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Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

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Hydrating Hand Cream

Product category and function

Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

Hydrating 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

Hydrating 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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

Hydrating 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 9	Aqua, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, olus oil, pentylene glycol, hydrogenated coco-glycerides, hydrogenated canola oil, palmitic acid, cetearyl alcohol, stearic acid, silica, acrylates copolymer, distarch phosphate, hydrogenated phosphatidylcholine, tocopheryl acetate, panthenol, sodium hydroxide, butyrospermum parkii butter, ethylhexylglycerin, parfum, canola oil, squalane, hydrogenated lecithin, opuntia ficus-indica seed oil, ceramide np, tocopherol, citric acid, portulaca oleracea extract, betula alba bark extract

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Total Number of ingredients = 29

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

Aqua, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, olus oil, pentylene glycol, hydrogenated coco-glycerides, hydrogenated canola oil, palmitic acid, cetearyl alcohol, stearic acid, silica, acrylates copolymer, distarch phosphate, hydrogenated phosphatidylcholine, tocopheryl acetate, panthenol, sodium hydroxide, butyrospermum parkii butter, ethylhexylglycerin, parfum, canola oil, squalane, hydrogenated lecithin, opuntia ficus-indica seed oil, ceramide np, tocopherol, citric acid, portulaca oleracea extract, betula alba bark extract

Notable ingredients

Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

Hydrating Hand Cream

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Chelating: Trisodium edta

Soothing: Panthenol, Betula alba bark extract

Antioxidant: Betula alba bark extract, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Aqua, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Pentylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

Hydrating 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