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So Silky Hand Creme

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Extreme Dry Hand Relief

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So Silky Hand Creme

Extreme Dry Hand Relief

Hand Creams	Hand Creams
Moisturizers to hydrate and repair dry hands.	Moisturizers to hydrate and repair dry hands.
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Ingredient highlights

So Silky Hand Creme

Extreme Dry Hand Relief

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

So Silky Hand Creme

Extreme Dry Hand Relief

No. of common ingredients = 0
(purified) water, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, cetyl alcohol, dimethicone, ethylhexyl isononanoate, potassium cetyl phosphate, hydrogenated palm glycerides, hydrolyzed jojoba esters, jojoba esters, tocopheryl acetate, ceramide np, cholesterol, ceramide eos, ceramide ns, ceteareth-25, ceramide eop, ceramide ap, caprooyl sphingosine, caprooyl phytosphingosine, silica, edta disodium, xanthan gum, sodium polyacrylate, hydroxyacetophenone, 1,2-hexanediol, sclareolide, behenic acid, ci 77891/titanium dioxide, mica 10	Water, glycerin, petrolatum, cetearyl alcohol, dimethicone, isopropyl palmitate, behentrimonium chloride, paraffin, stearyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, hydroxyacetophenone, benzalkonium chloride, cetyl-pg hydroxyethyl palmitamide, tocopheryl acetate, butylene glycol, eucalyptus globulus leaf extract, sodium lauroyl lactylate, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, hydrogenated lecithin, ceramide np, gardenia taitensis flower extract, ceramide ap, phytosphingosine, cholesterol, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, polyacrylic acid, tocopherol, ceramide eop

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 30

(purified) water, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, cetyl alcohol, dimethicone, ethylhexyl isononanoate, potassium cetyl phosphate, hydrogenated palm glycerides, hydrolyzed jojoba esters, jojoba esters, tocopheryl acetate, ceramide np, cholesterol, ceramide eos, ceramide ns, ceteareth-25, ceramide eop, ceramide ap, caprooyl sphingosine, caprooyl phytosphingosine, silica, edta disodium, xanthan gum, sodium polyacrylate, hydroxyacetophenone, 1,2-hexanediol, sclareolide, behenic acid, ci 77891/titanium dioxide, mica

Water, glycerin, petrolatum, cetearyl alcohol, dimethicone, isopropyl palmitate, behentrimonium chloride, paraffin, stearyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, hydroxyacetophenone, benzalkonium chloride, cetyl-pg hydroxyethyl palmitamide, tocopheryl acetate, butylene glycol, eucalyptus globulus leaf extract, sodium lauroyl lactylate, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, hydrogenated lecithin, ceramide np, gardenia taitensis flower extract, ceramide ap, phytosphingosine, cholesterol, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, polyacrylic acid, tocopherol, ceramide eop

Notable ingredients

So Silky Hand Creme

Extreme Dry Hand Relief

Soothing: Jojoba esters

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: (purified) water, 1,2-hexanediol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Isopropyl alcohol

Absorbent: Aluminum starch octenylsuccinate

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Ingredients with their functions

So Silky Hand Creme

Extreme Dry Hand Relief

(purified) 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.

Caprylic/capric triglyceride

Also-called: Caprylic Capric Triglyceride | Function: Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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