Margaret Dabbs London Repairing Hand Cream
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Margaret Dabbs London
Repairing Hand Cream
Hand Cream · Budget: £18.00
4.6 (1,250 reviews)· across Boots, LookFantastic, Amazon UK, Space NK, Margaret Dabbs London
Ingredients: AI-inferred — not yet verified
A nourishing, well-formulated hand cream featuring quality plant oils and antioxidants, balanced by standard emulsifiers and essential oil fragrance allergens.
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Estimated score out of 100
Formulation score is fixed across Selenssa · Community effectiveness awaiting more reports
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This is a solid, hydrating hand cream with rich emollient oils suitable for everyday dry skin care. However, users with active eczema or sensitive skin should perform a patch test due to the inclusion of essential oils and fragrance allergens.
Be cautious if
Sensitive or eczema-prone skin, essential oil sensitivities, and vegan consumers (due to animal-derived Emu oil and Keratin).
Against your clean standard
Passes standard safety guidelines; contains mild allergen cautions but no banned or high-risk hazardous ingredients.
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Does Margaret Dabbs London Repairing Hand Cream contain parabens, sulfates or fragrance?
A straight yes or no for the ingredient groups people most often want to avoid, checked against this product's published formulation.
Free from parabens
Preservatives; the longer-chain ones (propyl, butyl) carry the endocrine questions.
Free from sulfates (sls / sles)
Strong cleansing agents that can strip a compromised barrier.
Contains silicones
Found: dimethicone. Slip and occlusion; cyclic silicones (D4/D5/D6) are the environmentally restricted ones.
Free from fragrance / parfum
Undisclosed fragrance blends are the most common trigger for sensitised skin.
Contains essential oils
Found: citrus nobilis (mandarin orange) peel oil, limonene, geraniol, linalool. Naturally derived, but among the most frequently reported contact allergens.
Contains drying alcohol
Found: phenoxyethanol, triethanolamine. Fine in small amounts for texture; high up the list it can dehydrate.
Free from formaldehyde releasers
Preservatives that slowly release formaldehyde.
Free from chemical uv filters of concern
Restricted or debated filters with endocrine or reef-persistence questions.
Is Margaret Dabbs London Repairing Hand Cream non-comedogenic?
This formulation contains 1 ingredient commonly associated with clogged pores — cetearyl alcohol. That does not make it unsuitable for everyone: comedogenicity depends on concentration, the rest of the formula and your own skin. If you are acne-prone, patch test or choose one of the alternatives below.
Is Margaret Dabbs London Repairing Hand Cream safe for sensitive skin?
Usually tolerated, but patch test if your skin reacts easily.
- No fragrance or parfum in the list
- Contains essential oils or common fragrance allergens
- Contains a drying alcohol
Ingredients worth knowing about: PEG-100 Stearate, Triethanolamine, Pelargonium Graveolens (Geranium) Flower Oil, Citrus Nobilis (Mandarin Orange) Peel Oil, Limonene, Citronellol, Geraniol, Linalool.
Can you use Margaret Dabbs London Repairing Hand Cream while pregnant?
This product contains retinyl palmitate, which is usually on the list of ingredients people are advised to pause during pregnancy or breastfeeding. Selenssa is not medical advice — check with your midwife, GP or dermatologist before using it.
Margaret Dabbs London Repairing Hand Cream full ingredients list
24 ingredients analysed, in the order Selenssa assessed them. Concentration generally falls as you move down the list.
Aqua (Water), Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Dromiceius (Emu) Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Cannabis Sativa (Hemp) Seed Oil, Rosa Canina (Rosehip) Fruit Oil, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Tocopherol, Retinyl Palmitate, Dimethicone, Carbomer, Triethanolamine, Disodium EDTA, Pelargonium Graveolens (Geranium) Flower Oil, Citrus Nobilis (Mandarin Orange) Peel Oil, Limonene, Citronellol, Geraniol, Linalool.
The actives doing the work: Glycerin (Effective humectant that maintains skin moisture and barrier flexibility.); Cannabis Sativa (Hemp) Seed Oil (Rich in essential fatty acids to soothe and soften dry skin.); Rosa Canina (Rosehip) Fruit Oil (Provides natural antioxidant protection and nourishes cracked skin.); Tocopherol (Vitamin E) (Protects against environmental free radicals and supports lipid integrity.).
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