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Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

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Ictyane Hand Cream

Product category and function

Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

Ictyane Hand Cream

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

Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

Ictyane Hand 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

Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

Ictyane Hand Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl palmitate, octyldodecanol, myristyl myristate, palmitic acid, glyceryl stearate se, stearic acid, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, hydrogenated coco-glycerides, arachidic acid, myristic acid, oleic acid, dimethicone, carbomer, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, trisodium edta, linalool, limonene, citronellol, benzyl alcohol, alpha-isomethyl ionone, geraniol, fragrance 13	Water (aqua), butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter (butyrospermum parkii butter), glycerin, propylene glycol, glyceryl stearate, mineral oil (paraffinum liquidum), hexylene glycol, dimethicone, cetearyl alcohol, panthenol, palmitic acid, stearic acid, tocopheryl acetate, trehalose, alpha-isomethyl ionone, benzyl benzoate, benzyl salicylate, caprylyl glycol, cetearyl glucoside, citronellol, dimethiconol, fragrance (parfum), geraniol, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, linalool, sodium benzoate, sodium hydroxide, xanthan gum

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Water, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl palmitate, octyldodecanol, myristyl myristate, palmitic acid, glyceryl stearate se, stearic acid, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, hydrogenated coco-glycerides, arachidic acid, myristic acid, oleic acid, dimethicone, carbomer, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, trisodium edta, linalool, limonene, citronellol, benzyl alcohol, alpha-isomethyl ionone, geraniol, fragrance

Water (aqua), butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter (butyrospermum parkii butter), glycerin, propylene glycol, glyceryl stearate, mineral oil (paraffinum liquidum), hexylene glycol, dimethicone, cetearyl alcohol, panthenol, palmitic acid, stearic acid, tocopheryl acetate, trehalose, alpha-isomethyl ionone, benzyl benzoate, benzyl salicylate, caprylyl glycol, cetearyl glucoside, citronellol, dimethiconol, fragrance (parfum), geraniol, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, linalool, sodium benzoate, sodium hydroxide, xanthan gum

Notable ingredients

Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

Ictyane Hand Cream

Solvent: Water, Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin, Limonene, Octyldodecanol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Chelating: Trisodium edta

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water (aqua), Benzyl benzoate, Glycerin, Hexylene glycol, Limonene, Mineral oil (paraffinum liquidum), Propylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

Ictyane Hand 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.

Glycerin

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