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Special Hand Cream With Vitamin E

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Shea Butter Moisturizing Hand Butter

Product category and function

Special Hand Cream With Vitamin E

Shea Butter Moisturizing Hand Butter

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

Special Hand Cream With Vitamin E

Shea Butter Moisturizing Hand Butter

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

Special Hand Cream With Vitamin E

Shea Butter Moisturizing Hand Butter

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Aqua (water, eau), glyceryl stearate, paraffinum liquidum (mineral oil, huile minerale), zea mays (corn) oil, tocopheryl acetate, propylene glycol, cetyl alcohol, triticum vulgare (wheat) germ oil, retinyl palmitate, glycerin, parfum (fragrance), triethanolamine, propylparaben, amyl cinnamal, benzyl alcohol, citronellol, eugenol, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, isoeugenol, butylphenyl methylpropional, limonene, linalool, methyl 2-octynoate, alpha-isomethyl ionone, ci 77891 (titanium dioxide) 9	Purified water, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter (20%), dipropylene glycol, dimethicone, glycerin, cetostearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate se, peg-100 stearate, alcohol denat., 1,2-hexanediol, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl tau, squalane, polysorbate 60, beta-glucan, ceteareth-20, octyldodecanol, phenoxyethanol, propanediol, caprylyl glycol, illicium verum (anise) fruit extract, citrus paradisi (grapefruit) fruit extract, xanthan gum, disodium edta, sorbitan isostearate, fragrance, benzyl salicylate, limonene, linalool, hexyl cinnamal, amyl cinnamal, geraniol, alpha-isomethyl ionone

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Aqua (water, eau), glyceryl stearate, paraffinum liquidum (mineral oil, huile minerale), zea mays (corn) oil, tocopheryl acetate, propylene glycol, cetyl alcohol, triticum vulgare (wheat) germ oil, retinyl palmitate, glycerin, parfum (fragrance), triethanolamine, propylparaben, amyl cinnamal, benzyl alcohol, citronellol, eugenol, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, isoeugenol, butylphenyl methylpropional, limonene, linalool, methyl 2-octynoate, alpha-isomethyl ionone, ci 77891 (titanium dioxide)

Purified water, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter (20%), dipropylene glycol, dimethicone, glycerin, cetostearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate se, peg-100 stearate, alcohol denat., 1,2-hexanediol, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl tau, squalane, polysorbate 60, beta-glucan, ceteareth-20, octyldodecanol, phenoxyethanol, propanediol, caprylyl glycol, illicium verum (anise) fruit extract, citrus paradisi (grapefruit) fruit extract, xanthan gum, disodium edta, sorbitan isostearate, fragrance, benzyl salicylate, limonene, linalool, hexyl cinnamal, amyl cinnamal, geraniol, alpha-isomethyl ionone

Notable ingredients

Special Hand Cream With Vitamin E

Shea Butter Moisturizing Hand Butter

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Cell-signaling ingredient: Retinyl palmitate

Solvent: Aqua (water, eau), Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin, Limonene, Paraffinum liquidum (mineral oil, huile minerale), Propylene glycol

Solvent: Purified water, 1,2-hexanediol, Alcohol denat, Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene, Propanediol, Octyldodecanol

Anti-microbial: Alcohol denat, Phenoxyethanol

Astringent: Alcohol denat

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Ingredients with their functions

Special Hand Cream With Vitamin E

Shea Butter Moisturizing Hand Butter

Aqua (water, eau)

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.

Glyceryl stearate

Also-called: Glycerol monostearate, GMS | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Paraffinum liquidum (mineral oil, huile minerale)

Also-called: Mineral oil | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Solvent