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Avène - Cicalfate Restorative Hand Cream

Avène Cicalfate Restorative Hand Cream

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Efficacy100/100

low

Works for:

based on ingredients and %

Moisturizing

Can it cause trouble?

Irritation risk: low
Comedogenic risk ingredients: 0

Key actives

Dimethicone2.2% - 3.3%Cera alba0.55% - 1.25%Paraffinum liquidum6% - 9%

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Product Summary

Based on the ingredient list, "Avène - Cicalfate Restorative Hand Cream" can work well for skin moisturization. The formulation is based on a combination of good humectants and emollients. Both are needed to increase the skin hydration level. Glycerin in this product (humectants) attract water molecules to the upper layer of the skin (the water comes from the outside air or from the deeper layers of the skin if the air is dry). Paraffinum liquidum, beeswax, cera alba, dimethicone and dimethiconol in this product help decrease the water evoporation from the skin, so that it stays hydrated for longer. These ingredients also soften the skin and take away the feeling of tightness and dryness.

Irritation risk

This moisturizer contains some common irritants, including those without a benefit for the skin. We assess the overall irritancy of this moisturizer to be low. For a detailed overview of all potential irritants: click here

You can see the detailed formula review with the breakdown of all actives in the product and the full ingredient list with estimated concentrations in the tables below.

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The product retails from 7.83£ up to 10.00£ in the United Kingdom.

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Works for

Moisturizing

Moisturizing

What does the product description say?

Cicalfate Restorative Hand Cream

Source: From product name

This product can help improve hydration of the skin with the two types of ingredients.

The first type is called “humectants”:
these ingredients help attract water. When humectants are on the surface of the skin, they “pull in” the moisture from the outside environment, or from within deeper layers of the skin. The following ingredients in this product do the job: glycerin.

This product also contains ingredients called “occlusives”. They help reduce the speed with which our skin loses moisture to the outside environment. These ingredients also help soften the upper layer of the skin, so it feels less tight and nicer to the touch. The following ingredients in this product do the job: beeswax, cera alba.

The following ingredients in this product are especially good for supporting the skin barrier and helping with the hydration level: paraffinum liquidum

Paraffinum liquidum6% - 9%

Irritation risk:Concentration:Effectiveness:HIGH

Mineral oil. One of the most effective and well studied occlusive and emollient moisturizing ingredients. Helps reduce moisture loss in skin and repair skin barrier function

Cera alba0.55% - 1.25%

Irritation risk:Concentration:Effectiveness:HIGH

Forms a protective barrier that holds water and keeps dry skin hydrated. Keeps an emulsion from separating into its oil and liquid components, and increases the thickness of a product. Can be an allergen

Dimethiconol0.35% - 0.8%

Irritation risk:Concentration:Effectiveness:HIGH

A silicone that makes products more spreadable and keeps skin smooth. Helps to add gloss to skin and may visually fill in fine lines/wrinkles for short time

Glycerin0.9% - 1.35%

Irritation risk:Concentration:Effectiveness:HIGH

One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant

Beeswax0.6% - 1.35%

Irritation risk:Concentration:Effectiveness:HIGH

Forms a protective barrier that holds water and keeps dry skin hydrated. Keeps an emulsion from separating into its oil and liquid components, and increases the thickness of a product. Can be an allergen

Dimethicone2.2% - 3.3%

Irritation risk:Concentration:Effectiveness:HIGH

A silicone that helps to reduce water loss from the surface of the skin. Can temporarily "fill in" lines and wrinkles, absorb oil, and create a nice product finish

Cetyl alcohol0.5% - 1.15%

Irritation risk:Concentration:Effectiveness:MEDIUM

A non-drying alcohol that works to soften the skin and stabilize product formulations helping oil and water mix together

Octyldodecanol1.4% - 2.1%

Irritation risk:Concentration:Effectiveness:LOW

An emollient that helps to soften the skin and create a pleasant product texture and stabilize the formulation

Glyceryl stearate0.2% - 0.75%

Irritation risk:Concentration:Effectiveness:LOW

An emollient that softens the skin and forms a protective layer on its surface. Helps water and oil mix together

Key Actives

Dimethicone2.2% - 3.3%

Irritation risk:

Works for:Moisturizing, Mattifying

A silicone that helps to reduce water loss from the surface of the skin. Can temporarily "fill in" lines and wrinkles, absorb oil, and create a nice product finish

Cera alba0.55% - 1.25%

Irritation risk:

Works for:Moisturizing, Cleansing

Forms a protective barrier that holds water and keeps dry skin hydrated. Keeps an emulsion from separating into its oil and liquid components, and increases the thickness of a product. Can be an allergen

Paraffinum liquidum6% - 9%

Irritation risk:

