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Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

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Hand Crème

Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care 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

Hand Crème

Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

Hand Crème

Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetyl alcohol, phenyl trimethicone, isododecane , methyl glucose sesquistearate, glycerin, sodium stearoyl glutamate, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, glyceryl stearate citrate, cetearyl alcohol, theobroma grandiflorum seed butter, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, astrocaryum murumuru seed butter, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, rosa canina fruit oil, squalane, polysorbate 60, sorbitan isostearate, glyceryl caprylate, xanthan gum, alcohol, sodium phytate, benzophenone-4, tocopherol, sodium chloride, citric acid, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, fragrance/parfum, benzyl benzoate, benzyl salicylate, citronellol, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool 10	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

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 38

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Water/aqua/eau, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetyl alcohol, phenyl trimethicone, isododecane , methyl glucose sesquistearate, glycerin, sodium stearoyl glutamate, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, glyceryl stearate citrate, cetearyl alcohol, theobroma grandiflorum seed butter, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, astrocaryum murumuru seed butter, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, rosa canina fruit oil, squalane, polysorbate 60, sorbitan isostearate, glyceryl caprylate, xanthan gum, alcohol, sodium phytate, benzophenone-4, tocopherol, sodium chloride, citric acid, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, fragrance/parfum, benzyl benzoate, benzyl salicylate, citronellol, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool

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

Notable ingredients

Hand Crème

Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzophenone-4

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin,

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Chelating: Trisodium edta

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Ingredients with their functions

Hand Crème

Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

Water/aqua/eau

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.

Caprylic/capric triglyceride

Also-called: Caprylic Capric Triglyceride | Function: Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Cetyl alcohol

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing