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Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

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Vaseline
Intensive Care Hydra Strength Hand Crème

VASELINE INTENSIVE CARE HYDRA STRENGTH HAND CREME.

Product category and function

Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

Intensive Care Hydra Strength Hand Crème

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

Intensive Care Hydra Strength Hand Crème

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

Intensive Care Hydra Strength Hand Crème

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 10	Vaseline jelly, hyaluronic acid, vitamin c, shea butter, water (eau), glycerin, dimethicone, cetyl alcohol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, dipropylene glycol, cetyl palmitate, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, isohexadecane, glyceryl stearate, ceteth-20, phenoxyethanol, petrolatum, methylparaben, fragrance (parfum), polysorbate 80, propylparaben, carbomer, disodium edta, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, hydroxystearic acid, stearic acid, sodium hyaluronate, benzyl salicylate, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Total Number of ingredients = 32

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

Vaseline jelly, hyaluronic acid, vitamin c, shea butter, water (eau), glycerin, dimethicone, cetyl alcohol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, dipropylene glycol, cetyl palmitate, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, isohexadecane, glyceryl stearate, ceteth-20, phenoxyethanol, petrolatum, methylparaben, fragrance (parfum), polysorbate 80, propylparaben, carbomer, disodium edta, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, hydroxystearic acid, stearic acid, sodium hyaluronate, benzyl salicylate, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool

Notable ingredients

Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

Intensive Care Hydra Strength Hand Crème

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Chelating: Trisodium edta

Antioxidant: Sodium ascorbyl phosphate

Solvent: Water (eau), Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin, Isohexadecane

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

Intensive Care Hydra Strength Hand Crème

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