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Guava Ultra Moisturizing Hand Cream

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Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

Product category and function

Guava Ultra Moisturizing Hand Cream

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

Guava Ultra Moisturizing Hand Cream

Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

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

Full ingredient list

Guava Ultra Moisturizing Hand Cream

Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate se, dimethicone, glycerin, ceteareth-20, psidium guajava (guava) fruit extract, phenoxyethanol, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, fragrance, xanthan gum, caprylyl glycol, chlorphenesin, tocopheryl acetate, laureth-7, disodium edta 8	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 = 19

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Water, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate se, dimethicone, glycerin, ceteareth-20, psidium guajava (guava) fruit extract, phenoxyethanol, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, fragrance, xanthan gum, caprylyl glycol, chlorphenesin, tocopheryl acetate, laureth-7, disodium edta

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

Guava Ultra Moisturizing Hand Cream

Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water, C13-14 isoparaffin, Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Chelating: Trisodium edta

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Ingredients with their functions

Guava Ultra Moisturizing Hand Cream

Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care 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.

Cocos nucifera (coconut) oil

Also-called: Coconut Oil | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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

Butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter

Also-called: Shea Butter, Butyrospermum Parkii | Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning

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