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So Silky Hand Creme

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Daily Ultra Hydrating Complex Hand Cream

Product category and function

So Silky Hand Creme

Daily Ultra Hydrating Complex 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

So Silky Hand Creme

Daily Ultra Hydrating Complex 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

So Silky Hand Creme

Daily Ultra Hydrating Complex Hand Cream

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 11	Water (aqua), glycerin, carthamus tinctorius seed oil, caprylic/capric triglyceride, niacinamide, stearic acid, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, butyrospermum parki butter, myristyl myristate, sodium stearoyl glutamate, cetyl palmitate, sorbitan palmitate, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, sorbitan oleate, sclerotium gum, lysolecithin, pullulan, sodium hyaluronate, silica, sodium pca, sodium hydroxide, ceramide np, hydrogenated lecithin, dipropylene glycol, sucrose distearate, phenoxyethanol, dimethicone, ceramide ap, ceramide as, cholesterol, ceramide ns, sodium carbonate, sodium chloride, ceramide eop, parfum (fragrance), linalool, d-limonene

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Total Number of ingredients = 40

(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 (aqua), glycerin, carthamus tinctorius seed oil, caprylic/capric triglyceride, niacinamide, stearic acid, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, butyrospermum parki butter, myristyl myristate, sodium stearoyl glutamate, cetyl palmitate, sorbitan palmitate, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, sorbitan oleate, sclerotium gum, lysolecithin, pullulan, sodium hyaluronate, silica, sodium pca, sodium hydroxide, ceramide np, hydrogenated lecithin, dipropylene glycol, sucrose distearate, phenoxyethanol, dimethicone, ceramide ap, ceramide as, cholesterol, ceramide ns, sodium carbonate, sodium chloride, ceramide eop, parfum (fragrance), linalool, d-limonene

Notable ingredients

So Silky Hand Creme

Daily Ultra Hydrating Complex Hand Cream

Soothing: Jojoba esters

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone, Tocopheryl acetate

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

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

So Silky Hand Creme

Daily Ultra Hydrating Complex Hand Cream

(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