Philosophy Hope In A Jar Review

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One of my favorite memories of my dad involves a yellowed, tattered piece of paper tacked to his cork board at work that read, Hope Springs Eternal. I won't bore you with the details. Just suffice to say that phrase and all that surrounded it on the day I discovered it left a big impact on me.

A very savvy businesswoman behind the philosophy brand had a different take on the whole hope idea and cleverly put her hope in a jar. Several years back when retail was my therapy of choice the whole philosophy brand cutesy shtick appealed to my imagination and I took the bait.  My review of the product's long term efficacy can be summed up in a word, "meh".

But it's too hot and still to be out in the garden this afternoon so let's look into hope in a jar using Skin Deep's database.  Here's goes...

BioTech Research Laboratories | philosophy hope in a jar 

                                         therapeutic moisturizer for dry sensitive skin

Score

Data: Limited

Health Concern

MODERATE

Product Type

facial moisturizer / treatment

Made by

philosophy by BioTech Research Laboratories

Data last updated

August 2007

how to read the score

Ingredients:

water, glycerin, oryza sativa bran oil (rice), c12-15 alkyl benzoate, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, octyldodecanol, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, lecithin, retinyl palmitate, arachidyl propionate, ethyl linoleate, ethyl linolenate, oleic acid, citric acid, lavandula angustifolia oil, salvia officinalis oil, triethanolamine, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, propylparaben

Health concerns of ingredients
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Overall Hazard
Cancer
Developmental & reproductive toxicity
Allergies & immunotoxicity
Use restrictions
Other HIGH concerns: Endocrine disruption, Multiple, additive exposure sources, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Contamination concerns, Occupational hazards, Biochemical or cellular level changes
Other MODERATE concerns: Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
Other LOW concerns: Ecotoxicology, Data gaps, Enhanced skin absorption ...So now you know.  Happy Independence Day & Happy Independence            from toxic chemicals today and everyday!