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CeraVe Skin Renewing Nightly Exfoliating Treatment.

CeraVe
Skin Renewing Nightly Exfoliating Treatment
Ingredients Explained

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This product belongs to the sub-category: Leave-on Chemical Exfoliants

 5% AHA blend of glycolic acid and lactic acid.

Full ingredient list

Aqua/water/eau, glycerin, cetearyl ethylhexanoate, cetearyl alcohol, dimethicone, glycolic acid, lactic acid, sodium hydroxide, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6 , ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, cetearyl glucoside, behentrimonium methosulfate, triethyl citrate, sodium hyaluronate, sodium lauroyl lactylate, cholesterol, phenoxyethanol, phenylethyl resorcinol, isopropyl myristate, caprylyl glycol, citric acid, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, xanthan gum, phytosphingosine, benzoic acid

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Ingredient functions

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Aqua/water/eau Skin conditioning, Solvent
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Cetearyl ethylhexanoate Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning
Cetearyl alcohol Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing
Dimethicone Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning
Glycolic acid Buffering, Exfoliant
Lactic acid Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Buffering, Exfoliant
Sodium hydroxide Buffering

Ingredients explained

1

Aqua/water/eau

Also-called: Aqua, Aqua/Water, Water/Aqua/Eau, Water | 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.

2

Glycerin

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

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

3

Cetearyl ethylhexanoate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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

Price range

$20 to $50

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