Works for:Moisturizing

Mineral oil. One of the most effective and well studied occlusive and emollient moisturizing ingredients. Helps reduce moisture loss in skin and repair skin barrier function

Glycerin0.9% - 1.35%

Irritation risk:

Works for:Moisturizing

One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant

Beeswax0.6% - 1.35%

Irritation risk:

Works for:Moisturizing

Forms a protective barrier that holds water and keeps dry skin hydrated. Keeps an emulsion from separating into its oil and liquid components, and increases the thickness of a product. Can be an allergen

Dimethiconol0.35% - 0.8%

Irritation risk:

Works for:Moisturizing

A silicone that makes products more spreadable and keeps skin smooth. Helps to add gloss to skin and may visually fill in fine lines/wrinkles for short time

Potential irritants

Zinc sulfate0.05% - 0.2%

Irritation risk:

A preservative. It can be irritating

Peg-7 glyceryl cocoate1.3% - 1.9%

Irritation risk:

Helps oils and water mix together and works as a cleansing agent

Aluminum starch octenylsuccinate1% - 1.5%

Irritation risk:

Used to thicken the product's consistency

Cera alba0.55% - 1.25%

Irritation risk:

Forms a protective barrier that holds water and keeps dry skin hydrated. Keeps an emulsion from separating into its oil and liquid components, and increases the thickness of a product. Can be an allergen

Comedogenic ingredients

We couldn't find any comedogenic ingredients in this product

All ingredients

Water40% - 60%

Irritation risk:

Plain old water

Paraffinum liquidum6% - 9%

Irritation risk:

Mineral oil. One of the most effective and well studied occlusive and emollient moisturizing ingredients. Helps reduce moisture loss in skin and repair skin barrier function

Myreth-3 myristate3.7% - 5.6%

Irritation risk:

Peg-45/dodecyl glycol copolymer2.8% - 4.1%

Irritation risk:

Dimethicone2.2% - 3.3%

Irritation risk:

A silicone that helps to reduce water loss from the surface of the skin. Can temporarily "fill in" lines and wrinkles, absorb oil, and create a nice product finish

Aluminum sucrose octasulfate1.7% - 2.6%

Irritation risk:

Octyldodecanol1.4% - 2.1%

Irritation risk:

An emollient that helps to soften the skin and create a pleasant product texture and stabilize the formulation

Peg-7 glyceryl cocoate1.3% - 1.9%

Irritation risk:

Helps oils and water mix together and works as a cleansing agent

Aluminum starch octenylsuccinate1% - 1.5%

Irritation risk:

Used to thicken the product's consistency

Glycerin0.9% - 1.35%

Irritation risk:

One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant

Beeswax0.6% - 1.35%

Irritation risk:

Forms a protective barrier that holds water and keeps dry skin hydrated. Keeps an emulsion from separating into its oil and liquid components, and increases the thickness of a product. Can be an allergen

Cera alba0.55% - 1.25%

Irritation risk:

Forms a protective barrier that holds water and keeps dry skin hydrated. Keeps an emulsion from separating into its oil and liquid components, and increases the thickness of a product. Can be an allergen

Cetyl alcohol0.5% - 1.15%

Irritation risk:

A non-drying alcohol that works to soften the skin and stabilize product formulations helping oil and water mix together

Copper sulfate0.35% - 0.85%

Irritation risk:

Dimethiconol0.35% - 0.8%

Irritation risk:

A silicone that makes products more spreadable and keeps skin smooth. Helps to add gloss to skin and may visually fill in fine lines/wrinkles for short time

Disteardimonium hectorite0.15% - 0.65%

Irritation risk:

A type of clay that is used to thicken the product consistency

Glyceryl stearate0.2% - 0.75%

Irritation risk:

An emollient that softens the skin and forms a protective layer on its surface. Helps water and oil mix together

Magnesium sulfate0.15% - 0.5%

Irritation risk:

Used to create a thicker product consistency

Phenoxyethanol0.1% - 0.35%

Irritation risk:

A preservative. It helps prevent bacterial growth in cosmetic products

Irritation risk:

The ingredient is not recognized

Water0.05% - 0.25%

Irritation risk:

Plain old water

Xanthan gum0.05% - 0.2%

Irritation risk:

Used to create a thicker product consistency

Zinc sulfate0.05% - 0.2%

Irritation risk:

A preservative. It can be irritating

Ingredient list view

Water, Paraffinum liquidum, Myreth-3 myristate, Peg-45/dodecyl glycol copolymer, Dimethicone, Aluminum sucrose octasulfate, Octyldodecanol, Peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, Aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, Glycerin, Beeswax, Cera alba, Cetyl alcohol, Copper sulfate, Dimethiconol, Disteardimonium hectorite, Glyceryl stearate, Magnesium sulfate, Phenoxyethanol, Unknown, Water, Xanthan gum, Zinc sulfate

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