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Nivea Men Creme

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Vaseline
Vaseline® Men Extra Strength Lotion

Product category and function

Nivea Men Creme

Vaseline® Men Extra Strength Lotion

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

Nivea Men Creme

Vaseline® Men Extra Strength 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

Full ingredient list

Nivea Men Creme

Vaseline® Men Extra Strength Lotion

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, glycerin, mineral oil, stearic acid, petrolatum, cetyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, hydrogenated coco-glycerides, stearyl alcohol, dimethicone, phenoxyethanol, tocopheryl acetate, fragrance, carbomer, sodium hydroxide, methylparaben 11	Water (eau), glycerin, stearic acid, isopropyl palmitate, glycol stearate, peg-100 stearate, dimethicone, mineral oil (huile minerale), glyceryl stearate, petrolatum, cetyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, fragrance (parfum), acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, triethanolamine, propylparaben, stearamide amp, disodium edta, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, limonene, linalool, hydrating lipids

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 16

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Water, glycerin, mineral oil, stearic acid, petrolatum, cetyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, hydrogenated coco-glycerides, stearyl alcohol, dimethicone, phenoxyethanol, tocopheryl acetate, fragrance, carbomer, sodium hydroxide, methylparaben

Water (eau), glycerin, stearic acid, isopropyl palmitate, glycol stearate, peg-100 stearate, dimethicone, mineral oil (huile minerale), glyceryl stearate, petrolatum, cetyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, fragrance (parfum), acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, triethanolamine, propylparaben, stearamide amp, disodium edta, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, limonene, linalool, hydrating lipids

Notable ingredients

Nivea Men Creme

Vaseline® Men Extra Strength Lotion

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water, Glycerin, Mineral oil

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Solvent: Water (eau), Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Limonene, Mineral oil (huile minerale)

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Triethanolamine

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Ingredients with their functions

Nivea Men Creme

Vaseline® Men Extra Strength 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