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Itch Defense Lotion

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Nivea
Nivea Intense Healing Body Cream

Curel ITCH DEFENSE FRAGRANCE FREE LOTION.

Product category and function

Itch Defense Lotion

Nivea Intense Healing Body Cream

Body Lotions & Creams	Body Lotions & Creams
Daily moisturizers for soft and smooth skin.	Daily moisturizers for soft and smooth skin.
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Ingredient highlights

Itch Defense Lotion

Nivea Intense Healing Body 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

Itch Defense Lotion

Nivea Intense Healing Body Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, glycerin, petrolatum, tapioca starch, cetearyl alcohol, peg/ppg-17/6 copolymer, dimethicone, behentrimonium chloride, isopropyl palmitate, propylene glycol isostearate, ppg-15 stearyl ether, panthenol, methylparaben, benzalkonium chloride, ethylparaben, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, cetyl-pg hydroxyethyl palmitamide, sodium lauroyl lactylate, tocopheryl acetate, bis-methoxypropylamido isodocosane, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, cholesterol, ceramide np, ceramide ap, phytosphingosine, xanthan gum, carbomer, ceramide eop 8	Water, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, c15-19 alkane, glyceryl stearate se, petrolatum, glyceryl stearate, isopropyl palmitate, dimethicone, panthenol, pantolactone, hydrogenated coco-glycerides, sodium cetearyl sulfate, phenoxyethanol, carbomer, sodium hydroxide, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Total Number of ingredients = 18

Water, glycerin, petrolatum, tapioca starch, cetearyl alcohol, peg/ppg-17/6 copolymer, dimethicone, behentrimonium chloride, isopropyl palmitate, propylene glycol isostearate, ppg-15 stearyl ether, panthenol, methylparaben, benzalkonium chloride, ethylparaben, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, cetyl-pg hydroxyethyl palmitamide, sodium lauroyl lactylate, tocopheryl acetate, bis-methoxypropylamido isodocosane, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, cholesterol, ceramide np, ceramide ap, phytosphingosine, xanthan gum, carbomer, ceramide eop

Water, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, c15-19 alkane, glyceryl stearate se, petrolatum, glyceryl stearate, isopropyl palmitate, dimethicone, panthenol, pantolactone, hydrogenated coco-glycerides, sodium cetearyl sulfate, phenoxyethanol, carbomer, sodium hydroxide, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid

Notable ingredients

Itch Defense Lotion

Nivea Intense Healing Body Cream

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water, Glycerin, Peg/ppg-17/6 copolymer

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Water, C15-19 alkane, Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Itch Defense Lotion

Nivea Intense Healing Body 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