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Dr Denese Skin Science HydroShield Hydrating Dream Cream.

Dr. Denese SkinScience
Hydro Shield Hydrating Dream Cream
Ingredients Explained

This product is pending final review and approval by the BML team.

This product belongs to the sub-category: Retinoid Serums/Creams

Full ingredient list

Water (aqua) hydrogenated polyisobutene, cyclopentasiloxane, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, glycerin, dimethiconol, retinol, ceramide 2, palmitoyl oligopeptide, oryza sativa (rice) extract, hexapeptide-9, dipeptide-4, glycolipids, glycine soja (soybean) oil, lecithin, ethylhexyl cocoate, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, tribehenin, dimethicone, ceteareth-20, laureth-7, fragrance, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, red 40, yellow 5, triethanolamine, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin.

Ingredient highlights

Ingredient functions

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Water (aqua) hydrogenated polyisobutene Skin conditioning, Solvent
Cyclopentasiloxane Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent
Cetearyl alcohol Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing
Glyceryl stearate Emollient/Moisturizer, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Dimethiconol Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning
Retinol Anti-acne, Skin conditioning, Skin brightening, Cell-signaling ingredient
Ceramide 2 Skin conditioning

Ingredients explained

1

Water (aqua) hydrogenated polyisobutene

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

Cyclopentasiloxane

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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

$20 to $50

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