Kneipp Soothing Calendula & Orange Foot Repair Butter
Product summary
"Kneipp - Soothing Calendula & Orange Foot Repair Butter" has a good moisturizing formula. To work well, any moisturizer needs to include a combination of water-binding and emollient ingredients. Kneipp - Soothing Calendula & Orange Foot Repair Butter ticks this box. Humectants in this product (panthenol, urea, glycerin and caprylyl glycol) help to increase the water content in the upper layer of the skin. (These ingredients do so by "capturing" water molecules from the outside air or from within the deeper layers of the skin). Butyrospermum parkii butter, myristyl myristate, cetearyl alcohol, prunus amygdalus dulcis oil and caprylyl glycol 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.
Ingredient callouts
- This formulation also includes panthenol (pro-vitamin B5) at about 0.65% - 0.95% concentration. In this concentration, panthenol works effectively to improve the skin barrier and reduce inflammation.
Irritation risk
There are quite a few common irritants in this product, including ingredients without particular skin benefits. We would not recommend it for sensitive skin. We assess the overall irritancy of this moisturizer to be high. 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.
Price
The product retails for 16.50$ in the United States.
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Benefits
Promise: Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
The Kneipp Soothing Calendula & Orange Foot Repair Butter is a rich moisturizer that turns cracked, itchy feet into healthy-looking feet.
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, myristyl myristate.
The following ingredients in this product are especially good for supporting the skin barrier and helping with the hydration level: panthenol, urea
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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| butyrospermum parkii butter | HIGH |  |  |
| glycerin | HIGH | | |
| myristyl myristate | HIGH | | |
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How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
|---|---|
| Moisturizing |
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Potential irritants
| Ingredient | Irritancy | Skin Benefit |
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| calendula officinalis flower extract | |  |
| citrus aurantium dulcis peel oil | | |
| rosmarinus officinalis leaf oil | | |
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Ingredients & concentrations
- panthenol
- urea
- butyrospermum parkii butter
- glycerin
- myristyl myristate
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| Ingredient | Estimated concentration |
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| 45% - 55% | |
| Plain old water | |
| 5.7% - 6.9% | |
| 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 | |
| 4.2% - 5.1% | |
| Naturally present in skin (urea makes up about 7% of natural moisturizing factors in skin). Attracts water to the upper layer of the skin. Also has a positive effect on the skin barrier beyond the humectant action. Can enhance penetration of other ingredients. Is an exfoliating ingredient when used in high concentrations | |
| 3.4% - 4.1% | |
| One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant | |
| 2.8% - 3.4% | |
| A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture | |
| 2.3% - 2.8% | |
| An emollient that softens the skin | |
| 1.9% - 2.3% | |
| 1.7% - 2.1% | |
| An emollient. Is not recommended for acne-prone skin as it can be comedogenic | |
| 1.3% - 1.6% | |
| Helps oil and water mix together while softening the upper layer of the skin | |
| 1% - 1.2% | |
| A plant extract that has some anti-oxidant and anti-bacterial properties. Can be irritating | |
| 0.75% - 1.15% | |
| An essentil oil from orange peel. Potential allergen and can be irritating | |
| 0.7% - 1.05% | |
| 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. | |
| 0.65% - 0.95% | |
| Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and can help improve skin barrier function | |
| 0.55% - 0.85% | |
| A plant oil with high content of volatile compounds that can irritate the skin. Can be used as a fragrance. Has anti-bacterial properties and might help neutralize free radicals on the surface of the skin | |
| 0.45% - 0.7% | |
| 0.45% - 0.65% | |
| An essential oil with a lemon-like smell that is extracted from a fruit grown in Asia. Used as a fragrance | |
| 0.4% - 0.65% | |
| A fragrance with a lemon scent. A likely irritant | |
| 0.35% - 0.6% | |
| A common frangrance that can easily irritate skin, especially if exposed to air, light or heat | |
| 0.3% - 0.55% | |
| A fragrance. Can be irritating | |
| 0.25% - 0.5% | |
| A fragrance. Can be irritating | |
| 0.2% - 0.4% | |
| A fragrance. Can be irritating | |
| 0.2% - 0.35% | |
| A fragrance. Is a likely irritant | |
| 0.2% - 0.35% | |
| Helps preserve products. Can mask unpleasant smell. Could be irritating | |
| 0.15% - 0.25% | |
| An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients | |
| 0.2% - 0.35% | |
| Helps preserve products and creates a nice product texture | |
| 0.15% - 0.25% | |
| Used to create a thicker product consistency | |
| 0.15% - 0.25% | |
| Maintains the texture of skincare products. Allows the product to spread evenly. Helps oil and water mix together | |
| 0.15% - 0.25% | |
| An emollient that can also help water and oil mix together, as well as prevent bacteria growth in products | |
| 0.1% - 0.15% | |
| Used to dissolve other ingredients | |
| 0.05% - 0.1% | |
| 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 | |
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