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Merle Norman Matte Oil-Free Moisturizer.

Merle Norman
Matte Oil Free Moisturizer
Ingredients Explained

This product belongs to the sub-category: Regular Moisturizers

Full ingredient list

Aqua/water/eau, dimethicone, cyclopentasiloxane, isohexadecane, glycerin, nylon-12, polysilicone-11, aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, butylene glycol, ethylhexyl palmitate, silica, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, cinnamomum zeylanicum bark extract, laminaria saccharina extract, glycine, stearic acid, polyhydroxystearic acid, peg-8 stearate, peg-8 laurate, ppg-20 methyl glucose ether, peg-10 dimethicone, polysorbate 40, polyacrylamide, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, c13-14 isoparaffin, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, c12-14 pareth-12, laureth-7, bisabolol, propylene glycol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, carbomer, disodium edta, triethanolamine, caprylyl glycol, aluminum oxide, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), diazolidinyl urea

Ingredient highlights

Ingredient functions

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Aqua/water/eau Skin conditioning, Solvent
Dimethicone Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning
Cyclopentasiloxane Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent
Isohexadecane Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Nylon-12 Viscosity controlling
Polysilicone-11 Film forming
Aluminum starch octenylsuccinate Viscosity controlling, Viscosity controlling, Absorbent

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

Dimethicone

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning

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

3

Cyclopentasiloxane

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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

Price range

$20 to $50

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