Dove Skin Care Hand Cream Protecting

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Ingredient	Function
Aqua	Solvent Dissolves substances or ingredients
Glycerin	Humectant Helps to retain water in a product, in hair or the top layers of skin
Stearic Acid	Emulsifier Helps two or more liquids, that don't usually combine to form a single solution; often referred to as an 'emulsion'
Octyldodecanol	Skin Conditioning Agent Helps to make your skin feel soft, smooth and supple.
Ethylhexyl Cocoate	Skin Conditioning Agent Helps to make your skin feel soft, smooth and supple.
Petrolatum	Skin Conditioning Agent Helps to make your skin feel soft, smooth and supple.
Dimethicone	Skin Conditioning Agent Helps to make your skin feel soft, smooth and supple.
Glycol Stearate	Emulsion Stabiliser Prevents a mixture from separating and helping to increase a product's shelf life
Glyceryl stearate
Triethanolamine	pH Adjuster Controls the acidity / alkalinity balance of products
Cetyl Alcohol	Viscosity Controlling Agent Controls the density or thickness of a product
Phenoxyethanol	Preservative This prolongs the shelf-life of the product, even once it has been opened, protecting it from bacteria, yeasts and moulds
Parfum	Fragrance Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell Benzyl Acetate A fruity, banana fragrance reminiscent of jasmine. This ingredient is found in various flowers including jasmine and narsissus. Scent: Fruity Dilauryl Thiodipropionate Scent: Methyldihydrojasmonate A delicate and fresh jasmine scent. Scent: Floral Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate An odourless ingredient used to prevent the fragrance ingredients from reacting with oxygen, which can cause spoilage. Scent: Phenethyl Alcohol A floral rose note with a hint of honey. This ingredient is found in a variety of flowers including rose, hyacinth, carnation, orange blossom and geranium. Scent: Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes A sandal and cedar wood scent. Scent: Woody
Cyclopentasiloxane	Skin Conditioning Agent Helps to make your skin feel soft, smooth and supple.
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer	Viscosity Controlling Agent Controls the density or thickness of a product
Methylparaben	Preservative This prolongs the shelf-life of the product, even once it has been opened, protecting it from bacteria, yeasts and moulds
Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer	Viscosity Controlling Agent Controls the density or thickness of a product
Isohexadecane	Skin Conditioning Agent Helps to make your skin feel soft, smooth and supple.
Propylparaben	Preservative This prolongs the shelf-life of the product, even once it has been opened, protecting it from bacteria, yeasts and moulds
Stearamide AMP	Emulsion Stabiliser Prevents a mixture from separating and helping to increase a product's shelf life
Disodium EDTA	Sequestrant Helps prevent impurities from water from causing adverse effects on product performance, appearance, or stability.
Dimethiconol	Skin Conditioning Agent Helps to make your skin feel soft, smooth and supple.
Polysorbate 80	Viscosity Controlling Agent Controls the density or thickness of a product
Linalool	Fragrance Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell
Butylphenyl Methylpropional	Fragrance Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell
Hexyl Cinnamal	Fragrance Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell
Citronellol	Fragrance Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell
Sorbitan Oleate
Limonene	Fragrance Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell
Benzyl alcohol	Fragrance Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell
Geraniol	Fragrance Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell
Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde	Fragrance Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell
Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone	Fragrance Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell
Potassium lactate	Skin Conditioning Agent Helps to make your skin feel soft, smooth and supple.
Sodium PCA	Skin Conditioning Agent Helps to make your skin feel soft, smooth and supple.
Coumarin	Fragrance Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell
Helianthus Annuus Oil	Skin Conditioning Agent Helps to make your skin feel soft, smooth and supple.
Isomerized Linoleic Acid	Skin Conditioning Agent Helps to make your skin feel soft, smooth and supple.
Urea	Humectant Helps to retain water in a product, in hair or the top layers of skin
Collagen Amino Acids	Skin Conditioning Agent Helps to make your skin feel soft, smooth and supple.
Lactic acid	Skin Conditioning Agent Helps to make your skin feel soft, smooth and supple.

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