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Paula's Choice
CALM Rescue & Repair Intensive Moisturizer
Ingredients Explained

This product belongs to the sub-category: Regular Moisturizers

Full ingredient list

Water, c13-15 alkane, glycerin, propanediol, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, cetearyl alcohol, arachidyl alcohol, stearic acid, inulin, behenyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, butylene glycol, hydrogenated lecithin, myristyl myristate, arachidyl glucoside, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, caprylyl glycol, allantoin, tocopherol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, xanthan gum, alpha-glucan oligosaccharide, sodium phytate, glycogen, yeast extract, laminaria digitata extract, albatrellus confluens (mushroom) extract, opuntia ficus-indica stem extract, galactoarabinan, schizophyllan, citric acid, maltodextrin, acetyl hexapeptide-8, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate

Ingredient highlights

Ingredient functions

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Water Skin conditioning, Solvent
C13-15 alkane Emollient/Moisturizer, Solvent
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Propanediol Viscosity controlling, Solvent
Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil Emollient/Moisturizer, Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent
Cetearyl alcohol Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing
Arachidyl alcohol Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing
Stearic acid Surfactant/Cleansing, Emulsion stabilizing

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

C13-15 alkane

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Solvent

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

3

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.

Price range

$20 to $50

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