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Sheer Hydration Daily Crème

Absolue L’Extrait Elixir 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

Sheer Hydration Daily Crème

Absolue L’Extrait Elixir Cream

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

Sheer Hydration Daily Crème

Absolue L’Extrait Elixir Cream

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Water (aqua), carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, alcohol, glycerin, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, stearic acid, betaine, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, glyceryl stearate citrate, palmitic acid, orbignya oleifera seed oil, opuntia ficus-indica stem extract, citric acid, microcrystalline cellulose, glyceryl stearate, xanthan gum, glyceryl caprylate, fragrance (parfum), limonene, linalool, citronellol, geraniol 12	Aqua/water, propanediol, glycerin, isopropyl isostearate, hydroxypropyl tetrahydropyrantriol, orbignya oleifera seed oil, pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate, octyldodecanol, squalane, propylene glycol, lactobacillus/soybean ferment extract, sucrose stearate, mangifera indica seed butter (mango seed butter), rosa hybrid flower extract, adenosine, aureobasidium pullulans ferment, capryloyl salicylic acid, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, sodium hydroxide, rosa damascena flower water, ascorbyl glucoside, glyceryl behenate, glyceryl dibehenate, tribehenin, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, alcohol, arginine, caprylyl glycol, citric acid, inulin lauryl carbamate, myristic acid, palmitic acid, pentylene glycol, poly c10-30 alkyl acrylate, sodium polyacrylate, stearic acid, xanthan gum, dimethicone, dimethiconol, citronellol, coumarin, limonene, linalool, ci 14700 (red 4), ci 19140 (yellow 5), chlorphenesin, phenoxyethanol, salicylic acid, parfum/fragrance

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Total Number of ingredients = 49

Water (aqua), carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, alcohol, glycerin, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, stearic acid, betaine, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, glyceryl stearate citrate, palmitic acid, orbignya oleifera seed oil, opuntia ficus-indica stem extract, citric acid, microcrystalline cellulose, glyceryl stearate, xanthan gum, glyceryl caprylate, fragrance (parfum), limonene, linalool, citronellol, geraniol

Aqua/water, propanediol, glycerin, isopropyl isostearate, hydroxypropyl tetrahydropyrantriol, orbignya oleifera seed oil, pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate, octyldodecanol, squalane, propylene glycol, lactobacillus/soybean ferment extract, sucrose stearate, mangifera indica seed butter (mango seed butter), rosa hybrid flower extract, adenosine, aureobasidium pullulans ferment, capryloyl salicylic acid, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, sodium hydroxide, rosa damascena flower water, ascorbyl glucoside, glyceryl behenate, glyceryl dibehenate, tribehenin, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, alcohol, arginine, caprylyl glycol, citric acid, inulin lauryl carbamate, myristic acid, palmitic acid, pentylene glycol, poly c10-30 alkyl acrylate, sodium polyacrylate, stearic acid, xanthan gum, dimethicone, dimethiconol, citronellol, coumarin, limonene, linalool, ci 14700 (red 4), ci 19140 (yellow 5), chlorphenesin, phenoxyethanol, salicylic acid, parfum/fragrance

Notable ingredients

Sheer Hydration Daily Crème

Absolue L’Extrait Elixir Cream

Antioxidant: Carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil

Solvent: Water (aqua), Alcohol, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Limonene

Abrasive: Microcrystalline cellulose

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl glucoside, Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate

Exfoliant: Capryloyl salicylic acid, Salicylic acid

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Ingredients with their functions

Sheer Hydration Daily Crème

Absolue L’Extrait Elixir Cream

Water (aqua)

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.

Carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil

Also-called: Safflower Seed Oil | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Antioxidant

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

Alcohol

Also-called: Ethanol, ethyl alcohol | Function: Viscosity controlling, Astringent, Solvent, Anti-microbial