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Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

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Vaseline
Vaseline® Intensive Care™ Hydra Replenish Hand Crème

VASELINE INTENSIVE CARE HYDRA REPLENISH HAND CREME.

Product category and function

Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

Vaseline® Intensive Care™ Hydra Replenish 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

Vaseline® Intensive Care™ Hydra Replenish 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

Vaseline® Intensive Care™ Hydra Replenish 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	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, fragrance (parfum), methylparaben, polysorbate 80, carbomer, propylparaben, disodium edta, caramel, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, niacinamide, hydroxystearic acid, stearic acid, sodium hyaluronate, coumarin, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), hyaluronic acid, vitamin b3

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

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, fragrance (parfum), methylparaben, polysorbate 80, carbomer, propylparaben, disodium edta, caramel, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, niacinamide, hydroxystearic acid, stearic acid, sodium hyaluronate, coumarin, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), hyaluronic acid, vitamin b3

Notable ingredients

Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

Vaseline® Intensive Care™ Hydra Replenish Hand Crème

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Chelating: Trisodium edta

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Vitamin b3

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Soothing: Niacinamide, Vitamin b3

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Ingredients with their functions

Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

Vaseline® Intensive Care™ Hydra Replenish 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