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Ultra Facial Cream With Squalane

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Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA

Ultra Facial Cream With Squalane

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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Ultra Facial Cream With Squalane

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

Full ingredient list

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Ultra Facial Cream With Squalane

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua (water), caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetyl alcohol, propanediol, stearyl alcohol, glycerin, sodium hyaluronate, arginine, aspartic acid, glycine, alanine, serine, valine, isoleucine, proline, threonine, histidine, phenylalanine, glucose, maltose, fructose, trehalose, sodium pca, pca, sodium lactate, urea, allantoin, linoleic acid, oleic acid, phytosteryl canola glycerides, palmitic acid, stearic acid, lecithin, triolein, tocopherol, carbomer, isoceteth-20, polysorbate 60, sodium chloride, citric acid, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, pentylene glycol, triethanolamine, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin 13	Aqua/water, glycerin, dimethicone, squalane, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, sucrose stearate, stearyl alcohol, peg-8 stearate, myristyl myristate, prunus armeniaca kernel oil (apricot kernel oil), phenoxyethanol, persea gratissima oil (avocado oil), glyceryl stearate, cetyl alcohol, oryza sativa bran oil (rice bran oil), olea europaea fruit oil (olive fruit oil), chlorphenesin, stearic acid, palmitic acid, carbomer, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, prunus amygdalus dulcis oil (sweet almond oil), xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium hydroxide, tocopherol, glycine soja oil (soybean oil), pseudoalteromonas ferment extract, myristic acid, hydroxypalmitoyl sphinganine, salicylic acid, helianthus annuus seed oil (sunflower seed oil), rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract (rosemary leaf extract), citric acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 46

Total Number of ingredients = 35

Aqua (water), caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetyl alcohol, propanediol, stearyl alcohol, glycerin, sodium hyaluronate, arginine, aspartic acid, glycine, alanine, serine, valine, isoleucine, proline, threonine, histidine, phenylalanine, glucose, maltose, fructose, trehalose, sodium pca, pca, sodium lactate, urea, allantoin, linoleic acid, oleic acid, phytosteryl canola glycerides, palmitic acid, stearic acid, lecithin, triolein, tocopherol, carbomer, isoceteth-20, polysorbate 60, sodium chloride, citric acid, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, pentylene glycol, triethanolamine, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin

Aqua/water, glycerin, dimethicone, squalane, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, sucrose stearate, stearyl alcohol, peg-8 stearate, myristyl myristate, prunus armeniaca kernel oil (apricot kernel oil), phenoxyethanol, persea gratissima oil (avocado oil), glyceryl stearate, cetyl alcohol, oryza sativa bran oil (rice bran oil), olea europaea fruit oil (olive fruit oil), chlorphenesin, stearic acid, palmitic acid, carbomer, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, prunus amygdalus dulcis oil (sweet almond oil), xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium hydroxide, tocopherol, glycine soja oil (soybean oil), pseudoalteromonas ferment extract, myristic acid, hydroxypalmitoyl sphinganine, salicylic acid, helianthus annuus seed oil (sunflower seed oil), rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract (rosemary leaf extract), citric acid

Notable ingredients

Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA

Ultra Facial Cream With Squalane

Soothing: Allantoin

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

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

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Soothing: Rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract (rosemary leaf extract)

Antioxidant: Rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract (rosemary leaf extract), Tocopherol

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Ingredients with their functions

Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA

Ultra Facial Cream With Squalane

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 alcohol

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing