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Prickly Pear Plumping Cream

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CLINICAL Ultra Rich Moisturizer

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Prickly Pear Plumping Cream

CLINICAL Ultra Rich Moisturizer

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

Prickly Pear Plumping Cream

CLINICAL Ultra Rich Moisturizer

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

Prickly Pear Plumping Cream

CLINICAL Ultra Rich Moisturizer

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, tridecyl stearate, neopentyl glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, tridecyl trimellitate, squalane, opuntia ficus-indica extract, polyglutamic acid, sodium hyaluronate, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, lindera strychnifolia root extract, caryodendron orinocense seed oil, ceratonia silique (carob) fruit extract, glyceryl oleate, cholesterol, sodium pca, sodium lactate, pca, betaine, serine, alanine, lysine hcl, threonine, arginine, proline, phytosphingosine, sodium lauroyl lactylate, carbomer, xanthan gum, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin 13	Water, butyrospermum parkii (shea butter) unsaponifiables, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glyceryl stearate se, olea europaea fruit oil, dimethicone, stearic acid, glyceryl stearate, mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, cetyl alcohol, cocos nucifera (coconut) fruit extract, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, sphingolipids, phospholipids, phytosphingosine, squalene, cholesterol, tocopherol, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, glycine soja oil, oryza sativa (rice) bran extract, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, glycerin, panthenol, ascorbyl palmitate, beta-sitosterol, hydrogenated vegetable glycerides citrate, propylene glycol, sodium lauroyl lactylate, xanthan gum, carbomer, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 35

Total Number of ingredients = 37

Water/aqua/eau, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, tridecyl stearate, neopentyl glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, tridecyl trimellitate, squalane, opuntia ficus-indica extract, polyglutamic acid, sodium hyaluronate, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, lindera strychnifolia root extract, caryodendron orinocense seed oil, ceratonia silique (carob) fruit extract, glyceryl oleate, cholesterol, sodium pca, sodium lactate, pca, betaine, serine, alanine, lysine hcl, threonine, arginine, proline, phytosphingosine, sodium lauroyl lactylate, carbomer, xanthan gum, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

Water, butyrospermum parkii (shea butter) unsaponifiables, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glyceryl stearate se, olea europaea fruit oil, dimethicone, stearic acid, glyceryl stearate, mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, cetyl alcohol, cocos nucifera (coconut) fruit extract, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, sphingolipids, phospholipids, phytosphingosine, squalene, cholesterol, tocopherol, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, glycine soja oil, oryza sativa (rice) bran extract, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, glycerin, panthenol, ascorbyl palmitate, beta-sitosterol, hydrogenated vegetable glycerides citrate, propylene glycol, sodium lauroyl lactylate, xanthan gum, carbomer, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

Prickly Pear Plumping Cream

CLINICAL Ultra Rich Moisturizer

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Sodium lactate

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Propylene glycol, Squalene

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Ingredients with their functions

Prickly Pear Plumping Cream

CLINICAL Ultra Rich Moisturizer

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.

Hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer

Function: Viscosity controlling, Emulsion stabilizing

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