Seven hand creams fail the test. Many of them contain harmful substances. In addition to mineral oil and paraffins, Beiersdorf’s Atrix Professional Repair Cream also contains fragrances such as citronellol, eugenol and geraniol. The laboratory did not find any paraffins and the like in the Mixa Shea Ultra Soft Hand & Nail Cream from L’Oréal, but instead there is hydroxycitronellal and an artificial musk scent in it. Both fragrances can trigger or promote allergies. Both products are still “inadequate”.
The situation is different with the following 5 hand creams. Here the laboratory finds a number of critical ingredients. This results in the worst rating “insufficient”.
- Bebe Cremedich Intensive hand cream
- Dove Hand Care Intensive Hand Cream
- L’Occitane Shea Butter Intense Hand Balm
- O’Keeffe’s Working Hands Hand Cream Intensive care
- Vasenol Dry Hands Rescue
Due to the critical and harmful ingredients, you should better keep your hands off these hand creams in the future. You can read the detailed test with all the results free of charge at ÖKO-TEST.