Kneipp

Handcreme Sensitiv

Kneipp Handcreme Sensitiv is a product from our “Hand creams” category with 38 ingredients on its INCI list. Notable ingredients: panthenol, shea butter and argan oil. It contains fragrance. No parabens, silicones or denatured alcohol on the list. 10 ingredients are subject to EU restrictions – details below.

37/38 recognised

Our review

A light almond-oil hand cream from Kneipp's “Mandelblüten Hautzart” (almond blossom) line, sold as suitable for sensitive skin – yet scented with essential oils and several declared allergens. The few reviews like the scent and quick absorption.

Packaging and what the product is

We found no official product photo to cite, so we describe the product from retailer listings: a travel-size tube of 20 ml (also sold as 75 ml) from the almond blossom “sensitive” range. It is an everyday hand cream.

Ingredient analysis

Water and glycerin lead, followed by sweet almond oil in third place and isopropyl myristate as a light emollient. The emulsion uses an olive-derived system (cetearyl olivate, sorbitan olivate) with cetearyl alcohol, and distarch phosphate gives a less greasy feel. Tocopheryl acetate, panthenol, shea butter, argan oil, almond flower extract and bisabolol complete the care side; arginine adjusts pH.

The scent comes from orange peel, lavandin, patchouli and lemon peel oils plus a parfum. Preservation relies on benzyl alcohol and p-anisic acid with caprylyl glycol; xanthan gum and carrageenan thicken.

What to watch out for

Despite the “sensitive” label, the list declares limonene, linalool, benzyl alcohol, coumarin, geraniol, citronellol and citral – a long allergen list for a product aimed at sensitive skin. People with fragrance allergies should read the INCI carefully. Isopropyl myristate is unproblematic on hands.

What users say

Opinions are very few. On medpex the 75 ml version has 4.5/5 from 2 reviews (checked 31 Oct 2026): one reviewer likes the light care and quick absorption but finds the scent too intense and the care too light for very dry hands; the other loves the fragrance and finds it helpful for dry hands but says it needs time to absorb.

Smallflower shows a single 5-star review for the 20 ml size, praising the almond blossom scent (checked 31 Oct 2026). That is too little feedback for a reliable picture.

Who it may suit

People with normal to slightly dry hands who enjoy a soft almond-floral scent. Those with fragrance allergies or very dry, cracked hands may want a fragrance-free, richer cream.

Editorial review by INCIMondo based on the ingredient list and publicly available opinions. Not medical advice. · 2026-11-01

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This ingredient list comes from an open database entry last updated in 2024. The formula may have changed since – compare it with the label of the product you buy.

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Ingredients

  1. AQUA · Solvent
  2. GLYCERIN · Denaturant, Hair conditioning, Humectant
  3. PRUNUS AMYGDALUS DULCIS OIL · Skin conditioning
  4. ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE · Binding, Skin conditioning – emollient, Fragrance
  5. CETEARYL OLIVATE · Skin conditioning – emollient, Surfactant – emulsifying, Emulsion stabilising
  6. TOCOPHERYL ACETATE · Antioxidant, Skin conditioning
  7. DISTARCH PHOSPHATE · Absorbent, Anticaking, Binding
  8. PANTHENOL · Antistatic, Hair conditioning, Skin conditioning
  9. SORBITAN OLIVATE · Surfactant – emulsifying
  10. CETEARYL ALCOHOL · Skin conditioning – emollient, Surfactant – emulsifying, Emulsion stabilising
  11. CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE · Fragrance, Solvent, Perfuming
  12. BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII BUTTER · Skin conditioning, Viscosity controlling
  13. ARGANIA SPINOSA KERNEL OIL · Skin conditioning – emollient, Skin conditioning
  14. PRUNUS AMYGDALUS DULCIS FLOWER EXTRACT · Humectant
  15. BISABOLOL · Fragrance, Skin conditioning, Soothing
  16. HELIANTHUS ANNUUS SEED CERA · Skin conditioning – emollient
  17. CitrusAurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil · not recognised
  18. LAVANDULA HYBRIDA OIL · Skin conditioning – emollientEU restrictions
  19. POGOSTEMON CABLIN LEAF OIL · Fragrance
  20. CITRUS LIMON PEEL OIL · Fragrance, Skin conditioning, PerfumingEU restrictions
  21. LIMONENE · Deodorant, Solvent, PerfumingEU restrictions
  22. LINALOOL · Deodorant, PerfumingEU restrictions
  23. BENZYL ALCOHOL · Preservative, Solvent, Viscosity controllingEU restrictions
  24. COUMARIN · PerfumingEU restrictions
  25. GERANIOL · Tonic, PerfumingEU restrictions
  26. CITRONELLOL · PerfumingEU restrictions
  27. CITRAL · Fragrance, Perfuming, FlavouringEU restrictions
  28. P-ANISIC ACID · Fragrance
  29. PARFUM · Fragrance, Perfuming
  30. CAPRYLYL GLYCOL · Deodorant, Skin conditioning – emollient, Hair conditioning
  31. XANTHAN GUM · Binding, Surfactant – emulsifying, Emulsion stabilising
  32. CARRAGEENAN
  33. ARGININE · Antistatic, Hair conditioning, Fragrance
  34. HELIANTHUS ANNUUS HYBRID OIL · Skin conditioning – emollient
  35. GLYCINE SOJA OIL · Skin conditioning – emollient, Skin conditioning, Perfuming
  36. ASCORBYL PALMITATE · Antioxidant, Fragrance
  37. CITRIC ACID · Buffering, Chelating, FragranceEU restrictions
  38. TOCOPHEROL · Antioxidant, Fragrance, Skin conditioning – miscellaneous

An INCI list does not reveal exact concentrations.

Ingredient list as published

Aqua (Water), Glycerin, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Isopropyl Myristate, Cetearyl Olivate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Distarch Phosphate, Panthenol, Sorbitan Olivate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride,Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Flower Extract, Bisabolol, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Wax, CitrusAurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil, Lavandula Hybrida Oil, Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil, Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Oil, Limonene, Linalool, Benzyl Alcohol, Coumarin, Geraniol,Citronellol, Citral, p-Anisic Acid, Parfum (Fragrance), Caprylyl Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Carrageenan, Arginine, Helianthus Annuus Hybrid Oil, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Citric Acid, Tocopherol.

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