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Colorescience Barrier Pro® Essential Moisturizer.

Colorescience
Barrier Pro Essential Moisturizer
Ingredients Explained

This product belongs to the sub-category: Regular Moisturizers

Full ingredient list

Aqua/water/eau, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, isononyl isononanoate, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, potassium cetyl phosphate, tribehenin, glyceryl caprylate, sodium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, disodium lauriminodipropionate tocopheryl phosphates, squalane, lactobacillus ferment, silica, propanediol, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, lycium barbarum (gogi) fruit extract, betaine, glyceryl undecylenate, cetyl palmitate, sorbitan stearate, polysorbate 80, opuntia ficus-indica (cactus) stem extract, calcium gluconate, gluconolactone, tremella fuciformis sporocarp (mushroom) extract, sodium hyaluronate, citric acid, hydrogenated lecithin, glucose, hydrolyzed pea protein, tocopherol, sodium chloride, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-10, sodium succinate, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, benzoic acid, dehydroacetic acid

Ingredient highlights

Vegan

Cruelty-free

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 alcohol Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing
Isononyl isononanoate Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning
Pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract Skin conditioning
Potassium cetyl phosphate Surfactant/Cleansing
Tribehenin Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning
Glyceryl caprylate Emollient/Moisturizer, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Deodorant

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 alcohol

Also-called: Cetostearyl alcohol, cetylstearyl alcohol | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing

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

Price range

$50 to $100

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