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Ultimate Strength Hand Salve

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Flawless Hand Therapy

Product category and function

Ultimate Strength Hand Salve

Flawless Hand Therapy

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

Ultimate Strength Hand Salve

Flawless Hand Therapy

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Ultimate Strength Hand Salve

Flawless Hand Therapy

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water, glycerin, caprylic/capric/myristic/stearic triglyceride, butylene glycol, hydrogenated olive oil stearyl esters, butyrospermum parkii butter (shea butter), aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, cetearyl alcohol, peg-75 stearate, glyceryl stearate, cetyl alcohol, bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2, sesamum indicum seed oil (sesame seed oil), squalane, dimethicone, ceteth-20, phenoxyethanol, persea gratissima oil (avocado oil), steareth-20, ceteareth-20, chlorphenesin, tocopheryl acetate, ppg-5-ceteth-20, eucalyptus globulus leaf oil, allantoin, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, limonene, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, tocopherol, citric acid 13	Aqua (water), butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, niacinamide, octyldodecyl neopentanoate, glyceryl stearate, cetearyl alcohol, peg-100 stearate, squalane, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, zinc pca, phenoxyethanol, tapioca starch, benzyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, bakuchiol, peg-75 stearate, ceteth-20, steareth-20, ethylhexylglycerin, dehydroacetic acid, polymethylsilsesquioxane, disodium edta

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Aqua/water, glycerin, caprylic/capric/myristic/stearic triglyceride, butylene glycol, hydrogenated olive oil stearyl esters, butyrospermum parkii butter (shea butter), aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, cetearyl alcohol, peg-75 stearate, glyceryl stearate, cetyl alcohol, bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2, sesamum indicum seed oil (sesame seed oil), squalane, dimethicone, ceteth-20, phenoxyethanol, persea gratissima oil (avocado oil), steareth-20, ceteareth-20, chlorphenesin, tocopheryl acetate, ppg-5-ceteth-20, eucalyptus globulus leaf oil, allantoin, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, limonene, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, tocopherol, citric acid

Aqua (water), butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, niacinamide, octyldodecyl neopentanoate, glyceryl stearate, cetearyl alcohol, peg-100 stearate, squalane, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, zinc pca, phenoxyethanol, tapioca starch, benzyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, bakuchiol, peg-75 stearate, ceteth-20, steareth-20, ethylhexylglycerin, dehydroacetic acid, polymethylsilsesquioxane, disodium edta

Notable ingredients

Ultimate Strength Hand Salve

Flawless Hand Therapy

Soothing: Allantoin

Antioxidant: Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Aqua/water, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Ultimate Strength Hand Salve

Flawless Hand Therapy

Aqua/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