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Cetaphil Deep Hydration 48 Hour Activation Serum.

Cetaphil
Deep Hydration 48 Hour Activation Serum
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Full ingredient list

Water, glycerin, sorbitol, coco-caprylate/caprate, glyceryl citrate/lactate/linoleate/oleate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, octyldodecanol, hexyldecanol, hexyldecyl laurate, distarch phosphate, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, anhydroxylitol, butyrospermum parkii (shea)oil, citric acid, dicaprylyl carbonate, disodium cocoyl glutamate, globularia alypum leaf extract (blue daisy), hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, panthenol (vitamin b5), pantolactone, phenoxyethanol, propylene glycol, sodium benzoate, sodium hydroxide, sodium polyacrylate, tocopherol (vitamin e), tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e acetate), xylitol, xylitylglucoside

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Ingredient functions

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Ingredients Function (What it does)
Water Skin conditioning, Solvent
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Sorbitol Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer
Coco-caprylate/caprate Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning
Glyceryl citrate/lactate/linoleate/oleate Surfactant/Cleansing
Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil Emollient/Moisturizer, Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent
Octyldodecanol Skin conditioning, Solvent
Hexyldecanol Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

Ingredients explained

1

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.

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

Sorbitol

Function: Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer

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

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