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Cold Cream Concentrated Hand Cream

Milk Hand Cream

Hand Creams	Hand Creams
Moisturizers to hydrate and repair dry hands.	Moisturizers to hydrate and repair dry hands.
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Cold Cream Concentrated Hand Cream

Milk Hand Cream

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

Full ingredient list

Cold Cream Concentrated Hand Cream

Milk Hand Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Avene thermal spring water (avene aqua), glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, betaine, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil (carthamus tinctorius seed oil), butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter (butyrospermum parkii butter), cetearyl alcohol, arachidyl alcohol, glyceryl dibehenate, beeswax (cera alba), glyceryl stearate, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil (simmondsia chinensis seed oil), arachidyl glucoside, behenyl alcohol, bisabolol, caprylyl glycol, cetearyl glucoside, cetyl alcohol, citric acid, fragrance (parfum), glyceryl behenate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil (helianthus annuus seed oil), sodium benzoate, tocopherol, tribehenin, water (aqua), xanthan gum 11	Aqua (water), glycerin, squalane, butylene glycol, pentylene glycol, jojoba esters, cetearyl alcohol, hydrogenated coco-glycerides, octyldodecanol, olus oil (vegetable oil), hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, irvingia gabonensis kernel butter, candelilla cera (euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax), olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, centella asiatica extract, linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed extract, hydrolyzed rice bran protein, linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed oil, cetearyl glucoside, behenyl alcohol, sodium stearoyl glutamate, caprylyl glycol, hydrogenated vegetable oil, niacinamide, sodium hyaluronate, polysorbate 60, sorbitan isostearate, citric acid, sodium citrate, parfum (fragrance), xanthan gum, tocopherol, sodium hydroxide, biotin, glucose, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, chlorphenesin, sodium benzoate, sorbic acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 27

Total Number of ingredients = 39

Avene thermal spring water (avene aqua), glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, betaine, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil (carthamus tinctorius seed oil), butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter (butyrospermum parkii butter), cetearyl alcohol, arachidyl alcohol, glyceryl dibehenate, beeswax (cera alba), glyceryl stearate, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil (simmondsia chinensis seed oil), arachidyl glucoside, behenyl alcohol, bisabolol, caprylyl glycol, cetearyl glucoside, cetyl alcohol, citric acid, fragrance (parfum), glyceryl behenate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil (helianthus annuus seed oil), sodium benzoate, tocopherol, tribehenin, water (aqua), xanthan gum

Aqua (water), glycerin, squalane, butylene glycol, pentylene glycol, jojoba esters, cetearyl alcohol, hydrogenated coco-glycerides, octyldodecanol, olus oil (vegetable oil), hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, irvingia gabonensis kernel butter, candelilla cera (euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax), olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, centella asiatica extract, linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed extract, hydrolyzed rice bran protein, linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed oil, cetearyl glucoside, behenyl alcohol, sodium stearoyl glutamate, caprylyl glycol, hydrogenated vegetable oil, niacinamide, sodium hyaluronate, polysorbate 60, sorbitan isostearate, citric acid, sodium citrate, parfum (fragrance), xanthan gum, tocopherol, sodium hydroxide, biotin, glucose, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, chlorphenesin, sodium benzoate, sorbic acid

Notable ingredients

Cold Cream Concentrated Hand Cream

Milk Hand Cream

Soothing: Bisabolol, Avene thermal spring water (avene aqua)

Antioxidant: Carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil (carthamus tinctorius seed oil), Tocopherol

Solvent: Water (aqua), Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil (helianthus annuus seed oil)

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Centella asiatica extract, Jojoba esters

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Cold Cream Concentrated Hand Cream

Milk Hand Cream

Avene thermal spring water (avene aqua)

Function: Soothing

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

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

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

Caprylic/capric triglyceride

Also-called: Caprylic Capric Triglyceride | Function: Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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

Aqua (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.

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent