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-super 7 complex: helps to hydrate, improve visible radiance, and promote a youthful-looking complexion.-maca root extract: helps give skin a luminous appearance.
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water
| Plain old water |
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glycerin
| One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant |
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propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate
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pentylene glycol
| Used to preserve products, dissolve other ingredients and create a nice product texture |
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cetearyl alcohol
| A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture |
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caprylic/capric triglyceride
| A good mix of fatty acids that forms a protective layer on the skin. Improves the shelf life of products. Derived from coconut and glycerin |
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cetearyl isononanoate
| An emollient that softens the skin and helps prevent moisture loss. |
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betaine
| Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improves the product texture |
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polymethyl methacrylate
| Is used to enhance product texture and can help to optically mask skin imperfections |
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steareth-21
| Helps oil and water mix together |
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ficus carica (fig) fruit extract
| A plant extract that can help neutralize free radicals. The concentrations typically used in cosmetics are too small to have an effect |
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lepidium meyenii root extract
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citrus limon (lemon) peel oil
| A highly irritating fragrance |
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cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract
| Might be somewhat helpful in reducing hyperpigmentation and neutralizing free radicals but its typical concentration in a product is too low for having an effect |
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algae extract
| Plant extract that helps the skin to attract water and make it more smooth for touch. Also shows promise of anti-aging properties, but research is not extensive yet |
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nelumbo nucifera flower extract
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hibiscus esculentus fruit extract
| A plant extract that might help to neutralize free radicals. It can be irritating |
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sodium hyaluronate
| One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin |
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tocopheryl acetate
| A more stable but less bio-available form of vitamin E compared to Tocopherol. Might help moisturize and protect the skin from free radicals, but mostly used in low concentrations to stabilize other ingredients. |
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ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate
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tocopherol
| Pure form of vitamin E. Can help moisturise and protect the skin from free radicals. Often used to help stabilise other ingredients or the formula itself |
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behenyl alcohol
| Non-drying alcohol that helps water and oil mix together. Also serves as an emollient |
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cetearyl glucoside
| Helps water and oil in the product mix well together and improves product texture |
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sorbitol
| Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improves the product texture |
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dimethicone
| A silicone that helps to reduce water loss from the surface of the skin. Can temporarily "fill in" lines and wrinkles, absorb oil, and create a nice product finish |
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sodium pca
| Naturally present in skin and helps to attract water to its upper layer |
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caprylyl glycol
| Helps preserve products and creates a nice product texture |
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carbomer
| Helps create a gel-like product texture. Can be used in gentle cleansing formulations |
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tromethamine
| Helps adjust pH in products |
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cetyl alcohol
| A non-drying alcohol that works to soften the skin and stabilize product formulations helping oil and water mix together |
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stearyl alcohol
| An emollient that helps soften the skin |
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butylene glycol
| Used to create a nice product texture and help delivery of other ingredients. Might be somewhat helpful in attracting water to the upper layer of the skin |
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xanthan gum
| Used to create a thicker product consistency |
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caramel
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citric acid
| Can work as an exfoliant but is typically used to adjust the product pH |
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potassium sorbate
| A preservative |
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sorbic acid
| A preservative |
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phenoxyethanol
| A preservative. It helps prevent bacterial growth in cosmetic products |
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limonene
| A common frangrance that can easily irritate skin, especially if exposed to air, light or heat |
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citral
| A fragrance with a lemon scent. A likely irritant |
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. fresh product ingredient listings are updated periodically. before using a fresh product, please read the ingredient list on the packaging of your product to be sure that the ingredients are appropriate for your personal use.
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