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Hand care · 4 minute read
And why a perfumer ended up making the one that doesn't.
One costs a pound. One costs thirty. Turn them round and they have the same problem.
You wash your hands around ten times a day. That's more than you wash anything else. Most of us choose a hand wash on price or on smell, and never turn the bottle round.
Tom Daxon has made fine fragrance for fifteen years. When he started reading the backs of hand washes, the £1 supermarket bottle and the £30 designer bottle turned out to have the same problem. Here's what he found.
Most supermarket hand washes are built around sulphates, such as SLS and SLES. They're cheap, they foam well, and they belong to the same family of cleansers used in washing-up liquid.
They're very good at lifting oil. The trouble is that your skin's own oils are what keep your hands soft. Wash ten times a day with something designed to strip grease and you strip those too. That squeaky, tight feeling isn't "clean". It's your skin barrier wearing down.
So you upgrade. A heavy bottle, a beautiful smell, the one you've seen in good restaurant bathrooms. It feels like the grown-up choice, and the fragrance often is lovely.
But read the ingredients. Most are still made to clean and to smell nice. You'll rarely find the actives your skin wants, like hyaluronic acid. Different price, same problem: your hands still feel tight afterwards.
Real customer photo, submitted before they started using gloved.
Wash, skin tightens, reach for the hand cream. Then do it again at the next sink. If that sounds like your day, the cream isn't the problem, and your skin probably isn't either.
You're repairing damage your hand wash does every time you use it, and paying twice for one problem. The answer isn't more cream. It's a wash that stops causing the damage, and a lotion that finishes the job without leaving your hands greasy.
"They used to be consistently dry and cracked. But now I can wash as many times as needed without a worry!"Jill L. · verified buyer
The product you use most should be the one doing the most good. So gloved puts actives you'd normally find in a face serum into the hand wash. It still lathers and still cleans properly. Your hands just don't come out of it tight. The matching lotion uses the same actives and absorbs fast, so you can use it and get straight on with your day.
"gloved is not a miracle cream. It's what happens when you go from damaging skin with every wash to hydrating it."Tom Daxon, founder & perfumer
Every gloved scent is adapted from one of Tom Daxon's own perfumes: woody Cedarwood, soft peachy Soft Nude and bright citrus Petitgrain. There's an unscented version too. They come in refillable green glass that looks at home in a kitchen or a guest loo.
The Starter Set gives you a hand wash and a hand lotion in your chosen scent, plus 3 mini lotions, one in each scent, so you can find your favourite. On the Repair Plan it's £49, then alternating wash and lotion refills arrive every 3 months.
"It smells lovely and leaves your hands feeling so soft. I also received the 3 mini hand lotions so I got to sample the other scents, I think I will be purchasing the cedar wood one next for my other bathroom."Alysia · Starter Set buyer
The verdict
Put the wash by your sink and the lotion beside it, and keep a mini in your bag. Then see how your hands feel after seven days.
Prefer not to subscribe? One-time purchase is £69.
Active-Hydrate Hand Wash
375ml refillable glass bottle
With hyaluronic acid to reverse dryness whilst you wash.
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Instant-Absorb Hand Lotion
375ml refillable glass bottle
Lasting protection and scent without greasiness.
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3 Free Mini Lotions
3 x 50ml refillable metal bottles
Try all three scents. Keep your hands hydrated on the go.
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The Repair Plan
Fix your hands, then keep them soft with alternating wash and lotion refills every 3 months.
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The fragrance
Sensual and addictive. A ripe peach opening is met with delicate florals; jasmine and iris. White musks at the base heighten the tactile feel and presence. The scent embodiment of soft skin.
From people who switched
"Having used highly recommended and rated hand wash products before, I can say with complete honesty gloved is market leader. No I do not work for the company."
"Washing my hands was always painful, even the better hand washes left my hands dry and sore, now I can’t wash my hands enough and it even feels good!"
"Since using the hand wash and lotion my cracked skin has disappeared and my hands feel soft again I’m amazed at how great this works!"
"I suffer with very dry hands and cuticles through too much hand washing … It leaves your hand soft and moistened, then add the quick absorb hand cream and voila, lovely moisturised hands."
Real customer photos after using gloved for 1 week. No digital alterations applied.
CREATED BY A PERFUMER
Award-winning perfumer Tom Daxon spent 4+ years formulating hand care with real skincare actives and combining with his fine-fragrance quality scents.
- a simple daily act transformed through scent.”
Tom Daxon-Bowers
Founder & Perfumer · gloved
When you subscribe to the Repair Plan, we send alternating Hand Wash → Hand Lotion Refills every 3 months, to keep you perfectly stocked.
Subscribe to our Refills and you save 30% per use compared to our bottles.
"Blind beauty test winner. It smells as good as some of my fragrances"
"Smells delicious and is kind to hands"
"Fine fragrance meets cosmetics through a sustainable lens"
"Smells good enough to act as your signature scent"
Will it work for eczema / very dry skin?
Yes, you will see from our reviews and transformations that many of our customers have successfully reversed extremely dry skin.
We would never want to overpromise, as all skin is different and the causes of dryness/irritation can be varied.
We also recommend that if you have known allergies/sensitivities to scented products that you choose our Unscented products.
