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Essentially Enriched Hand Cream

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Hand Lotion

Product category and function

Essentially Enriched Hand Cream

Hand Lotion

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

Essentially Enriched Hand Cream

Hand Lotion

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

Essentially Enriched Hand Cream

Hand Lotion

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, glycerin, glyceryl stearate, stearyl alcohol, dimethicone, caprylic/capric triglyceride, distarch phosphate, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, glyceryl stearate se, hydrogenated coco-glycerides, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, sodium cetearyl sulfate, xanthan gum, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, linalool, limonene, geraniol, benzyl alcohol, citronellol, alpha-isomethyl ionone, fragrance 8	Water/aqua/eau, isopropyl palmitate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetyl alcohol, stearic acid, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, rosa canina fruit oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, lecithin, sodium acrylates copolymer, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, disodium edta, aminomethyl propanol, chlorphenesin, phenoxyethanol, fragrance/parfum, citronellol, limonene, hydroxycitronellal, linalool, citral

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Water, glycerin, glyceryl stearate, stearyl alcohol, dimethicone, caprylic/capric triglyceride, distarch phosphate, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, glyceryl stearate se, hydrogenated coco-glycerides, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, sodium cetearyl sulfate, xanthan gum, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, linalool, limonene, geraniol, benzyl alcohol, citronellol, alpha-isomethyl ionone, fragrance

Water/aqua/eau, isopropyl palmitate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetyl alcohol, stearic acid, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, rosa canina fruit oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, lecithin, sodium acrylates copolymer, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, disodium edta, aminomethyl propanol, chlorphenesin, phenoxyethanol, fragrance/parfum, citronellol, limonene, hydroxycitronellal, linalool, citral

Notable ingredients

Essentially Enriched Hand Cream

Hand Lotion

Solvent: Water, Benzyl alcohol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Limonene

Absorbent: Distarch phosphate

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Aminomethyl propanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Essentially Enriched Hand Cream

Hand Lotion

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