L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream
- Water
- solvent
- Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
- emollient butter
- Glycerin
- humectant
- Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
- light emollient
- Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol thickener
- PEG-100 Stearate
- emulsifier
- Glyceryl Stearate
- emollient emulsifier
- Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Sterols
- skin lipid support
- Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
- emollient oil
- Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil
- occlusive emollient
- Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
- texture stabilizer
- Ceteareth-33
- emulsifier
- Caprylyl Glycol
- humectant preservative booster
- Beta-Glucan
- soothing humectant
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative booster
- Tocopherol
- antioxidant
- Sorbitan Isostearate
- emulsifier
- Polysorbate 60
- solubilizer
- Pentylene Glycol
- humectant solvent
- Parfum/Fragrance
- fragrance
- Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
- fragrance allergen
- Cananga Odorata Oil/Extract
- fragrant botanical
- Citronellol
- fragrance allergen
- Citrus Auramtium Bergamia Peel Oil
- fragrant botanical
AQUA/WATER/EAU - BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER - GLYCERIN - COCO-CAPRYLATE/CAPRATE - CETEARYL ALCOHOL - PEG-100 STEARATE - GLYCERYL STEARATE - BRASSICA CAMPESTRIS (RAPESEED) STEROLS - HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) SEED OIL - COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL - HYDROXYETHYL ACRYLATE/SODIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE COPOLYMER - CETEARETH-33 - CAPRYLYL GLYCOL - BETA-GLUCAN - ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN - TOCOPHEROL - SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE - POLYSORBATE 60 - PENTYLENE GLYCOL - PARFUM/FRAGRANCE - ALPHA-ISOMETHYL IONONE - CANANGA ODORATA OIL/EXTRACT - CITRONELLOL - CITRUS AURAMTIUM BERGAMIA PEEL OIL - CITRUS LIMON (LEMON)PEEL OIL - COUMARIN - GERANIOL - LIMONENE - LINALOOL - LINALYL ACETATE - TETRAMETHYL ACETYLOCTAHYDRONAPHTHALENES - VANILLIN
Is L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream worth it?
L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream scores 4.0 out of 5.0 for efficacy (Strong) and 3.2 out of 5.0 for safety (Irritant) on DemythSkin's independent ingredient analysis. This is a solid hand cream base buried under a heavy fragrance load. The efficacy score is driven by a genuinely moisturizing emollient system—shea butter, glycerin, fatty alcohols, plant sterols, sunflower oil, coconut
What are the key active ingredients in L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream?
L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream contains no gold-standard actives — its formula is built on supporting and base ingredients rather than clinically transformative actives.
Does L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream contain fragrance or known irritants?
DemythSkin flags these ingredients in L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream as potential irritants: Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Parfum/Fragrance, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Cananga Odorata Oil/Extract, Citronellol, Citrus Auramtium Bergamia Peel Oil, Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Oil, Coumarin, Geraniol, Limonene, Linalool. This product does contain fragrance.
How is L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream scored?
DemythSkin grades every product on two independent axes: efficacy (whether the ingredients have clinical evidence of working) and safety (irritation and sensitisation risk). Ingredients are classified S through D against a database of over 3,000 compounds. No brand pays for a score.
Analysis last updated: 2026-08-27. DemythSkin is an independent ingredient analyzer. Scores are computed by a deterministic rubric from published clinical evidence — no brand pays for a score.