Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links. Read our full disclosure policy.

Nivea
Maximum Hydration Shave Gel

Versus

Gillette
Skin Ultra Sensitive Shave Cream

Gillette Skin Ultra Sensitive Shave Cream 6oz.

Product category and function

Maximum Hydration Shave Gel

Skin Ultra Sensitive Shave Cream

Shave	Shave
Creams, gels, and foams for a smooth shaving experience.	Creams, gels, and foams for a smooth shaving experience.
----	----

Ingredient highlights

Maximum Hydration Shave Gel

Skin Ultra Sensitive Shave Cream

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

Maximum Hydration Shave Gel

Skin Ultra Sensitive Shave Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 20	Total Number of ingredients = 16
Water, palmitic acid, triethanolamine, oleth-20, isopentane, glycerin, isopropyl palmitate, panthenol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, fragrance, isobutane, polyisobutene, hydroxyethylcellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, peg-90 glyceryl isostearate, peg-14m, laureth-2, piroctone olamine, bht, green 3 6	Water, stearic acid, palmitic acid, glycerin, coconut acid, potassium hydroxide, triethanolamine, phenoxyethanol, fragrance, sodium hydroxide, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, menthol, mentha piperita (peppermint) oil, mentha arvensis leaf oil, tocopheryl acetate, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter

Notable ingredients

Maximum Hydration Shave Gel

Skin Ultra Sensitive Shave Cream

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Bht

Anti-dandruff: Piroctone olamine

Soothing: Menthol

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water, Glycerin

Load all

Ingredients with their functions

Maximum Hydration Shave Gel

Skin Ultra Sensitive Shave Cream

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.

Palmitic acid

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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

Triethanolamine

Also-called: Trolamine | Function: Surfactant/Cleansing, Buffering

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