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Laboring Hands Hand Cream

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O’keeffe’s
Working Hands Intense Renewal Cream

Product category and function

Laboring Hands Hand Cream

Working Hands Intense Renewal 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

Laboring Hands Hand Cream

Working Hands Intense Renewal 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

Laboring Hands Hand Cream

Working Hands Intense Renewal Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, glycerin, stearic acid, isopropyl myristate, ceteareth-20, cetyl alcohol, cetearyl alcohol, aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, sodium hydroxide, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, paraffin, dimethicone, propylene glycol, hydroxyacetophenone, phenoxyethanol 10	Water, glycerin, aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, urea, cetyl alcohol, isopropyl myristate, lactic acid, hydrogenated poly(c6-14 olefin), dimethicone, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, sodium hydroxide, distearyldimonium chloride, 1,2-hexanediol, hydroxyacetophenone, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, beeswax, polyquaternium-10, dimethicone crosspolymer, mentha piperita (peppermint) oil, ethylene/propylene/styrene copolymer, disodium edta, butylene/ethylene/styrene copolymer, laureth-4, laureth-23, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 15

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Water, glycerin, stearic acid, isopropyl myristate, ceteareth-20, cetyl alcohol, cetearyl alcohol, aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, sodium hydroxide, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, paraffin, dimethicone, propylene glycol, hydroxyacetophenone, phenoxyethanol

Water, glycerin, aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, urea, cetyl alcohol, isopropyl myristate, lactic acid, hydrogenated poly(c6-14 olefin), dimethicone, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, sodium hydroxide, distearyldimonium chloride, 1,2-hexanediol, hydroxyacetophenone, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, beeswax, polyquaternium-10, dimethicone crosspolymer, mentha piperita (peppermint) oil, ethylene/propylene/styrene copolymer, disodium edta, butylene/ethylene/styrene copolymer, laureth-4, laureth-23, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate.

Notable ingredients

Laboring Hands Hand Cream

Working Hands Intense Renewal Cream

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone

Solvent: Water, Glycerin, Propylene glycol

Absorbent: Aluminum starch octenylsuccinate

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone, Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

Solvent: Water, 1,2-hexanediol, Glycerin

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Ingredients with their functions

Laboring Hands Hand Cream

Working Hands Intense Renewal 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