Dove
Dove Essential Nourishment Body Lotion – 250 ml
skincare · body lotion
Dove Essential Nourishment Body Lotion – 250 ml is a moisturising and nourishing lotion designed to keep your skin soft and hydrated. Its lightweight formula absorbs quickly while helping to restore the skin’s natural moisture balance. With regular use, it leaves skin feeling smooth, supple and comfortably cared for with a fresh scent.InformationBrand: DoveType: Body lotion / SkincareFeatures: 250 ml • Moisturising • Lightweight formula • Fast absorbing • Leaves skin soft
Ingredients, in label order
Every ingredient in label order — what it does, how likely it is to clog pores, and how strong the research is. Expand a row for the plain-words read.
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1AquaWater | solventmoreWater (Aqua) is the solvent base of most skincare and haircare products and usually the first, largest ingredient on the label. Full ingredient page → | — | |
A volatile silicone that gives slip and evaporates off.moreA volatile, water-thin cyclic silicone (also called D5 or cyclomethicone). It spreads ingredients into a light, silky, non-greasy layer and then evaporates off the skin or hair within minutes, leaving little to no residue. Full ingredient page → | — | limited | |
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One of the most reliable moisture-binding ingredients in skincare.moreThe gold-standard humectant in skincare: a small, water-loving (hygroscopic) molecule that is also part of skin's own natural moisturizing factor. Full ingredient page → | 0 | strong | |
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9ParfumFragrance | A blend of fragrance compounds; the most common trigger for fragrance sensitivity.more'Fragrance' or 'Parfum' is not a single ingredient but an undisclosed blend of scent compounds (30-50 on average, sometimes up to ~200) whose exact composition is a protected trade secret. Full ingredient page → | — | moderate |
10Paraffin | — | — | |
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fragrance, preservativemoreThe most common member of the paraben family of preservatives — the methyl ester of p-hydroxybenzoic acid (a compound that also occurs naturally in some plants and insects). It is added in small amounts (regulated to a maximum of 0. Full ingredient page → | — | moderate | |
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Pore-clogging scores run from 0 to 5. This older scale is contested, so use it as a patch-test clue—not a verdict. No marker means the record has not been rated; we never invent one.