Works for:
based on ingredients and %- Moisturizing
- Anti-aging
Doesn't work for:
based on ingredients and %- Exfoliation
Can it cause trouble?
- Irritation risk: high
- Comedogenic risk ingredients: 2
Key actives
Product Summary
"Hand Chemistry - Heel Chemistry" could be helpful for: Moisturizing and Anti-aging, but its actives are not the most effective or are not well-studied.
Ingredient callouts
- Humectants (betaine 0.35% - 0.60%, alanine 0.55% - 0.85%, tremella fuciformis sporocarp extract 1.20% - 1.40% and glycerin 1.50% - 1.90%). These ingredients help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improve the skin hydration.
Price
The product retails for 31.00A$ in Australia and from 8.68£ up to 15.00£ in the United Kingdom.
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Anti-aging
This product contains serine. This ingredient might be able to help reduce and prevent fine lines and wrinkles, improve skin elasticity and firmness, but there is not enough evidence that it actually works.
An amino-acid that helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. In combination with other amino-acids, might help to reduce fine lines and wrinkles
Pure form of vitamin E. Can help moisturise and protect the skin from free radicals. Often used to help stabilise other ingredients or the formula itself
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
The Heel Hydration Complex is formulated to treat extreme dryness and restore the skin’s properties without acids, peeling or urea.
Source: Escentual
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:
alanine, betaine.
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: caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycine soja oil.
Mushroom extract that helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improves the product texture
An amino-acid that helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might help to lighten the skin, but solid evidence is lacking
An amino-acid that helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. In combination with other amino-acids, might help to reduce fine lines and wrinkles
A good mix of fatty acids that forms a protective layer on the skin. Improves the shelf life of products. Derived from coconut and glycerin
A good emollient that helps soften the skin and helps repair its barrier function. It can clog pores if used in high concentrations.
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
A non-drying alcohol that works to soften the skin and stabilize product formulations helping oil and water mix together
A silicone that helps improve the product texture and spreadability. Can absorb oil creating a short-term mattifying effect on the skin
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture
Helps oil and water mix together and can enhance the penetration of other ingredients into the skin. It can be irritating
Helps preserve products and creates a nice product texture
Pure form of vitamin E. Can help moisturise and protect the skin from free radicals. Often used to help stabilise other ingredients or the formula itself
Exfoliation
What does the product description say?
Unlike regular heel creams that remove dead skin, the Heel Hydration Complex focuses on repairing and restoring the skin to avoid the traditional hard skin cycle.
Source: Escentual
This product does not contain effective exfoliating ingredients. It might be able to deliver physical exfoliation, that is scrub off some of the dead cells on the surface of the skin. We do not recommend physical exfoliation, because it is not uniform (some bits of skin can get exfoliated too much while others not at all). It can also traumatize the skin and aggrevate acne and other skin conditions.
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
|---|---|
| Moisturizing | |
| Exfoliation |
Total Promises Fulfilled score: 37/100.
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Ingredient list view
Water, Propanediol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Cetearyl alcohol, Cetearyl glucoside, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cetyl alcohol, Glycerin, Tremella fuciformis sporocarp extract, Cellulose, Pseudoalteromonas ferment extract, Calendula officinalis flower extract, Alanine, Proline, Serine, Tocopherol, Glycine soja oil, Dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, Sodium polyacrylate, Menthol, Betaine, Xanthan gum, Caprylyl glycol, Potassium sorbate, Acrylates/c12-22 alkyl methacrylate copolymer, Ethyl menthane carboxamide, Hydroxypropylcellulose, Menthyl lactate, Propylene glycol, Methyl diisopropyl propionamide, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium phosphate, Sodium hydroxide, Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum, Citral, Coumarin, Geraniol, Limonene, Linalool
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