Yardley Lily of the Valley Nourishing Hand Cream
Product summary
"Yardley - Lily of the Valley Nourishing Hand Cream" has a good moisturizing formula. To work well, any moisturizer needs to include a combination of water-binding and emollient ingredients. Yardley - Lily of the Valley Nourishing Hand Cream ticks this box. Humectants in this product (panthenol and glycerin) 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). Theobroma cacao seed butter, vitis vinifera seed oil, butyrospermum parkii butter, caprylic/capric triglyceride and dimethicone 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 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.
Price
The product retails for 16.29CA$ in Canada, for 16.95A$ in Australia, at around 10.40$ in the United States and for 3.75£ in the United Kingdom.
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Benefits
Promise: Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Lily of the Valley Nourishing Hand Cream
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: butyrospermum parkii butter, caprylic/capric triglyceride.
The following ingredients in this product are especially good for supporting the skin barrier and helping with the hydration level: panthenol
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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| butyrospermum parkii butter | HIGH |  |  |
| caprylic/capric triglyceride | HIGH | | |
| theobroma cacao seed butter | HIGH | | |
Other benefit: Anti-aging
This product contains ubiquinone. This ingredient help neutralize free radicals in skin. By doing so, they might be able to prevent early signs of aging (like fine lines and wrinkles), at least to some extent. These ingredients will not be able to "reverse" signs of aging.
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| butyrospermum parkii butter | LOW | | |
| ubiquinone | LOW | | |
Other benefit: Anti-oxidation
This product contains antioxidants (ubiquinone) that can help neutralize free radicals in skin. By doing so, they can lessen the damage the skin gets from the UV light (sun).
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubiquinone | HIGH | | |
| butyrospermum parkii butter | LOW | | |
| theobroma cacao seed butter | LOW | | |
Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
|---|---|
| Moisturizing |
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Potential irritants
| Ingredient | Irritancy | Skin Benefit |
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| parfum | |  |
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| polyaminopropyl biguanide | | |
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Ingredients & concentrations
- panthenol
- caprylic/capric triglyceride
- dimethicone
- glycerin
- prunus amygdalus dulcis seed
- theobroma cacao seed butter
- ubiquinone
- butyrospermum parkii butter
- vitis vinifera seed oil
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| Ingredient | Estimated concentration |
|---|---|
| 40% - 60% | |
| Plain old water | |
| 4.6% - 6.8% | |
| Used to stabilize the product formulations and works as an emollient | |
| 3.1% - 4.7% | |
| A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture | |
| 2.6% - 3.9% | |
| One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant | |
| 1.6% - 2.4% | |
| An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients | |
| 1.7% - 2.5% | |
| 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 | |
| 1.4% - 2.1% | |
| 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 | |
| 1.2% - 1.9% | |
| 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 | |
| 0.95% - 1.4% | |
| Helps soften the upper layer of the skin | |
| 0.6% - 1.4% | |
| Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and can be helpful in restoring the skin barrier function. Might have some anti-oxidant effect | |
| 0.5% - 1.15% | |
| Helps oil and water mix together. Has some emollient properties | |
| 0.35% - 0.85% | |
| 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. | |
| 0.3% - 0.75% | |
| Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and can help improve skin barrier function | |
| 0.3% - 0.75% | |
| A great emollient that can also have anti-oxidant properties | |
| 0.15% - 0.7% | |
| 0.2% - 0.7% | |
| Used to adjust pH of the product and can help improve the product's smell | |
| 0.15% - 0.65% | |
| Can be drying and contribute to skin irritation. Used in formulars to dissolve other ingredients, create a thinner product consistency or for its antibacterial properties | |
| 0.15% - 0.7% | |
| Used mostly for creating emulsions - helping oil and water mix together. Helps soften the upper layer of the skin | |
| 0.15% - 0.55% | |
| Coenzyme Q10. It helps neutralize free radicals in skin, improves skin hydration and might be helpful agains fine lines and wrinkles. It can be an allergen | |
| 0.15% - 0.5% | |
| A preservative | |
| 0.1% - 0.45% | |
| A preservative. It helps prevent bacterial growth in cosmetic products | |
| 0.15% - 0.3% | |
| A preservative | |
| 0.1% - 0.4% | |
| A preservative | |
| 0.1% - 0.35% | |
| A preservative | |
| 0.1% - 0.35% | |
| A preservative | |
| 0.05% - 0.25% | |
| A preservative | |
| 0.05% - 0.3% | |
| A preservative. There seem to be an increasing number of cases of allergic reactions to it | |
| 0.05% - 0.15% | |
| A preservative. Is more irritating than many other preservatives available | |
| 0.05% - 0.15% | |
| A fragrance. Can be irritating | |
| 0.05% - 0.15% | |
| A fragrance. Can be irritating | |
| 0.01% - 0.1% | |
| A common frangrance that can easily irritate skin, especially if exposed to air, light or heat | |
| 0.01% - 0.05% | |
| A fragrance. Can trigger allergic reactions and be irritating | |
| 0.01% - 0.05% | |
| A fragrance with a lemon scent. A likely irritant | |
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Sources
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- Dimethicone as a protective ingredient in topical medications
- Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Dimethicone Copolyol
- Cocoa polyphenols and their influence on parameters involved in ex vivo skin restructuring
- Skin moisturizing effects of panthenol-based formulations
- Safety Assessment of Panthenol, Pantothenic Acid, and Derivatives as Used in Cosmetics
- Final amended report on the safety assessment of Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Isopropylparaben, Butylparaben, Isobutylparaben, and Benzylparaben as used in cosmetic products