Works for:
based on ingredients and %- Moisturizing
Can it cause trouble?
- Irritation risk: high
- Comedogenic risk ingredients: 5
Key actives
Product Summary
Based on the ingredient list, "L'Occitane - Nourishing Shea Butter Hand & Body Cream Duo" can work well for skin moisturization. As we expect from a proper moisturizer, the formula includes a combo of effective humectants and emollients. These are the two different types of ingredients that are essential for improving the skin hydration and supporting a healthy skin barrier. Humectants in this product (urea, glycerin, sodium pca, honey extract and mel) 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, cocos nucifera oil, dimethicone, helianthus annuus seed oil and brassica campestris sterols 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.
This product contains ingredients that could be beneficial, but their concentrations are too low in this formulation: butyrospermum parkii butter, vitamin e and apricot kernel oilIrritation risk
This moisturizer contains a bunch of common irritants, including ingredients that do not provide any known benefit for the skin. It might not be the best choice if your skin is sensitive. 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.
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Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Nourishing Shea Butter Hand & Body Cream Duo
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, sodium pca.
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.
The following ingredients in this product are especially good for supporting the skin barrier and helping with the hydration level: urea
A plant extract that can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might help to reduce inflammation
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
An emollient. Found to be as effective as a moisturizer for dry skin as mineral oil. Could be comedogenic
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
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 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
Naturally present in skin and helps to attract water to its upper layer
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
Help soften the upper layer of the skin
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture
Helps to soften the upper layer of the skin and attract water to it
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin, dissolve other ingredients and create a thicker product consistency
Helps products spread more easily and works as an emollient to soften skin
An emollient that softens the skin and forms a protective layer on its surface. Helps water and oil mix together
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improves the product texture
Used to create a nice product texture and help delivery of other ingredients. Might be somewhat helpful in attracting water to the upper layer of the skin
Helps oil and water mix together and can enhance the penetration of other ingredients into the skin. It can be irritating
An emollient that helps soften the skin
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
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
|---|---|
| Moisturizing |
Total Promises Fulfilled score: 100/100.
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Ingredient list view
Water, Butyrospermum parkii butter, Dicaprylyl carbonate, Glycerin, Tapioca starch, Cetearyl alcohol, Dimethicone, Glyceryl stearate, Peg-100 stearate, Sorbitol, Sodium pca, Linum usitatissimum seed extract, Prunus armeniaca kernel oil, Althaea officinalis root extract, Helianthus annuus seed oil, Prunus amygdalus dulcis fruit extract, Mel, Honey extract, Polyacrylamide, Ceteareth-33, C13-14 isoparaffin, Laureth-7, Xanthan gum, Disodium edta, Urea, Butylene glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Benzoic acid, Dehydroacetic acid, Chlorphenesin, Alcohol, Tocopherol, Parfum, Benzyl alcohol, Linalool, Coumarin, Citronellol, Hexyl cinnamal, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Limonene, Benzyl benzoate, Geraniol, Water, Butyrospermum parkii butter, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Cetearyl alcohol, Glyceryl stearate, Linum usitatissimum seed extract, Mel extract, Honey extract, Prunus amygdalus dulcis fruit extract, Althaea officinalis root extract, Cocos nucifera oil, Brassica campestris sterols, Rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract, Helianthus annuus seed oil, Xanthan gum, Parfum, Polyacrylamide, Peg-100 stearate, Propylene glycol, C13-14 isoparaffin, Ceteareth-33, Alcohol denat., Laureth-7, Benzoic acid, Dehydroacetic acid, Phenoxyethanol, Benzyl alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde, Linalool, Citronellol, Butylphenyl methylpropional, Coumarin, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Hexyl cinnamal, Limonene, Geraniol
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