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High Tide Water Cream

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High Tide Water 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

Natural Moisturizing Factors + PhytoCeramides

High Tide Water Cream

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

Full ingredient list

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High Tide Water Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
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 14	Aqua (water), glycerin, squalane, 1,2-hexanediol, betaine, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, panthenol, c13-15 alkane, xylitylglucoside, anhydroxylitol, mentha australis (river mint) leaf extract, urea, trehalose, xylitol, allantoin, sorbitan isostearate, citric acid, malachite extract, glucose, sodium phytate, pentylene glycol, serine, biosaccharide gum-1, erythritol, disodium phosphate, pullulan, sodium hyaluronate, caprylyl glycol, glyceryl polyacrylate, algin, sodium levulinate, glyceryl caprylate, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, potassium phosphate, sodium anisate, hibiscus sabdariffa (red sorrel) fruit extract

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 53

Total Number of ingredients = 37

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

Aqua (water), glycerin, squalane, 1,2-hexanediol, betaine, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, panthenol, c13-15 alkane, xylitylglucoside, anhydroxylitol, mentha australis (river mint) leaf extract, urea, trehalose, xylitol, allantoin, sorbitan isostearate, citric acid, malachite extract, glucose, sodium phytate, pentylene glycol, serine, biosaccharide gum-1, erythritol, disodium phosphate, pullulan, sodium hyaluronate, caprylyl glycol, glyceryl polyacrylate, algin, sodium levulinate, glyceryl caprylate, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, potassium phosphate, sodium anisate, hibiscus sabdariffa (red sorrel) fruit extract

Notable ingredients

Natural Moisturizing Factors + PhytoCeramides

High Tide Water Cream

Soothing: Allantoin

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

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

Soothing: Allantoin, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Malachite extract

Solvent: Aqua (water), 1,2-hexanediol, C13-15 alkane, Glycerin, Pentylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

Natural Moisturizing Factors + PhytoCeramides

High Tide Water Cream

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.