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Nourishing Cocoa Butter Lotion

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Product category and function

Nourishing Cocoa Butter Lotion

Nivea Men Creme

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

Nourishing Cocoa Butter Lotion

Nivea Men Creme

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

Nourishing Cocoa Butter Lotion

Nivea Men Creme

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, petrolatum, glycerin, stearic acid, isopropyl palmitate, glycol stearate, dimethicone, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, butyrospermum parkii (shea butter), helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, (or) glycine soja (soybean) oil, glycine soja (soybean) sterol, tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e acetate), sodium stearoyl (2) lactylate, collagen amino acids, urea, glyceryl stearate, cetyl alcohol, magnesium aluminum silicate, carbomer, lecithin, (mineral) water, sodium pca, potassium lactate, lactic acid, fragrance, stearamide amp, triethanolamine, methylparaben, dmdm hydantoin, disodium edta, caramel, titanium dioxide. 12	Water, glycerin, mineral oil, stearic acid, petrolatum, cetyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, hydrogenated coco-glycerides, stearyl alcohol, dimethicone, phenoxyethanol, tocopheryl acetate, fragrance, carbomer, sodium hydroxide, methylparaben

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 33

Total Number of ingredients = 16

Water, petrolatum, glycerin, stearic acid, isopropyl palmitate, glycol stearate, dimethicone, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, butyrospermum parkii (shea butter), helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, (or) glycine soja (soybean) oil, glycine soja (soybean) sterol, tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e acetate), sodium stearoyl (2) lactylate, collagen amino acids, urea, glyceryl stearate, cetyl alcohol, magnesium aluminum silicate, carbomer, lecithin, (mineral) water, sodium pca, potassium lactate, lactic acid, fragrance, stearamide amp, triethanolamine, methylparaben, dmdm hydantoin, disodium edta, caramel, titanium dioxide.

Water, glycerin, mineral oil, stearic acid, petrolatum, cetyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, hydrogenated coco-glycerides, stearyl alcohol, dimethicone, phenoxyethanol, tocopheryl acetate, fragrance, carbomer, sodium hydroxide, methylparaben

Notable ingredients

Nourishing Cocoa Butter Lotion

Nivea Men Creme

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e acetate)

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water, Glycerin, Mineral oil

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Nourishing Cocoa Butter Lotion

Nivea Men Creme

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.

Petrolatum

Also-called: Petroleum jelly | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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