Hand Cream Concentrate
- A true rescue product for the driest, most reactive and sensitive hands - deeply nourishing, leaves a hydrated feel even after washing hands, but without any greasy skinfeel when applied.
- Skin type/concern: all kinds of sensitive and problem skin, especially dry and rough.
- Developed for sensitive and problem skin without added fragrance and alcohol. Contains no beeswax. The product is Allergy-labelled by the Finnish Allergy, Skin and Asthma Federation.
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Free sample with all orders.
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Delivery: Finland 1-4 business days & rest of EU 2-7 business days.
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Free delivery: Finland orders over 38€ & rest of EU 58€.
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Safe payments.
Our Hand Cream Concentrate is a simple but concentrated, fast-absorbing hand cream for sensitive and problem skin. It sinks in quickly, leaving skin with a calm, nourished, and non-greasy feel.
Plant-based glycerin and betaine from sugar beets moisturise, canola oil softens and colloidal oatmeal locks in hydration, slowing down waterloss, while givins skin a soft feel. Colloidal oatmeal also instantly soothes irritation and redness.
The Concentrate is the top choice for our dry-skinned customers who can't tolerate beeswax and alcohol even in hand creams, as well amogn those who want hydrated hands without oiliness.
Aqua, Glycerin, Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate and Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate, Cetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose, Betaine, Xylitol, Sodium Levulinate, Sodium Anisate, Citric Acid
Aqua
Solvent. Water. The main vehicle for our water based products
Glycerin
Humectant and skin protecting. Technically a sugar alcohol, glycerin is one of the oldest, most common and most versatile humectants used in cosmetics. It moisturises and protects the skin, accelerates skin barrier recovery and has antimicrobial properties, among other things. For our Cream we use vegetable, rapeseed-derived glycerin.
Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate and Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate
Surfactants. Low foaming, non-ionic surfactants, actually solubilisers, made from castor, rapeseed, palm and coconut oils. A surfactant acts as a cleansing agent and emulsifier. The combination we use has excellent and proven makeup removing capabilities, and is mild on the skin and eyes.
Cetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose
Thickening. Basically the Gel in our Cleanser, cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose is a water-dispersible polymer. Made from natural, wood derived cellulose, which has been synthetically modified.
Betaine
Humectant and skin conditioning. Betaine is highly purified sugar beet extract, chemically speaking an amino acid derivative, that maintains skin moisture balance and strengthens the skin barrier even under very dry conditions. It is a so-called osmolyte, controlling water balance in living cells. The one we use is made from Finnish sugar beets.
Xylitol
Humectant and skin conditioning. Xylitol is a sugar alcohol and moisturises and conditions skin, whilst possessing anti-bacterial properties. There is some interesting research that suggests xylitol has the ability to inhibit bacterial biofilm on skin, which in turn may be the cause of many skin issues. The one we use is made in Finland from Finnish oats, and has probiotic properties.
Sodium Levulinate
Skin conditioning and preservative. Sodium levulinate is the sodium salt of levulinic acid, which is an organic acid derived from in this case sugarcane.
Sodium Anisate
Antimicrobial, flavouring agent and preservative. The salt form of star anis derived organic acid. The other half of our preservation system.
Citric Acid
Buffering agent. Citric acid is a commonly used buffering, i.e. pH adjusting, agent in cosmetics. It is made through bacterial fermentation and shifts the pH of the product into the acidic range. This is closer to the natural pH of the skin, which may range from 4 to 7, but is usually thought to be between 5 and 6, with recent studies, however, indicating it to be below 5.
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For sensitive & problem skinFrom our own lab
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Allergy LabelledNo added fragrance
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A minimum of ingredientsNatural & Vegan
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MADE IN FINLANDDeveloped & produced in Finland
From our own lab
No added fragrance
Natural & Vegan
Developed & produced in Finland
Why it works for sensitive & problem skin
No added fragrance
No added fragrance or essential oils, floral waters, alcohol and beeswax.
Formulated for sensitive & problem skin in our own lab
Our owners, CEO Kristina and cosmetic chemist Jaana, formulate all our products in our Helsinki lab, and test them on themselves - both have a long history of sensitive and problem skin.
Gentle & skin friendly preservatives
We've created a unique preservative system for the Hand Cream, to minimise overlap with our other products, using gentle preservatives, primarily organic acids and their salt forms. Check out our ingredient section above to learn more.
Allergy-labelled
All our products carry the Finnish Allergy, Skin and Asthma Federation's independent Allergy-label.
Balanced pH for healthy skin
The Hand Crean has a pH around 5.5 (healthy skin's own pH is slightly acidic, between 4.8 and 5.5) and will not upset or irritate skin.
A minimum of ingredients
The Hand Cream contains just ten ingredients. Formulated with a gentle emulsifier, based on sunflower phospholipides, which also slows down TEWL (Trans-Epidermal Water-Loss), cosmetic-grade canola oil to soften and condition, plant-based glycerine and betaine from sugar beets for deep long-term hydration, and colloidal oatmeal, which has been used for ages to treat eczema and rashes, to strengthen the skin barrier. Check out our ingredient section above to learn more.
