
Hempz Original Hydrating Herbal Hand Creme
Benefits
Promise: Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Original Hydrating Herbal Hand Creme
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, caprylyl glycol.
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: butyrospermum parkii butter, cocos nucifera oil.
Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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butyrospermum parkii butter | HIGH | ||
glycerin | HIGH | ||
cannabis sativa seed oil | HIGH |
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Promise | Can it deliver? |
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Moisturizing |
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Potential irritants

Ingredient | Irritancy | Skin Benefit |
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panax ginseng root extract | ||
chamomilla recutita flower extract | ||
zingiber officinale root extract |
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Ingredients & concentrations
- retinyl palmitate
- panthenol
- cocos nucifera oil
- cyclopentasiloxane
- glycerin
- Sunflower seed oil
- sodium polyacrylate
- butyrospermum parkii butter
- theobroma cacao seed butter
- cannabis sativa seed oil
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Ingredient | Estimated concentration |
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45% - 55% | |
Plain old water | |
4.5% - 5.5% | |
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and create a thicker product consistency | |
4.2% - 5.2% | |
An emollient. Found to be as effective as a moisturizer for dry skin as mineral oil. Could be comedogenic | |
2.5% - 3.1% | |
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture | |
2.4% - 3% | |
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant | |
2% - 2.4% | |
A silicone that helps improve the product texture and spreadability. Can absord oil creating a short-term mattifying effect on the skin | |
1.6% - 2% | |
Prevents water loss from the skin surface and thickens the product consistency | |
1.5% - 1.8% | |
Helps oil and water mix together | |
1.2% - 1.5% | |
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and can be helpful in restoring the skin barrier function. Might have some anti-oxidant effect | |
1% - 1.3% | |
A great moisturising ingredient that softens the skin and reduces water loss from its upper layer. It also can be helpful in protecting skin from free radicals | |
0.75% - 1.15% | |
Helps oil and water mix together. Has some emollient properties | |
0.6% - 0.9% | |
A plant oil that due to its high linoleic acid content can help strengthen skin's barrier function and soften its upper layer | |
0.55% - 0.8% | |
A plant extract that might have some anti-inflammatory properties, but solid evidence is lacking. It can be irritating | |
0.45% - 0.7% | |
Plant extract that can have healing and anti-inflammatory properties. It is a potential allergen and can be irritating | |
0.45% - 0.65% | |
Might be somewhat helpful in reducing hyperpigmentation and neutralizing free radicals but its typical concentration in a product is too low for having an effect | |
0.4% - 0.65% | |
A plant extract that can contain an irritating essential oil. Might have some anti-oxidant effect, but evidence is lacking | |
0.45% - 0.7% | |
A great emollient due to its high linoleic acid content. One of the most effective plant oils in helping skin hydration and repairing skin barrier function | |
0.35% - 0.65% | |
Traditionally used to treat sunburns, dermatitis and inflammation, but evidence for its effectiveness is lacking. The extract can contain humectants that help attract water into the skin | |
0.35% - 0.6% | |
A preservative. It helps prevent bacterial growth in cosmetic products | |
0.3% - 0.5% | |
An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients | |
0.3% - 0.55% | |
Helps oil and water mix together | |
0.3% - 0.6% | |
Used to create a gel-like product texture, as well as to stabilize emulsions | |
0.25% - 0.5% | |
Helps to soften the upper layer of the skin and create a nice product texture | |
0.25% - 0.45% | |
Fragrance with sweet balsamic smell. Help to preserve products and dissolve other ingredients. Could trigger allergic reactions and be irritating | |
0.3% - 0.5% | |
Helps preserve products and creates a nice product texture | |
0.16% - 0.32% | |
A preservative | |
0.25% - 0.45% | |
Stabilizes the product formulation | |
0.25% - 0.45% | |
Fragrance. Can be irritating | |
0.25% - 0.5% | |
Helps oil and water mix together | |
0.25% - 0.45% | |
A fragrance with jasmine smell. A likely irritant | |
0.25% - 0.45% | |
A fragrance. Can be irritating | |
0.25% - 0.45% | |
A fragrance. Is a likely irritant | |
0.2% - 0.4% | |
0.2% - 0.4% | |
A fragrance. Is a likely irritant | |
0.2% - 0.4% | |
A fragrance. Can trigger allergic reactions and be irritating | |
0.2% - 0.4% | |
0.25% - 0.45% | |
A yellow dye | |
0.2% - 0.4% | |
The most well-researched antioxidant that works in skin. Helps neutralize free radicals supporting collagen production, helping to even out the skin tone and preventing early signs of aging | |
0.2% - 0.35% | |
Three steps removed from the active form of vitamin A - retinoic acid. To have an effect in the skin, it first needs to be converted twice to become the retinoic acid. This means it is less potent than retinol, but could also be less irritating. Once converted to the retinoic acid in the skin, it helps against all signs of aging, improves skin cell turnover and helps fight blemishes and clogged pores. However, in many cosmetic formulations, it is used in a concentration that is too low to have the full effect | |
0.2% - 0.4% | |
A more stable but less bio-available form of vitamin E compared to Tocopherol. Might help moisturize and protect the skin from free radicals, but mostly used in low concentrations to stabilize other ingredients. | |
0.2% - 0.35% | |
A colorant | |
0.15% - 0.3% | |
A preservative | |
0.15% - 0.3% | |
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and can help improve skin barrier function | |
0.15% - 0.3% | |
Can work as an exfoliant but is typically used to adjust the product pH | |
0.15% - 0.3% | |
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 | |
0.15% - 0.25% | |
A preservative | |
0.1% - 0.25% | |
A preservative | |
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- Vitamin E in dermatology