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Merle Norman
Nighttime Recovery Creme
Ingredients Explained

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

This product belongs to the sub-category: Regular Moisturizers

Full ingredient list

Aqua/water/eau, hydrogenated polyisobutene, glyceryl stearate, squalane, myristyl myristate, glycerin, cetyl alcohol, dimethicone, ethylhexyl stearate, cyclopentasiloxane, cyclohexasiloxane, sorbitol, stearic acid, peg-40 stearate, sorbitan tristearate, saccharide isomerate, superoxide dismutase, ceramide np, c10-30 cholesterol/lanosterol esters, zea mays (corn) kernel extract, glyceryl polymethacrylate, glycyrrhetinic acid, hyaluronic acid, centella asiatica extract, echinacea purpurea extract, sodium hyaluronate, fagus sylvatica bud extract, ascorbic acid/orange/citrus limon/citrus aurantifolia polypeptides, caprylic/capric/myristic/stearic triglyceride, tocopheryl acetate, isocetyl alcohol, palmitoyl hexapeptide-12, folic acid, pyridoxine hcl, proline, glycine, palmitoyl carnitine, pca, alanine, glutamic acid, serine, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, lecithin, polyquaternium-24, peg-8, butylene glycol, triethanolamine, diazolidinyl urea, phenoxyethanol, tetrasodium edta, disodium edta, fragrance (parfum)

Ingredient highlights

Ingredient functions

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Aqua/water/eau Skin conditioning, Solvent
Hydrogenated polyisobutene Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning
Glyceryl stearate Emollient/Moisturizer, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning
Squalane Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning
Myristyl myristate Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Cetyl alcohol Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing
Dimethicone Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning

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

Hydrogenated polyisobutene

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning

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

3

Glyceryl stearate

Also-called: Glycerol monostearate, GMS | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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

Price range

$50 to $100

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