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O’Keeffe’s Working Hands Hand Cream
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Beauty & personal care

O’Keeffe’s Working Hands Hand Cream

2.7 oz

Excellent out of 100 Medium confidence
  • Contains a formaldehyde-releasing preservative
  • May contain traces of 1,4-dioxane
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Why it scores 86

O’Keeffe’s Working Hands Hand Cream scores 86 out of 100 (Excellent) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:

  1. Diazolidinyl urea: Releases formaldehyde; in the EU products must state "releases formaldehyde" when total released formaldehyde exceeds 0.001% (10 ppm). Regulatory
  2. Mineral oil and petrolatum: The EU prohibits petrolatum and mineral oils unless the full refining history is known and the source is not a carcinogen. Regulatory
  3. Iodopropynyl butylcarbamate (IPBC): The EU allows it up to 0.02% in rinse-off and 0.01% in leave-on products, and not in most products for children under 3 (Annex V). Regulatory

Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.

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The Receipt

Working Hands Hand Cream

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Ingredients

  • Diazolidinyl urea
    Regulatory Releases formaldehyde; in the EU products must state "releases formaldehyde" when total released formaldehyde exceeds 0.001% (10 ppm). [1][2]
  • Mineral oil and petrolatum
    Regulatory The EU prohibits petrolatum and mineral oils unless the full refining history is known and the source is not a carcinogen. [3]
  • Iodopropynyl butylcarbamate (IPBC)
    Regulatory The EU allows it up to 0.02% in rinse-off and 0.01% in leave-on products, and not in most products for children under 3 (Annex V). [3]
  • Polysorbates (cosmetic)
    Strong Ethoxylated ingredients can carry trace 1,4-dioxane from manufacturing. [4]
subtotal−14.5
TOTAL 86Excellent

100 − 14.5 = 85.5 → 86

GTIN 00722510027000 · 2021-10-07

score v1.3.0 · kb 2026.10.11

Medium confidence

Same product, same score. Every time.

Ingredients

High Moderate Not recognized Tap an ingredient for its evidence and rules.
Label text, as published

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

Allergens and diets

  • Palm-oil-free

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Sources

  1. Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1181 of 8 July 2022 amending the preamble of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (formaldehyde releasers)

    European Union (Official Journal) · Jul 8, 2022 · Law

    “shall be labelled with the warning “releases formaldehyde” where the total concentration of formaldehyde released in the finished product exceeds 0,001 % (10 ppm)”

    eur-lex.europa.eu

  2. Revised Code of Washington, Chapter 70A.560 (Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act)

    Washington State Legislature · Law

    “(a) Ortho-phthalates; (b) Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; (c) Formaldehyde (CAS 50-00-0) and chemicals determined by the department to release formaldehyde;”

    app.leg.wa.gov

  3. Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products

    European Union (Official Journal) · Nov 30, 2009 · Law

    “cosmetic products shall not contain any of the following: (a) prohibited substances — prohibited substances listed in Annex II”

    eur-lex.europa.eu

  4. 1,4-Dioxane in Cosmetics: A Manufacturing Byproduct

    U.S. Food and Drug Administration · Regulator

    “1,4-dioxane forms as a byproduct during the manufacturing process of certain cosmetic ingredients.”

    fda.gov

  5. Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/831 of 22 May 2019 amending Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009

    European Union (Official Journal) · May 22, 2019 · Law

    “Formaldehyde should also be added to the list of substances prohibited in cosmetic products in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009.”

    eur-lex.europa.eu

  6. Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs, Volumes 1–142 (List of Classifications)

    International Agency for Research on Cancer (WHO) · IARC

    monographs.iarc.who.int