Institut Esthederm Eau Cellulaire Melting Moisturizing Cream

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Aqua (Water, Eau)*, Dimethicone, Methylsilanol Mannuronate⁸, Ethyhexyl Palmitate, Glycerin¹⁴, Propanediol, Dicaprylyl Ether¹⁷, Hexyldecanol¹², Steareth-2, Boron Nitride²⁶, Steareth-21, Butylene Glycol²³, Cetyl Alcohol²⁰, Pentylene Glycol⁷, Methylpropanediol⁹, Polyacrylamide, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer³⁰, Beta-Sitosterol²⁷, C13-14 Isoparaffin²⁴, Sodium Citrate, 1-2 Hexanediol¹³, Fragrance¹⁵ (Parfum), Caprylyl Glycol²¹, Carnosine²², Sodium Chloride², Laureth-7, Citric Acid¹⁸, Aminoethanesulfinic Acid²⁹, Ceramide¹ NP, Propylene Glycol⁴, Adenosine³¹, Potassium Chloride⁶, Biosaccharide Gum²⁸-4, Sodium Bicarbonate³, Pyrus Malus (Apple) Seed Extract, Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Sterols, Disodium Phosphate¹⁶, Magnesium Sulfate¹⁰, Linalool, Potassium Phosphate⁵, Tocopherol, Citronellol¹⁹, Disodium Adenosine Triphsophate, Laminaria Digitata Extract¹¹, Alpha Isomethyl Ionone³², Calcium Chloride²⁵.

*Cellular Water.

Ingredient	What it does
¹ceramide	can help restore the skin's barrier system; improves texture, reduces topical irritation, restores moisture
²sodium chloride	salt; used in exfoliators or as a thickener/stabilizer in a formula
³sodium bicarbonate	baking soda; used as a buffering agent and as a feature ingredient in certain Korean cleansers and exfoliants
⁴propylene glycol	solvent; humectant; gives a product "slip"; helps "carry" other ingredients into the skin; also enhances the efficacy of preservatives
⁵potassium phosphate	buffering agent & pH adjuster
⁶potassium chloride	control viscosity
⁷pentylene glycol	synthetic humectant moisturizer; also a solvent & anti-microbial preservative
⁸methylsilanol mannuronate	moisturizing seaweed derivative
⁹methylpropanediol	Hydrating glycol that functions as a solvent; enhances the penetration of other ingredients
¹⁰magnesium sulfate	anti-inflammatory moisturizer; can also be found in self-heating products; its most common use in skincare is as a thickener
¹¹Laminaria Digitata Extract	skin protectant
¹²hexyldecanol	humectant moisturizer & solvent
¹³Hexanediol	a solvent to dissolve things in a formula
¹⁴Glycerin	A humectant moisturizer; usually used as a base in (light) moisturizers
¹⁵fragrance	Fragrance in skin care is like spraying perfume on your face. Smells nice, but potentially irritating and damaging to your skin's acid mantle. Especially if these ingredients are high up on the ingredient list.
¹⁶disodium phosphate	used to adjust a formula's pH
¹⁷dicaprylyl ether	skin-conditioning emollient & solvent
¹⁸citric acid	mainly used as a cleaning agent & preservative; pH adjuster; in higher concentration it's an AHA (in peels & antiaging products)
¹⁹Citronellol	fragrance
²⁰Cetyl Alcohol	emollient moisturizing, emulsifying, emulsion stabilizing, foam boosting, masks the scent of other ingredients in a formula , opacifying aka makes the formula less clear, cleansing surfactant, viscosity controlling
²¹caprylyl glycol	An alcohol, derived from a plant which is used as an emollient and coconut derived preservative.
²²carnosine	anti-inflammatory antioxidant
²³butylene glycol	solvent; penetration enhancer; humectant moisturizer; in cleansing creams it dissolves dirt, avoids the product from drying too quickly during the removal stage & helps formulas spread better
²⁴C13-14 Isoparaffin	emollient; solvent
²⁵calcium chloride	emulsifier and texturizer
²⁶boron nitride	increases adherence and absorbs oil
²⁷beta-sitosterol	Topically, it is considered a good moisturizing and anti-inflammatory It's like a fatty acid and structurally similar to cholesterol.
²⁸biosaccharide gum	moisturizing & skin soothing ingredient; anti-irritant; creates a moisture-binding film on the skin
²⁹Aminoethanesulfinic Acid	antioxidant, reducing
³⁰alkyl acrylate crosspolymer	emulsifier that thickens & stabilizes formulas, makes it possible for a product to release the oils in it immediately when rubbing the product into the skin
³¹adenosine	anti-inflammatory
³²Alpha Isomethyl Ionone	Fragrance in skin care is like spraying perfume on your face. Smells nice, but potentially irritating and damaging to your skin's acid mantle. Especially if these ingredients are high up on the ingredient list.