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Crème Mains Karité

Shea Butter Hand Cream 75 ml

The Icon, Shea (Karité), nourishing and comforting hands since 1993.

$39.00

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Indulge your hands with the ultimate in nourishment and elegance. Our award-winning Shea Butter Hand Cream is more than just a beauty essential—it’s a sensorial experience that transforms daily hand care into a moment of pure luxury.

Crafted with 96% natural ingredients and entirely vegan, this iconic cream features 20% organic, fair-trade Shea Butter, ethically sourced through partnerships with women producers in Africa. Enriched further with rapeseed, sunflower, and coconut oils, it delivers deep hydration, soothes dryness, and helps restore your skin’s natural barrier against environmental stressors.

Its rich, velvety texture glides effortlessly over the skin, absorbing quickly without any greasy residue, leaving your hands silky-soft and beautifully supple. Infused with the delicate floral notes of jasmine and ylang-ylang, it envelopes your senses in a subtle, long-lasting fragrance that lingers delicately throughout the day.

Committed to elegance with responsibility, the cream is housed in a tube made from 95% recycled aluminium, marrying sustainability with sophistication.

For over three decades, the Shea Butter Hand Cream has been a global favourite—one sold every 3 seconds.

VEGAN | 96% NATURAL ORIGIN | 98% BIODEGRADABLE | ORGANIC FAIR-TRADE SHEA BUTTER

Application area

Daily Nourishment: Apply a generous dab of cream into the palms of your hands and massage gently, paying special attention to knuckles and any particularly dry areas. Use throughout the day as often as desired for soft, smooth hands and glossy nails.

The 3-Step Hands & Nails Ritual:

Exfoliate: Begin with the Shea Exfoliating Scrub to smooth and prepare your hands.

Nourish: Follow with the Iconic Shea Hand Cream to deeply nourish and protect your skin.

Beautify: Finish with the Nails & Cuticle Oils, applied with the precision paint-style applicator, for a polished, radiant finish.

Indulge in this ritual daily to restore, protect, and elevate your hands and nails to their most beautiful, touchably soft state.

Ingredients

Organic Shea Butter
Rich in fatty acids and unsaponifiable, Shea Butter is an ideal beauty ingredient that has been used for centuries by women in Sub-saharan Africa to nourish and protect their skin and hair. Rich in omega 6, known for its nourishing properties and omega 3, known to soothe skin.

INCI list

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 AURANTIUM BERGAMIA (BERGAMOT) PEEL OIL - CITRUS LIMON (LEMON) PEEL OIL - COUMARIN - GERANIOL - LIMONENE - LINALOOL - LINALYL ACETATE - TETRAMETHYL ACETYLOCTAHYDRONAPHTHALENES - VANILLIN

Commitment

Traceable Ingredients

Shea Butter Ingredient Origin: West Africa
Rather than buying the Shea nuts, we buy the Butter directly from the women's cooperatives, with no intermediaries. L'Occitane's Shea Butter supply chain was recognised as 'exemplary' by the UNDP in 2013 and 2019. Learn more.

Independence For Women

Our Shea Butter supply chain is 100% Fair Trade. Our partnership with the producers has allowed us to empower and support 42,000 women in West Africa. Learn more.

Shea Butter Hand Cream - Frequently Asked Questions

What are the benefits of using the Shea Butter Hand Cream?
This cream quickly penetrates the skin to protect, nourish, and moisturise hands, enriched with 20% Shea butter.

Which ingredients are key in the Shea Butter Hand Cream?
The hand cream contains Shea butter, argan oil, coconut oil, and Beta-Glucan for nourishment and skin soothing.

How should I apply the Shea Butter Hand Cream for best results?
Use a generous amount twice a day, gently massaging into palms, back of hands, nails, and cuticles.

What is the texture of the Shea Butter Hand Cream?
The cream is super creamy and transforms into a velvety matte texture with a beautiful sheen after application.

Is the Shea Butter Hand Cream suitable for vegans?
Yes, the reformulated cream is vegan friendly with 96% natural origin ingredients.

How does shea butter hand cream benefit dry skin, including sensitive skin?
Shea butter hand cream nourishes and intensely moisturizes the skin, creating a protective barrier that seals in hydration and soothes skin and improves dryness.

How does Shea Hand Cream support and protect hands with frequent washing?
Shea Hand Cream provides up to 8 hours of long-lasting hydration* without a greasy residue, making it ideal for those who wash their hands frequently, such as healthcare professionals. Enriched with shea butter, it also helps form a protective barrier against external aggressors like water, cold, and detergents.
*Efficacy test on 9 volunteers.

OUR PROVEN RESULTS

Nourishes Soothes Protects Softens Comforts