesium sulfate, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 41

Total Number of ingredients = 53

Onsen-sui (jtn), butylene glycol, dimethicone, cetyl ethylhexanoate, glycerin, rosa damascena flower water, cyclopentasiloxane, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, betaine, serine, sodium pca, hydrolyzed silk, behenyl alcohol (fatty alcohol), sorbitol, oryza sativa (rice) lees extract, polyglyceryl-10 pentastearate, saxifraga sarmentosa extract, glycosphingolipids, ginkgo biloba leaf extract, hydrolyzed rice extract, lactobacillus/soymilk ferment filtrate, camellia sinensis leaf extract, sodium stearoyl lactylate, ceramide 3, glycine, prunus persica (peach) leaf extract, glutamic acid, hydrogenated lecithin, glycine soja (soybean) seed extract, alanine, arginine, lysine, natto gum, threonine, lysolecithin, proline, prunus mume fruit extract, sodium chloride, water, pentylene glycol, phenoxyethanol.

Aqua (water), caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetyl ethylhexanoate, isodecyl neopentanoate, glycerin, propanediol, polyglyceryl-6 polyricinoleate, hydrogenated vegetable oil, polyglyceryl-2 isostearate, isosorbide dicaprylate, disteardimonium hectorite, phytosteryl canola glycerides, glycosphingolipids, glycolipids, linoleic acid, oleic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, arginine, glycine, alanine, serine, proline, threonine, glutamic acid, lysine hcl, betaine, xylitylglucoside, anhydroxylitol, xylitol, glucose, maltose, fructose, trehalose, sodium pca, pca, sodium lactate, urea, allantoin, sodium hyaluronate, lecithin, triolein, dimethyl isosorbide, pentylene glycol, tocopherol, hydroxymethoxyphenyl decanone, citric acid, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, magnesium sulfate, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin

Notable ingredients

Water Balm Skin Prep Moisturizer

Natural Moisturizing Factors + PhytoCeramides

Soothing: Onsen-sui (jtn)

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract

Solvent: Water, Butylene glycol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Pentylene glycol

Soothing: Allantoin

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua (water), Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Dimethyl isosorbide, Glycerin, Propanediol, Pentylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

Water Balm Skin Prep Moisturizer

Natural Moisturizing Factors + PhytoCeramides

Onsen-sui (jtn)

Function: Soothing

Japanese hot spring water.

Butylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

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

Dimethicone

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning

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

Aqua (water)

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.

Caprylic/capric triglyceride

Also-called: Caprylic Capric Triglyceride | Function: Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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

Cetyl ethylhexanoate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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