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Paula's Choice
Skin Recovery Replenishing Moisturizer
Ingredients Explained

This product belongs to the sub-category: Regular Moisturizers

Full ingredient list

Water, cetearyl ethylhexanoate, butylene glycol, glycereth-26, oenothera biennis oil, cetyl alcohol, neopentyl glycol diheptanoate, cyclopentasiloxane, stearic acid, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, glycerin, cyclohexasiloxane, dimethicone, panthenol, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, sodium hyaluronate, tocopheryl acetate, (alpha-) tocopherol, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, ascorbyl palmitate, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, sodium pca, anthemis nobilis flower extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, saccharide isomerate, hydroxypropyl guar, allantoin, rosa moschata seed oil , polysorbate 20, cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose, carbomer, sodium citrate, trisodium edta, batyl alcohol, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin, benzoic acid, sorbic acid

Ingredient highlights

Ingredient functions

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Water Skin conditioning, Solvent
Cetearyl ethylhexanoate Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning
Butylene glycol Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent
Glycereth-26 Viscosity controlling, Humectant/Moisturizer
Oenothera biennis oil Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning
Cetyl alcohol Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing
Neopentyl glycol diheptanoate Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning
Cyclopentasiloxane Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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

Cetearyl ethylhexanoate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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

3

Butylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

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

Price range

$20 to $50

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