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Vitamin C Hydrating Hand Cream

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Ultimate Strength Hand Salve

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Vitamin C Hydrating Hand Cream

Ultimate Strength Hand Salve

Hand Creams	Hand Creams
Moisturizers to hydrate and repair dry hands.	Moisturizers to hydrate and repair dry hands.
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Ingredient highlights

Vitamin C Hydrating Hand Cream

Ultimate Strength Hand Salve

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

Vitamin C Hydrating Hand Cream

Ultimate Strength Hand Salve

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua), cetyl alcohol, glycerin, dimethicone, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, ceteareth-20, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, ascorbic acid, curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract, terminalia ferdinandiana fruit extract, ferulic acid, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract, tocopheryl acetate, panax ginseng root extract, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) extract, oryza sativa (rice) bran extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, tocopherol, cetearyl ethylhexanoate, isopropyl myristate, cetearyl phosphate, gms, synthetic beeswax, carbomer, xanthan gum, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, fragrance, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, sodium hydroxide 12	Aqua/water, glycerin, caprylic/capric/myristic/stearic triglyceride, butylene glycol, hydrogenated olive oil stearyl esters, butyrospermum parkii butter (shea butter), aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, cetearyl alcohol, peg-75 stearate, glyceryl stearate, cetyl alcohol, bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2, sesamum indicum seed oil (sesame seed oil), squalane, dimethicone, ceteth-20, phenoxyethanol, persea gratissima oil (avocado oil), steareth-20, ceteareth-20, chlorphenesin, tocopheryl acetate, ppg-5-ceteth-20, eucalyptus globulus leaf oil, allantoin, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, limonene, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, tocopherol, citric acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 34

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Water (aqua), cetyl alcohol, glycerin, dimethicone, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, ceteareth-20, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, ascorbic acid, curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract, terminalia ferdinandiana fruit extract, ferulic acid, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract, tocopheryl acetate, panax ginseng root extract, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) extract, oryza sativa (rice) bran extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, tocopherol, cetearyl ethylhexanoate, isopropyl myristate, cetearyl phosphate, gms, synthetic beeswax, carbomer, xanthan gum, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, fragrance, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, sodium hydroxide

Aqua/water, glycerin, caprylic/capric/myristic/stearic triglyceride, butylene glycol, hydrogenated olive oil stearyl esters, butyrospermum parkii butter (shea butter), aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, cetearyl alcohol, peg-75 stearate, glyceryl stearate, cetyl alcohol, bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2, sesamum indicum seed oil (sesame seed oil), squalane, dimethicone, ceteth-20, phenoxyethanol, persea gratissima oil (avocado oil), steareth-20, ceteareth-20, chlorphenesin, tocopheryl acetate, ppg-5-ceteth-20, eucalyptus globulus leaf oil, allantoin, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, limonene, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, tocopherol, citric acid

Notable ingredients

Vitamin C Hydrating Hand Cream

Ultimate Strength Hand Salve

Soothing: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, Curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract

Skin brightening: Curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract, Ferulic acid, Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate, Terminalia ferdinandiana fruit extract, Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate

Soothing: Allantoin

Antioxidant: Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Aqua/water, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene

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Ingredients with their functions

Vitamin C Hydrating Hand Cream

Ultimate Strength Hand Salve

Water (aqua)

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.

Cetyl alcohol

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing