DermaQuest Essential MoisturizerIngredients

DermaQuest Essential Moisturizer is a product with 57 ingredients. Contains:

AHA - Citric Acid
Vitamins - Tocopheryl Acetate, Retinyl Palmitate (Vitamin A Palmitate), Ascorbyl Palmitate (Vitamin C Palmitate), Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)
Antioxidant - Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Lecithin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ubiquinone, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate (Vitamin C Palmitate), Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Citric Acid, Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Juice Powder

Provides following positive effects: Softening, Moisturizing, Anti-aging, Soothing, UV Protection and 20 more.

Organic score: 30% natural, 56% chemical.

Made by DermaQuest. The manufacturer has "Cruelty Free" badge - meaning it doesn't test products on animals.

INCI

Water

Solvent

Hexyl Laurate

Emollient, Solvent, Viscosity controlling agent

Sodium Hyaluronate

Skin conditioning agent, Humectant

Butylene Glycol

Skin conditioning agent, Fragrance ingredient, Humectant, Masking, Solvent, Viscosity controlling agent

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

Skin conditioning agent, Fragrance ingredient

Polysorbate-60

Emulsifying agent, Fragrance ingredient, Surfactant

Glycerin

Fragrance ingredient, Hair conditioning, Humectant, Solvent, Viscosity controlling agent

Stearic Acid

Cleansing agent, Emulsifying agent, Emulsion stabilizer, Fragrance ingredient, Masking, Surfactant

Ingredients by function

Solvent: Water¹, Hexyl Laurate², Butylene Glycol⁴, Glycerin⁷, Hexylene Glycol²⁰ and 3 more. Show all.
Emollient: Hexyl Laurate², Stearyl Alcohol⁹, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate¹⁰, Isopropyl Isostearate¹³, Cetearyl Alcohol¹⁴ and 10 more. Show all.
Viscosity controlling agent: Hexyl Laurate², Butylene Glycol⁴, Glycerin⁷, Stearyl Alcohol⁹, Cetearyl Alcohol¹⁴ and 7 more. Show all.
Skin conditioning agent: Sodium Hyaluronate³, Butylene Glycol⁴, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride⁵, Isopropyl Isostearate¹³, PPG-12/Smdi Copolymer¹⁶ and 28 more. Show all.

All the Positive

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Softening - 17 components: Hexyl Laurate², Sodium Hyaluronate³, Butylene Glycol⁴, Glycerin⁷, Stearic Acid⁸, Stearyl Alcohol⁹, Sorbitan Stearate¹¹, Ethylhexylglycerin¹⁹, Squalane²¹, Glyceryl Stearate SE²², PEG-100 Stearate²³, Sodium PCA²⁷, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Sterols³⁴, Lecithin³⁷, Tocopheryl Acetate⁴², Retinyl Palmitate (Vitamin A Palmitate)⁴⁵, Butylene Glycol⁴⁷
Moisturizing - 14 components: Sodium Hyaluronate³, Butylene Glycol⁴, Glycerin⁷, Stearic Acid⁸, Ethylhexylglycerin¹⁹, Glyceryl Stearate SE²², PEG-100 Stearate²³, Sodium PCA²⁷, Imperata Cylindrica Root Extract³⁰, Carbomer³², Linoleic Acid³³, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Sterols³⁴, Ethoxydiglycol⁴³, Butylene Glycol⁴⁷
Anti-aging - 7 components: Sodium Hyaluronate³, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract²⁹, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4⁴¹, Retinyl Palmitate (Vitamin A Palmitate)⁴⁵, Ubiquinone⁴⁶, Tocopherol⁴⁹, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)⁵¹
Soothing - 5 components: Polysorbate-60⁶, PEG-8³¹, Plankton Extract³⁶, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)⁵¹, Citric Acid⁵²

Concerns

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Risk of clogging pores

Butylene Glycol ⁴, Stearic Acid ⁸, Stearyl Alcohol ⁹, Isopropyl Isostearate ¹³, Cetearyl Alcohol ¹⁴, Hexylene Glycol ²⁰, Squalane ²¹, Glyceryl Stearate SE ²², Retinyl Palmitate (Vitamin A Palmitate) ⁴⁵, Butylene Glycol ⁴⁷, Tocopherol ⁴⁹, Ascorbyl Palmitate (Vitamin C Palmitate) ⁵⁰

Can support fungal acne

Hexyl Laurate ², Polysorbate-60 ⁶, Stearic Acid ⁸, Sorbitan Stearate ¹¹, Isopropyl Isostearate ¹³, PEG-100 Stearate ²³, Linoleic Acid ³³, Polysorbate-20 ⁴⁰, Retinyl Palmitate (Vitamin A Palmitate) ⁴⁵, Ascorbyl Palmitate (Vitamin C Palmitate) ⁵⁰

Silicones

Dimethicone ²⁵

PEG

PEG-100 Stearate ²³, C12-20 Acid PEG-8 Ester ²⁶, PEG-8 ³¹

ECO Metrics

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Vegan

Cruelty free

Yes

Reef friendly

Yes

Ozone layer safe

Yes

Components by Skin Type

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Dry skin

Positive: 10Negative: 0

Sodium Hyaluronate^#3Butylene Glycol^#4Glycerin^#7Stearyl Alcohol^#9Sodium PCA^#27Phospholipids^#35Retinyl Palmitate (Vitamin A Palmitate)^#45Butylene Glycol^#47Tocopherol^#49Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)^#51

Oily skin

Positive: 1Negative: 3

Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract^#29Stearic Acid^#8Isopropyl Isostearate^#13Glyceryl Stearate SE^#22

Sensitive skin

Positive: 1Negative: 1

Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Juice Powder^#56Citric Acid^#52

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DermaQuest Essential Moisturizer

#1Water

Origin: natural

Role: Solvent

EWG Rating [ 1 ]

Water is a great solvent. It’s neutral and doesn’t provide any strong positive or negative effects. It just helps components to mix better and to transport active components.