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Vaseline® Radiant X Deep Nourishment Hand Butter

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Nivea
Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

Product category and function

Vaseline® Radiant X Deep Nourishment Hand Butter

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® Radiant X Deep Nourishment Hand Butter

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® Radiant X Deep Nourishment Hand Butter

Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

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Water (aqua), glycerin, dimethicone, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, petrolatum, copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax, isopropyl myristate, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl hydroxystearate, dimethicone crosspolymer, hydroxystearic acid, caprylyl glycol, cetearyl glucoside, cetyl palmitate, sodium cetearyl sulfate, phenoxyethanol, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, fragrance (parfum), stearic acid, tetrasodium edta, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, rutin, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, phaseolus lunatus (green bean) seed extract, alpha-isomethyl ionone, farnesol, hydroxycitronellal, linalool, caramel, hydrating lipids 11	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 = 32

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Water (aqua), glycerin, dimethicone, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, petrolatum, copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax, isopropyl myristate, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl hydroxystearate, dimethicone crosspolymer, hydroxystearic acid, caprylyl glycol, cetearyl glucoside, cetyl palmitate, sodium cetearyl sulfate, phenoxyethanol, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, fragrance (parfum), stearic acid, tetrasodium edta, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, rutin, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, phaseolus lunatus (green bean) seed extract, alpha-isomethyl ionone, farnesol, hydroxycitronellal, linalool, caramel, hydrating lipids

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® Radiant X Deep Nourishment Hand Butter

Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

Antioxidant: Rutin, Sodium ascorbyl phosphate

Cell-signaling ingredient: Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7

Solvent: Water (aqua), Glycerin

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Chelating: Trisodium edta

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Ingredients with their functions

Vaseline® Radiant X Deep Nourishment Hand Butter

Nivea Smooth Hands & Cuticle Care Hand Cream

Water (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.

Glycerin

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