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Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

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Dr. Belmeur Advanced Cica Recovery Hand Cream

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Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

Dr. Belmeur Advanced Cica Recovery 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

Dr. Belmeur Advanced Cica Recovery 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

Dr. Belmeur Advanced Cica Recovery 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 12	Purified water, glycerin, butylene glycol, propanediol, cetostearyl alcohol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, glyceryl stearate, dimethicone, sodium polyacrylate, adenosine, ceramide np, asiaticoside (0.4ppm), asiatic acid (0.25ppm), madecassic acid(0.35ppm), madecassoside(1ppm), ceramide eop, ceramide ap, phytosphingosine, cholesterol, sodium lauroyl lactylate, carbomer, xanthan gum, panthenol, polysorbate 60, glyceryl stearate se, cyclopentasiloxane, trideceth-6, peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone, trisodium edta, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cinnamomum camphora (camphor) bark oil, litsea cubeba fruit oil, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, origanum majorana leaf extract, cymbopogon martini oil, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) flower oil, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, citral, limonene, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Total Number of ingredients = 42

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

Purified water, glycerin, butylene glycol, propanediol, cetostearyl alcohol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, glyceryl stearate, dimethicone, sodium polyacrylate, adenosine, ceramide np, asiaticoside (0.4ppm), asiatic acid (0.25ppm), madecassic acid(0.35ppm), madecassoside(1ppm), ceramide eop, ceramide ap, phytosphingosine, cholesterol, sodium lauroyl lactylate, carbomer, xanthan gum, panthenol, polysorbate 60, glyceryl stearate se, cyclopentasiloxane, trideceth-6, peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone, trisodium edta, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cinnamomum camphora (camphor) bark oil, litsea cubeba fruit oil, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, origanum majorana leaf extract, cymbopogon martini oil, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) flower oil, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, citral, limonene, linalool

Notable ingredients

Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

Dr. Belmeur Advanced Cica Recovery Hand Cream

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Chelating: Trisodium edta

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Asiaticoside (0.4ppm), Madecassoside(1ppm)

Solvent: Purified water, Butylene glycol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Limonene, Propanediol

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Ingredients with their functions

Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

Dr. Belmeur Advanced Cica Recovery 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