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O’Keeffe’s · Body · Hands and feet

O'Keeffe's Working Hands Hand Cream

A dense glycerin cream the maker sells for extremely dry, cracked hands, with a money-back promise. It works by sitting on the skin, which some owners call greasy.

3.4 ozCreamGlycerinStearic acidParaffinFragrance-free
No maker list price for this sizeAmazon price not shown
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Buy it if

  • Your hands go dry and rough in winter or from work
  • You wash your hands all day and want a barrier that stays
  • You want no fragrance on the list

Walk past if

  • You want it to sink in at once; owners call it greasy or clammy
  • Your hands need more than glycerin; a few owners saw no change
  • You want a pleasant scent; owners find the plain smell odd

What's in it

The ingredients that do the work, from the maker’s label.

GlycerinStearic acidParaffinAllantoin

Sulfate-free →Fragrance-free →

Not in it: fragrance, essential oils, drying alcohol, sulfates. Nothing on our flag list.

Full ingredient list, from the maker

Water, Glycerin, Stearic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Hydroxyacetophenone, Octyldodecyl Stearate, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Paraffin, Allantoin, Acrylates/Acrylamide Copolymer, Mineral Oil, Polysorbate 85

Known issue

Owners call it greasy or clammy on the hands, some say it does not sink in, and a few dislike the smell.Walmart and MakeupAlley reviews

What owners say

Filled by the research pass: two or three owner reports from named venues, each linked, each with the date it was read.

If it's not right

O'Keeffe's Healthy Feet Foot CreamNo maker list price for this sizeThe foot version, with glycerin and allantoin, sold by the maker for extremely dry, cracked feet. The maker suggests using it at night; results and texture divide owners.Vanicream Gentle Body WashNo maker list price for this sizeA short-list wash with no fragrance, soap or sulfates, dermatologist tested according to the maker. Owners mostly like it, a few find it drying, and the list has acrylates copolymer.

Sources

  1. Maker page: full ingredient list, jar sizes including 3.4 oz, guarantee wording. It shows no price.
  2. Walmart reviews, 2.7 oz jar of the same cream: too greasy, clammy palms, little help on very dry skin for a few, and one watery jar.
  3. MakeupAlley reviews, about 4.3 of 5 from 55: strong on rough hands, with complaints about the texture and smell (read from a search excerpt)

Ingredient lists from the maker's label, not our measurements.