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Breathable Nourishing Body Lotion

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ULTA Beauty Collection
Soft Cotton Body Butter

Product category and function

Breathable Nourishing Body Lotion

Soft Cotton Body Butter

Body Lotions & Creams	Body Lotions & Creams
Daily moisturizers for soft and smooth skin.	Daily moisturizers for soft and smooth skin.
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Ingredient highlights

Breathable Nourishing Body Lotion

Soft Cotton Body 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

Breathable Nourishing Body Lotion

Soft Cotton Body Butter

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, cetearyl alcohol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, glycine soja (soybean) oil, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, tocopherol, ppg-15 stearyl ether, panthenol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, dimethicone, phenoxyethanol, fragrance, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium hydroxide, benzoic acid, bht 8	Water/aqua/eau, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, ethylhexyl palmitate, caprylic/capric/myristic/stearic triglyceride, cetearyl alcohol, polysorbate 60, fragrance/parfum, aminomethyl propanol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, carbomer, chlorphenesin, disodium edta, glycine soja (soybean) oil, glycine soja (soybean) flour, hydroxyethylcellulose, panthenol, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, steareth-2, tocopheryl acetate, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, geraniol, benzyl alcohol, citronellol, alpha-isomethyl ionone, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 17

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Water, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, cetearyl alcohol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, glycine soja (soybean) oil, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, tocopherol, ppg-15 stearyl ether, panthenol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, dimethicone, phenoxyethanol, fragrance, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium hydroxide, benzoic acid, bht

Water/aqua/eau, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, ethylhexyl palmitate, caprylic/capric/myristic/stearic triglyceride, cetearyl alcohol, polysorbate 60, fragrance/parfum, aminomethyl propanol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, carbomer, chlorphenesin, disodium edta, glycine soja (soybean) oil, glycine soja (soybean) flour, hydroxyethylcellulose, panthenol, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, steareth-2, tocopheryl acetate, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, geraniol, benzyl alcohol, citronellol, alpha-isomethyl ionone, linalool

Notable ingredients

Breathable Nourishing Body Lotion

Soft Cotton Body Butter

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Bht, Sodium ascorbyl phosphate, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Benzyl alcohol, Limonene

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Ingredients with their functions

Breathable Nourishing Body Lotion

Soft Cotton Body Butter

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.

C12-15 alkyl benzoate

Also-called: C12-C15 Alkyl Benzoate | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Anti-microbial

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

Cetearyl alcohol

Also-called: Cetostearyl alcohol, cetylstearyl alcohol | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing