Name: Helping Hands
Brand: Lush
SKU: 202-UK
Price: 10 GBP
Availability: InStock

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Moisturising 

Soothing 

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Vegetarian Society

Pink

100g

MENA

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Chamomile Water

Linseed Mucilage

Almond Oil

Glycerine

Stearic Acid

Fair Trade Shea Butter

Cetearyl Alcohol

Fair Trade Organic Cocoa Butter

Triethanolamine

Honey

Lavender Oil

Tagetes Oil

Perfume

Alkanet Extracted in Castor Oil

*Limonene

*Linalool

Methylparaben

Propylparaben

Almond

Shea Butter

Cocoa Butter

Lavender

Chamomile

Cocoa

Linseed

Relaxing

Comforting

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Pot - Medium

100% Recycled Pot

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Floral

Sweet

A soothing conditioning staple

Hand Cream

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Hand Care

Body Care

Winter Cosmetics

Skin Care for Cold Weather

"I'm a nurse so my hands are always suffering but during the pandemic it's even worse with constant hand washing at home and at work. This cream is excellent, my hands feel soft and supple and the dry scaly sore patches have gone." - bethanychiswe

"This is the best hand cream I have used so far and I will keep using. I have tried many different hand creams from pharmacies and drugstore but none of them were this effective in moisturizing my dry hands." - Rusara

"During lockdown my hands were ravaged by hand gel and I’ve used salted coconut scrub (wonderful, why are you discontinuing it?!) and a mixture of hand creams from Lush but this one is truly wonderful. It smells amazing and it feels so comforting on your hands. It doesn't sink in quite as quickly as I thought it would but it’s saved several key workers now as I take it to work with me." - Cassahh

 There’s no prescribed way of doing things: just dab or scoop as much as you like into your palms and rub all over.

Give me a new life! Return the packaging for this product to any a Lush shop and receive money towards your next purchase. 

Bring it back

Soothing

Moisturising

Fragrancing

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Natural

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A staple in cosmetics, the tear-shaped almond is beloved for its soothing properties and comforting scent.

Almond crops thrive in sunny regions such as the Mediterranean, California, the Middle East and North Africa. The almond tree is part of the plum family (Prunus), and its fruits are very similar to its relatives, such as apricot or peach. Hiding deep in the soft flesh is a very hard pit, which reveals a tender almond when broken.

There are two types of almonds: sweet and bitter. Sweet almonds (Prunus dulcis) can be ground, pressed into oil, or mixed with water to make milk. Almond essential oil is distilled from the kernels of bitter almonds (Prunus amygdalus amara) to make a perfume material.

What are the benefits of almonds in cosmetics?

In general, almonds and almond-derived products are soothing and conditioning to the skin and hair, as well as being emollient and packed with vitamin E (an antioxidant). But the benefits also depend on the type of ingredient, of course. For example:

As we’ve said above, almonds are used in our products in several forms. Each of them will have its own source. To find out more, browse your Lush product’s list of ingredients and click on the ones you are interested in. This should take you to a page full of details!

Ingredient

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Humble flowers with super soothing powers.

There are many species of chamomile flowers, and they’re sometimes hard to differentiate from one another - even experts struggle! At Lush, we use two types, easily identifiable and well known in European folk medicine: the German chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla syn. Matricaria recutita) which resembles a daisy, and the Roman chamomile (Anthemis nobilis) that looks like a fuzzy ball of white petals.&nbsp;

Originally white in colour, the German chamomile flowers release a blue pigment when distilled into an essential oil. This is due to&nbsp; an anti-inflammatory compound that forms during steam distillation, called chamazulene. Hence the name: chamomile blue oil.

The flowers’ oils are believed to promote calm and restful sleep when inhaled. They’re often coupled with lavender as they share similar properties and complement each other scents.

Chamomile crops are so fragile that Lush buyers always need to have backup suppliers in case our current ones are unable to produce the amount we need. The source will also change depending on the type of ingredient (oil, dried flowers…) and species. To find out more, browse your Lush product’s list of ingredients and click on the ones you are interested in. This should take you to a page full of details!

Conditioning

Mouth-watering

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A key ingredient in chocolate making, cocoa is also a staple on Lush shelves for its amazing effect on the skin, body and mind.

The cacao tree (Theobroma cacao) grows in warm, humid forests near the Equator. It yields large dark red or yellow pods containing up to 50 seeds each, coated in soft, edible flesh. The seeds, also called cocoa beans, are covered to ferment and then dried. During this process, they lose their acidic taste and develop their familiar chocolate scent.&nbsp;

To obtain cocoa butter, the prepared beans are cleaned, dried and roasted and then ground into a thick, oily paste called chocolate liquor. The liquor can be used as such for chocolate-making or subjected to high pressure to separate the cocoa powder from the butter. An additional step can be carried out to deodorise the butter. This often happens for its use in cosmetics as it could interfere with the other scents of a product. The powder, which contains almost all of the scent and flavour of cocoa, can be used pure or put through solvent extraction to obtain a fragrant absolute.

What are the benefits of cocoa-derived ingredients?

In 2017, a new type of chocolate was patented, called ruby cocoa. It has a dark pinkish colour, due to a special variety of cocoa trees that produce ruby-coloured beans.

The sources will vary depending on the ingredient, but we make sure that they never involve child labour. The Lush buying team always tries to make purchases that contribute to the well-being of people and the planet’s regeneration. To find out more about each of the cocoa suppliers, browse your Lush product’s list of ingredients and click on the ones you are interested in. This should take you to a page full of details!

Hydrating

Shine-enhancing

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Glossy little linseeds do way more than add some crunch to your salad. Behold, ultimate hydration and softness!

Also known as flax (not Holly Flax), the linseed plant is cultivated in most temperate areas of the world for its fibres and seeds. The tall-stemmed herb grows blue flowers from May every year, making beautiful coloured crops during the flowering season.

Linseeds can produce two valuable substances for cosmetics:

We purchase linseed in different forms (oil, brown seeds, golden seeds…) and each of them comes from a different source. The best way to find out more is to browse your Lush product’s list of ingredients and click on the ones you are interested in. This should take you to a page full of details!

This hardworking pot of creamy, Fair Trade, organic cocoa butter and hydrating honey will nurse your hands back to health.

Helping Hands

Hand Cream

A soothing conditioning staple

Ingredients

Almond

Chamomile

Cocoa

Linseed

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*occurs naturally in essential oils.

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Helping Hands

Hand Cream

A soothing conditioning staple

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Almond

Chamomile

Cocoa

Linseed

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Natural Ingredients

Safe Synthetics

*occurs naturally in essential oils.

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