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Guava Ultra Moisturizing Hand Cream

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Shea Butter Moisturizing Hand Butter

Product category and function

Guava Ultra Moisturizing Hand Cream

Shea Butter Moisturizing Hand Butter

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

Shea Butter Moisturizing Hand Butter

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

Shea Butter Moisturizing Hand Butter

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 12	Purified water, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter (20%), dipropylene glycol, dimethicone, glycerin, cetostearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate se, peg-100 stearate, alcohol denat., 1,2-hexanediol, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl tau, squalane, polysorbate 60, beta-glucan, ceteareth-20, octyldodecanol, phenoxyethanol, propanediol, caprylyl glycol, illicium verum (anise) fruit extract, citrus paradisi (grapefruit) fruit extract, xanthan gum, disodium edta, sorbitan isostearate, fragrance, benzyl salicylate, limonene, linalool, hexyl cinnamal, amyl cinnamal, geraniol, alpha-isomethyl ionone

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 19

Total Number of ingredients = 32

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

Purified water, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter (20%), dipropylene glycol, dimethicone, glycerin, cetostearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate se, peg-100 stearate, alcohol denat., 1,2-hexanediol, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl tau, squalane, polysorbate 60, beta-glucan, ceteareth-20, octyldodecanol, phenoxyethanol, propanediol, caprylyl glycol, illicium verum (anise) fruit extract, citrus paradisi (grapefruit) fruit extract, xanthan gum, disodium edta, sorbitan isostearate, fragrance, benzyl salicylate, limonene, linalool, hexyl cinnamal, amyl cinnamal, geraniol, alpha-isomethyl ionone

Notable ingredients

Guava Ultra Moisturizing Hand Cream

Shea Butter Moisturizing Hand Butter

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water, C13-14 isoparaffin, Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol

Solvent: Purified water, 1,2-hexanediol, Alcohol denat, Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene, Propanediol, Octyldodecanol

Anti-microbial: Alcohol denat, Phenoxyethanol

Astringent: Alcohol denat

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Ingredients with their functions

Guava Ultra Moisturizing Hand Cream

Shea Butter Moisturizing Hand Butter

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.