Drunk Elephant Therabu Buttered Reparative Hand Cream
by Drunk Elephant · body_care
Editor's Take
A highly sophisticated barrier repair treatment disguised as a hand cream, skipping the usual silicone fillers for skin-identical ceramides and dense marula butter.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Efficacy: 8.5 / 10
- Modern Tech: 7.8 / 10
- Clean Beauty: 7.5 / 10
- Sustainability: 8.7 / 10
The Verdict
Most hand creams rely on basic glycerin and silicones to create a temporary seal, but this blend takes a much smarter approach. The brand essentially built a high-end facial moisturizer base, complete with a triple-ceramide complex, and adapted it for the hands. Colloidal oatmeal and marula butter do the heavy lifting to soothe and repair compromised skin rather than just coating it. Worth the premium if you need serious barrier restoration over a quick cosmetic fix.
Full INCI list
Water/Aqua/Eau, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Butter, Squalane, Glycerin, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearates, Cetearyl Olivate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Sorbitan Olivate, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Oleic Acid, Panthenol, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Flour, Colloidal Oatmeal, Palmitic Acid, Propanediol, Linoleic Acid, Linolenic Acid, Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract, Allantoin, Ceramide AP, Ceramide NP, Ceramide EOP, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Stearic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Carbomer, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Sorbitan Isostearate, Tocopherol, Citric Acid, Polysorbate 60, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin.