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Daily Facial Moisturizer

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Sheald Recovery Balm

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Daily Facial Moisturizer

Sheald Recovery Balm

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

Daily Facial Moisturizer

Sheald Recovery Balm

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

Full ingredient list

Daily Facial Moisturizer

Sheald Recovery Balm

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, squalane, glycerin, pentylene glycol, polyglyceryl-2 stearate, glyceryl stearate, stearyl alcohol, hyaluronic acid, ceramide eop, ceramide ng, ceramide np, ceramide as, ceramide ap, carnosine, hydrogenated lecithin, phytosterols, caprylyl glycol, polyacrylate crosspolymer-11, 1,2-hexanediol 8	Water/aqua/eau, sodium hyaluronate, glycerin, c12-15 pareth-3 benzoate, petrolatum, tocopherol, beta-glucan, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, piper methysticum leaf/root/stem extract, ahnfeltia concinna extract, sorbitan stearate, peg-8, peg-8/smdi copolymer, zea mays (corn) kernel extract, panthenol, ceramide np, sodium lauroyl lactylate, butylene glycol, polysorbate 20, xanthan gum, carbomer, retinyl palmitate, triethanolamine, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, caprylyl glycol, cholesterol, phytosphingosine, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, 1,2-hexanediol, disodium edta

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 19

Total Number of ingredients = 34

Water, squalane, glycerin, pentylene glycol, polyglyceryl-2 stearate, glyceryl stearate, stearyl alcohol, hyaluronic acid, ceramide eop, ceramide ng, ceramide np, ceramide as, ceramide ap, carnosine, hydrogenated lecithin, phytosterols, caprylyl glycol, polyacrylate crosspolymer-11, 1,2-hexanediol

Water/aqua/eau, sodium hyaluronate, glycerin, c12-15 pareth-3 benzoate, petrolatum, tocopherol, beta-glucan, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, piper methysticum leaf/root/stem extract, ahnfeltia concinna extract, sorbitan stearate, peg-8, peg-8/smdi copolymer, zea mays (corn) kernel extract, panthenol, ceramide np, sodium lauroyl lactylate, butylene glycol, polysorbate 20, xanthan gum, carbomer, retinyl palmitate, triethanolamine, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, caprylyl glycol, cholesterol, phytosphingosine, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, 1,2-hexanediol, disodium edta

Notable ingredients

Daily Facial Moisturizer

Sheald Recovery Balm

Solvent: Water, 1,2-hexanediol, Glycerin, Pentylene glycol

Deodorant: Caprylyl glycol

Emulsion stabilizing: Polyacrylate crosspolymer-11, Stearyl alcohol

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, Tocopherol

Cell-signaling ingredient: Retinyl palmitate

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Ingredients with their functions

Daily Facial Moisturizer

Sheald Recovery Balm

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.

Squalane

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent