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Essentially Enriched Hand Cream

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Shea Butter Moisturizing Hand Butter

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Essentially Enriched Hand Cream

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

Essentially Enriched Hand Cream

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

Essentially Enriched Hand Cream

Shea Butter Moisturizing Hand Butter

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 12	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 = 22

Total Number of ingredients = 32

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

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

Essentially Enriched Hand Cream

Shea Butter Moisturizing Hand Butter

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

Absorbent: Distarch phosphate

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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

Essentially Enriched Hand Cream

Shea Butter Moisturizing Hand 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.

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent