About O'Keeffe's
O'Keeffe's was started more than 25 years ago by the pharmacist Tara O'Keeffe, who developed Working Hands in her home kitchen for her father Bill's dry, cracked hands. The brand is now owned by The Gorilla Glue Company, a family-run business.
One cream, four labels
All 4 entries are Working Hands hand cream, recorded under slightly different names, including a Dutch 'Handcrème' pack. GLYCERIN, OCTYLDODECYL STEARATE, ACRYLATES/ACRYLAMIDE COPOLYMER, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, STEARIC ACID and PARAFFIN appear in all 4; ALLANTOIN, DIAZOLIDINYL UREA, HYDROXYPROPYL METHYLCELLULOSE and POLYSORBATE 85 in 3.
Silicones are listed in 2 entries (50%). None declares fragrance, parabens or denatured alcohol (ALCOHOL DENAT.).
Why the four lists differ
Some packs write water as AQUA, others as WATER, and some list MINERAL OIL alongside PARAFFIN – signs of different markets or reformulations of the same cream. DIAZOLIDINYL UREA belongs to the preservatives known as formaldehyde releasers, which EU labelling rules may require to be flagged on the pack; check the tube in your hand.
Sources: O'Keeffe's Company – About
Products (4)
Most common ingredients
Ingredients that appear most often in O'Keeffe's formulas (excluding water, glycerin and fragrance).