LOccitane Shea Butter Hand Cream

by L'Occitane

Product Features

• Enriched with 20% shea butter blended with honey, almond extracts and coconut oil
• Penetrates quickly to protect, nourish and moisturize hands
• Has rich texture which is rapidly absorbed to leave the hands soft and smooth with no oily traces
• Contains anti-oxidizing vitamin E to help nourish
• Counter dryness, retexturize skin and restore circulation

Product Description

Size: 150 ml

L´Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream

A super-smoothing--and best-selling--synergy of 20% Shea Butter, honey and sweet almond extract, blended with the light and alluring aromas of jasmine and ylang-ylang essences. Texturally pleasing balm glides on and absorbs to help heal and protect dry or dehydrated skin. Anti-oxidizing vitamin E helps nourish. Invites even the most hard-working hands to a fresh beginning.

Directions: Massage this silky treatment into hands to counter dryness, retexturize skin and restore circulation.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6 x 5 x 4 inches ; 1.3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
• ASIN: B001GAOUZY
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,898 in Beauty (See Top 100 in Beauty)
  • #28 in Beauty > Skin Care > Hands & Nails > Hand Creams & Lotions
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the Price if You Can Afford It, December 9, 2009

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Phoebe Oh (central Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: LOccitane Shea Butter Hand Cream (Misc.)

I'm a caregiver, and the frequent hand washing along with alcohol-based sanitizers made my skin rough and painfully cracked, sometimes until bleeding. But this cream when applied after each washing helped make my hands soft again.

Pros of the L'Occitane cream:
1. Moisturizes super effectively.
2. Absorbs well without lots of greasiness.
3. Fragrance is pleasant and not too strong.

Cons:
1. Price.
2. Lack of UV protection.

The only other hand cream that worked about as well for me was Ahava (also very expensive).

I've also tried Neutrogena Norwegian formula, Vaseline Intensive Care, Jergens, Curel, Lubriderm, Eucerin, Aveeno and other common brands.

If you can't get the L'Occitane, then the closest inexpensive alternatives I have found so far include:
Eucerin Calming Cream, which is very rich and non-greasy (it comes fragrance free and is in a nice, large tube), and
Neutrogena Norwegian Formula, which feels a bit greasier but is available in fragrance free version, or
Norwegian Formula FAST ABSORBING Hand Cream.

Another alternative is to get some pure shea butter or Aquaphor, smooth a bit on the spots that need special treatment (especially around the nails to prevent hangnails or on cracked knuckles) and then follow up with your current favorite moisturizer.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Lotion for both guys and gals, February 8, 2008

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Hongster (Fort Lee, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

First of all I am a guy and yes I bought this after some sampling it from one of my friends. I have very dry skin (due to weight training and having sensitive skin) and I have tried a lot of lotions to get rid of my dry skin and so far the only lotion that worked was Eucerin but that lotion was way too oily as it left my hands greasy. Now comes l'occitane which leaves my hand moisturized and no more grease after applying the lotion. It is simply one of the best lotions I have used. But, no product is perfect so here are my gripes:

1. Costly
2. I don't like the smell
3. Cap is too small

Other than that you won't find a better lotion out there that not only heals very dry skin and being grease free. Recommended for all skin types for your hands.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth Every Penny, July 4, 2007

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Dreama D. Rucker "drdreama" (Morehead, KY) - See all my reviews
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This is the best hand cream I have found. Thick and rich, and not greasy. Absorbs easily. It is the only thing I have found that keeps my hands from cracking in the winter. Never want to be without it.

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