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Regenerating Hand Cream

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Essentially Enriched Hand Cream

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Regenerating 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

Regenerating 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

Regenerating Hand Cream

Essentially Enriched Hand Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua), alcohol, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, glycerin, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, pyrus cydonia seed extract, macadamia integrifolia seed oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, glyceryl stearate citrate, rosa damascena flower extract, sorbitol, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, hectorite, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, equisetum arvense extract, trifolium pratense (clover) extract, kalanchoe daigremontiana leaf extract, honey (mel), fragrance (parfum), theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, oryzanol, chondrus crispus extract, sucrose stearate, sucrose distearate, xanthan gum, lysolecithin, lecithin, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, rose flower oil/extract, pelargonium graveolens flower oil, santalum album oil, citrus aurantium flower oil, lavandula oil/extract, citronellol, geraniol, coumarin, santalol, linalool, vanillin, farnesol, citral, eugenol, benzyl alcohol, benzyl benzoate, limonene, terpineol, pinene, linalyl acetate, beta-caryophyllene, benzaldehyde 11	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 = 51

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Water (aqua), alcohol, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, glycerin, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, pyrus cydonia seed extract, macadamia integrifolia seed oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, glyceryl stearate citrate, rosa damascena flower extract, sorbitol, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, hectorite, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, equisetum arvense extract, trifolium pratense (clover) extract, kalanchoe daigremontiana leaf extract, honey (mel), fragrance (parfum), theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, oryzanol, chondrus crispus extract, sucrose stearate, sucrose distearate, xanthan gum, lysolecithin, lecithin, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, rose flower oil/extract, pelargonium graveolens flower oil, santalum album oil, citrus aurantium flower oil, lavandula oil/extract, citronellol, geraniol, coumarin, santalol, linalool, vanillin, farnesol, citral, eugenol, benzyl alcohol, benzyl benzoate, limonene, terpineol, pinene, linalyl acetate, beta-caryophyllene, benzaldehyde

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

Regenerating Hand Cream

Essentially Enriched Hand Cream

Soothing: Equisetum arvense extract, Honey (mel)

Antioxidant: Vanillin

Solvent: Water (aqua), Alcohol, Benzyl alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Limonene

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

Absorbent: Distarch phosphate

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Regenerating Hand Cream

Essentially Enriched Hand Cream

Water (aqua)

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.

Alcohol

Also-called: Ethanol, ethyl alcohol | Function: Viscosity controlling, Astringent, Solvent, Anti-microbial