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Happy Body Cream

Product category and function

Nivea Soft

Happy Body Cream

Body Lotions & Creams	Body Lotions & Creams
Daily moisturizers for soft and smooth skin.	Daily moisturizers for soft and smooth skin.
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Ingredient highlights

Nivea Soft

Happy Body 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 Soft

Happy Body Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, glycerin, mineral oil, myristyl alcohol, butylene glycol, alcohol denat., myristyl myristate, palmitic acid, glyceryl stearate, stearic acid, microcrystalline wax, hydrogenated coco-glycerides, simmondsia chinensis seed oil, tocopheryl acetate, lanolin alcohol, myristic acid, arachidic acid, oleic acid, polyglyceryl-2 caprate, dimethicone, carbomer, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, linalool, citronellol, alpha-isomethyl ionone, benzyl alcohol, limonene, benzyl salicylate, fragrance 13	Water/aqua/eau, butylene glycol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, fragrance (parfum), cetearyl alcohol, diethylhexyl succinate, peg-40 stearate, stearamide amp, glycol stearate, glycerin, caprylyl glycol, dimethicone, tricaprylin, glyceryl stearate, carbomer, sorbitan laurate, potassium hydroxide, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, benzyl alcohol, geraniol, linalool, citral, hydroxycitronellal, alpha-isomethyl ionone, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, citronellol, yellow 6 (ci 15985), red 4 (ci 14700), yellow 5 (ci 19140)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Total Number of ingredients = 31

Water, glycerin, mineral oil, myristyl alcohol, butylene glycol, alcohol denat., myristyl myristate, palmitic acid, glyceryl stearate, stearic acid, microcrystalline wax, hydrogenated coco-glycerides, simmondsia chinensis seed oil, tocopheryl acetate, lanolin alcohol, myristic acid, arachidic acid, oleic acid, polyglyceryl-2 caprate, dimethicone, carbomer, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, linalool, citronellol, alpha-isomethyl ionone, benzyl alcohol, limonene, benzyl salicylate, fragrance

Water/aqua/eau, butylene glycol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, fragrance (parfum), cetearyl alcohol, diethylhexyl succinate, peg-40 stearate, stearamide amp, glycol stearate, glycerin, caprylyl glycol, dimethicone, tricaprylin, glyceryl stearate, carbomer, sorbitan laurate, potassium hydroxide, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, benzyl alcohol, geraniol, linalool, citral, hydroxycitronellal, alpha-isomethyl ionone, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, citronellol, yellow 6 (ci 15985), red 4 (ci 14700), yellow 5 (ci 19140)

Notable ingredients

Nivea Soft

Happy Body Cream

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water, Alcohol denat, Benzyl alcohol, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene, Mineral oil

Anti-microbial: Alcohol denat, Phenoxyethanol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Benzyl alcohol, Butylene glycol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Diethylhexyl succinate, Glycerin, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Potassium hydroxide

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Ingredients with their functions

Nivea Soft

Happy Body 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