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Essentially Enriched Hand Cream

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Hydrating Hand Cream-Sea Buckthorn

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Essentially Enriched Hand Cream

Hydrating Hand Cream-Sea Buckthorn

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

Hydrating Hand Cream-Sea Buckthorn

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

Full ingredient list

Essentially Enriched Hand Cream

Hydrating Hand Cream-Sea Buckthorn

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), sesamum indicum (sesame) seed oil, alcohol, hydrolyzed beeswax, tapioca starch, lysolecithin, beeswax (cera alba), glyceryl stearate se, hippophae rhamnoides oil, xanthan gum, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, fragrance (parfum), limonene, linalool, citronellol, benzyl benzoate, benzyl salicylate, geraniol, citral, farnesol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Total Number of ingredients = 20

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), sesamum indicum (sesame) seed oil, alcohol, hydrolyzed beeswax, tapioca starch, lysolecithin, beeswax (cera alba), glyceryl stearate se, hippophae rhamnoides oil, xanthan gum, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, fragrance (parfum), limonene, linalool, citronellol, benzyl benzoate, benzyl salicylate, geraniol, citral, farnesol

Notable ingredients

Essentially Enriched Hand Cream

Hydrating Hand Cream-Sea Buckthorn

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

Absorbent: Distarch phosphate

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Soothing: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Antioxidant: Hippophae rhamnoides oil, Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Solvent: Water (aqua), Alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Limonene

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Ingredients with their functions

Essentially Enriched Hand Cream

Hydrating Hand Cream-Sea Buckthorn

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