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Extreme Dry Hand Relief

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Therapeutic Hand Cream

Product category and function

Extreme Dry Hand Relief

Therapeutic Hand Cream

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

Extreme Dry Hand Relief

Therapeutic 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

Extreme Dry Hand Relief

Therapeutic Hand Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, glycerin, petrolatum, cetearyl alcohol, dimethicone, isopropyl palmitate, behentrimonium chloride, paraffin, stearyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, hydroxyacetophenone, benzalkonium chloride, cetyl-pg hydroxyethyl palmitamide, tocopheryl acetate, butylene glycol, eucalyptus globulus leaf extract, sodium lauroyl lactylate, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, hydrogenated lecithin, ceramide np, gardenia taitensis flower extract, ceramide ap, phytosphingosine, cholesterol, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, polyacrylic acid, tocopherol, ceramide eop 9	Dimethicone (1%), water, cyclopentasiloxane, aluminum/magnesium hydroxide stearate, cyclohexasiloxane, niacinamide, sodium chloride, polyglyceryl-4 isostearate, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, hexyl laurate, phenoxyethanol, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, methylparaben, sodium lauroyl lactylate, cholesterol, propylparaben, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, phytosphingosine, xanthan gum, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Water, glycerin, petrolatum, cetearyl alcohol, dimethicone, isopropyl palmitate, behentrimonium chloride, paraffin, stearyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, hydroxyacetophenone, benzalkonium chloride, cetyl-pg hydroxyethyl palmitamide, tocopheryl acetate, butylene glycol, eucalyptus globulus leaf extract, sodium lauroyl lactylate, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, hydrogenated lecithin, ceramide np, gardenia taitensis flower extract, ceramide ap, phytosphingosine, cholesterol, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, polyacrylic acid, tocopherol, ceramide eop

Dimethicone (1%), water, cyclopentasiloxane, aluminum/magnesium hydroxide stearate, cyclohexasiloxane, niacinamide, sodium chloride, polyglyceryl-4 isostearate, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, hexyl laurate, phenoxyethanol, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, methylparaben, sodium lauroyl lactylate, cholesterol, propylparaben, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, phytosphingosine, xanthan gum, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate

Notable ingredients

Extreme Dry Hand Relief

Therapeutic Hand Cream

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Isopropyl alcohol

Absorbent: Aluminum starch octenylsuccinate

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Extreme Dry Hand Relief

Therapeutic Hand Cream

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