Can I see the full ingredients listings?
Of course! If you want to ask us anything about our formulations you can reach us at shop@gloved.co.uk
Soft Nude Hand Wash Ingredients:
Aqua (Water), Sodium C12-14 Olefin Sulfonate, Glycerin,
Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Parfum (Fragrance), Disodium Laureth, Sulfosuccinate,
Decyl Glucoside, Glyceryl Oleate, Coco-Glucoside, Sodium Hyaluronate,
Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Chloride, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate,
Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Citric Acid, Limonene
Soft Nude Hand Lotion Ingredients:
Aqua (Water), Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Cetearyl Alcohol,
Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Myristyl Myristate, Parfum (Fragrance),
Cetearyl Glucoside, Sodium Hyaluronate, Panthenol (Provitamin B5),
Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin, Carbomer, Glyceryl Caprylate, Tetrasodium
Glutamate Diacetate, Sodium Hydroxide, Limonene
Cedarwood Hand Wash Ingredients:
Aqua (Water), Sodium C12-14 Olefin Sulfonate, Glycerin (Vegetable oils), Cocamidopropyl Betaine (Vegetable oils), Parfum (Fragrance), Cedarwood CFC (Essential oil), Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate (Vegetable oils), Decyl Glucoside (Vegetable oils), Glyceryl Oleate (Vegetable oils), Coco_Glucoside (Vegetable oils), Sodium Hyaluronate (Fermentation of glucose), Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Chloride (Salt water), Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate (Plant based), Citric Acid (Fermentation of natural sugards), Ethylhexylglycerin
Cedarwood Hand Lotion Ingredients:
Aqua (Water), Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate (Vegetable oils), Cetearyl Alcohol (Vegetable oils), Glycerin (Vegetable oils), Caprylic /Capric Triglyceride (Vegetable oils), Myristyl Myristate (Vegetable oils), Cetearyl Glucoside (Vegetable oils), Parfum (Fragrance), Cedarwood CFC (Essential Oil), Phenoxyethanol, Carbomer Chlorphenesin, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate (Plant based), Sodium Hyaluronate (Fermentation of glucose), Glyceryl Caprylate (Vegetable oils), Sodium Hydroxide (Salt water), Panthenol, Limonene (Fragrance).
Unscented Hand Wash Ingredients:
Aqua (Water), Sodium C12-14 Olefin Sulfonate, Glycerin (Vegetable oils), Cocamidopropyl Betaine (Vegetable oils), Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate (Vegetable oils), Decyl Glucoside (Vegetable oils), Glyceryl Oleate (Vegetable oils), Coco_Glucoside (Vegetable oils), Sodium Hyaluronate (Fermentation of glucose), Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Chloride (Salt water), Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate (Plant based), Citric Acid (Fermentation of natural sugards), Ethylhexylglycerin
Unscented Hand Lotion
Ingredients:
Aqua (Water), Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate (Vegetable oils), Cetearyl Alcohol (Vegetable oils), Glycerin (Vegetable oils), Caprylic /Capric Triglyceride (Vegetable oils), Myristyl Myristate (Vegetable oils), Cetearyl Glucoside (Vegetable oils)Phenoxyethanol, Carbomer Chlorphenesin, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate (Plant based), Sodium Hyaluronate (Fermentation of glucose), Glyceryl Caprylate (Vegetable oils), Sodium Hydroxide (Salt water), Panthenol
How do I manage my subscription?
Our subscriptions offer full flexibility. You can cancel, skip, change frequency, pause, change product, even add one-time products at special subscription discounts!
You can either just email us at shop@gloved.co.uk or make the changes yourself in your subscription portal. You can access this via the 'Manage My Subscription' link in the footer of every page of our website, or via the Account icon at the top right if you have set one up, or via the links included in every subscription reminder email, which we send 3 days before your next subscription order.
Are your products vegan / cruelty free?
Yes. All our products are 100% vegan and cruelty free. We never test on animals.
How does the Repair Plan subscription work?
To leave you perfectly stocked of both our hand lotion and hand wash, you will receive a 1L Hand Wash Refill 3 months after you purchase the Starter Set with a subscription, and then a 0.66L Hand Lotion Refill 3 months after that, and so on. Our Hand Lotion Refills are smaller than our Hand Wash Refills to allow us to charge a consistent price for both, and to allow for smaller consumption of Hand Lotion versus Hand Wash that our customers commonly find.
If you would like to change to just a Hand Wash or Lotion Refill Subscription, or change the frequency of either: no problem! Just email us at shop@gloved.co.uk and we can do it for you, or you can login to your portal and change yourself.
You can cancel at any time.
How can I track my order?
We aim to send your products within one working day of receiving your order.
We always send via a tracked delivery service. You will receive a tracking number via email once your order is despatched.
Our standard UK delivery is 2 days. Express is a next day service.
US and EU orders are sent via Fedex FIC and usually take 2-8 days. All international orders are sent Delivery Duty Paid, so no nasty surprises to pay for you upon delivery!
If your order tracking shows it’s been five working days or more since the last tracking scan, please let us know by emailing shop@gloved.co.uk, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Please rest assured that if your order is lost or damaged in transit, we will replace free of charge.
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