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Vaseline® Intensive Care™ Cocoa Body Butter

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Nivea
Nivea Men Creme

Product category and function

Vaseline® Intensive Care™ Cocoa Body Butter

Nivea Men Creme

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

Vaseline® Intensive Care™ Cocoa Body Butter

Nivea Men Creme

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

Vaseline® Intensive Care™ Cocoa Body Butter

Nivea Men Creme

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua, petrolatum, glycerin, dimethicone, cyclopentasiloxane, stearic acid, hydrogenated polyisobutene, ethylhexyl cocoate, glycol stearate, hydrogenated didecene, bht, butyrospermum parkii butter, caramel, cetyl alcohol, cyclomethicone, dimethiconol, disodium edta, disteareth-75 ipdi, glyceryl stearate, hydrogenated polydecene, isohexadecane, isostearic acid, maltodextrin, methylparaben, microcrystalline wax, paraffin, parfum, peg/ppg-20/15 dimethicone, peg-80, peg-90, diisostearate, phenoxyethanol, polysorbate 80, potato starch modified, propylparaben, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, sorbitan monooleate, stearamide amp, steareth-75, theobroma cacao seed butter, triethanolamine, xanthan gum, ci 19140 10	Water, glycerin, mineral oil, stearic acid, petrolatum, cetyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, hydrogenated coco-glycerides, stearyl alcohol, dimethicone, phenoxyethanol, tocopheryl acetate, fragrance, carbomer, sodium hydroxide, methylparaben

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 43

Total Number of ingredients = 16

Aqua, petrolatum, glycerin, dimethicone, cyclopentasiloxane, stearic acid, hydrogenated polyisobutene, ethylhexyl cocoate, glycol stearate, hydrogenated didecene, bht, butyrospermum parkii butter, caramel, cetyl alcohol, cyclomethicone, dimethiconol, disodium edta, disteareth-75 ipdi, glyceryl stearate, hydrogenated polydecene, isohexadecane, isostearic acid, maltodextrin, methylparaben, microcrystalline wax, paraffin, parfum, peg/ppg-20/15 dimethicone, peg-80, peg-90, diisostearate, phenoxyethanol, polysorbate 80, potato starch modified, propylparaben, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, sorbitan monooleate, stearamide amp, steareth-75, theobroma cacao seed butter, triethanolamine, xanthan gum, ci 19140

Water, glycerin, mineral oil, stearic acid, petrolatum, cetyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, hydrogenated coco-glycerides, stearyl alcohol, dimethicone, phenoxyethanol, tocopheryl acetate, fragrance, carbomer, sodium hydroxide, methylparaben

Notable ingredients

Vaseline® Intensive Care™ Cocoa Body Butter

Nivea Men Creme

Antioxidant: Bht

Solvent: Aqua, Cyclomethicone, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Hydrogenated polydecene, Peg-90, Peg-80, Isohexadecane

Absorbent: Maltodextrin

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water, Glycerin, Mineral oil

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Vaseline® Intensive Care™ Cocoa Body Butter

Nivea Men Creme

Aqua

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.

Petrolatum

Also-called: Petroleum jelly | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent