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Vaseline
Vaseline® Intensive Care™ Healthy Hands Stronger Nails Lotion

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Nivea
Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

Product category and function

Vaseline® Intensive Care™ Healthy Hands Stronger Nails Lotion

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

Vaseline® Intensive Care™ Healthy Hands Stronger Nails Lotion

Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand 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

Vaseline® Intensive Care™ Healthy Hands Stronger Nails Lotion

Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, mineral oil, dimethicone, stearic acid, glycerin, glycol stearate, triethanolamine, glyceryl stearate, phenoxyethanol, petrolatum, cetyl alcohol, magnesium aluminum silicate, methylparaben, carbomer, fragrance, disodium edta, stearamide amp, hydrolyzed keratin 7	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 = 18

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Water, mineral oil, dimethicone, stearic acid, glycerin, glycol stearate, triethanolamine, glyceryl stearate, phenoxyethanol, petrolatum, cetyl alcohol, magnesium aluminum silicate, methylparaben, carbomer, fragrance, disodium edta, stearamide amp, hydrolyzed keratin

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

Vaseline® Intensive Care™ Healthy Hands Stronger Nails Lotion

Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

Solvent: Water, Glycerin, Mineral oil

Absorbent: Magnesium aluminum silicate

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Chelating: Trisodium edta

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Ingredients with their functions

Vaseline® Intensive Care™ Healthy Hands Stronger Nails Lotion

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.

Mineral oil

Also-called: Mineral oil | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Solvent