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Intense Moisture Hand Cream

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Essentially Enriched Hand Cream

Product category and function

Intense Moisture Hand Cream

Essentially Enriched 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

Intense Moisture Hand Cream

Essentially Enriched 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

Intense Moisture Hand Cream

Essentially Enriched Hand Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, glycerin, hydroxyethyl urea, stearyl alcohol, dimethicone, glyceryl stearate se, cetearyl alcohol, petrolatum, steareth-21, hydrolyzed jojoba esters, distearyldimonium chloride, behentrimonium methosulfate, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, tribehenin, niacinamide, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, cocamidopropyl pg-dimonium chloride, methyl gluceth-20, ceramide np, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, disodium edta, polysorbate 60, silk amino acids, hydrolyzed rice protein, butylene glycol, fragrance, ubiquinone, potassium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, palmitoyl hexapeptide-12 8	Water, glycerin, glyceryl stearate, stearyl alcohol, dimethicone, caprylic/capric triglyceride, distarch phosphate, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, glyceryl stearate se, hydrogenated coco-glycerides, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, sodium cetearyl sulfate, xanthan gum, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, linalool, limonene, geraniol, benzyl alcohol, citronellol, alpha-isomethyl ionone, fragrance

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 31

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Water, glycerin, hydroxyethyl urea, stearyl alcohol, dimethicone, glyceryl stearate se, cetearyl alcohol, petrolatum, steareth-21, hydrolyzed jojoba esters, distearyldimonium chloride, behentrimonium methosulfate, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, tribehenin, niacinamide, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, cocamidopropyl pg-dimonium chloride, methyl gluceth-20, ceramide np, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, disodium edta, polysorbate 60, silk amino acids, hydrolyzed rice protein, butylene glycol, fragrance, ubiquinone, potassium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, palmitoyl hexapeptide-12

Water, glycerin, glyceryl stearate, stearyl alcohol, dimethicone, caprylic/capric triglyceride, distarch phosphate, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, glyceryl stearate se, hydrogenated coco-glycerides, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, sodium cetearyl sulfate, xanthan gum, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, linalool, limonene, geraniol, benzyl alcohol, citronellol, alpha-isomethyl ionone, fragrance

Notable ingredients

Intense Moisture Hand Cream

Essentially Enriched Hand Cream

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Solvent: Water, Benzyl alcohol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Limonene

Absorbent: Distarch phosphate

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Intense Moisture Hand Cream

Essentially Enriched 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