L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream dupe

−76%per oz

L'Occitane · $34Palmer's · $5.16

Shared: Shea butter, Glycerin
The trade-off: L'Occitane puts shea second, at 20%, and adds argan and coconut oils, while Palmer's lists glycerin before shea and adds soybean, grape seed and marula oils with dimethicone for slip.
Sizes: 150 ml against 96 g

Shea Butter Hand Cream costs about $34 for 150 ml ($6.70 / fl oz). The dupe below is Palmer's Shea Formula Hand Cream at $5.16, about 76% less per ounce. Each pair is compared on format, finish and key ingredients, including what the dupe doesn't do.

Rich hand cream with 20% shea butter, glycerin, and argan, coconut and sunflower oils, which absorbs without leaving hands slippery. The 5.1 fl oz tube.

Amazon prices as of Sep 28, 2026, 1:12 AM ET, subject to change: the price on Amazon at checkout is the one that applies.

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The dupe, side by side

The original

L'Occitane

Shea Butter Hand Cream

$34

$6.70 / fl oz

Cost per ounce

L'Occitane$6.70 / fl oz

Palmer's$1.52 / oz

One is sold by weight and one by volume, compared at 1 g ≈ 1 ml.

$28.84 less at checkout than the original.

Size: Original · L'Occitane150 ml; Dupe · Palmer's96 g
Key ingredients: Original · L'OccitaneShea butter, Glycerin; Dupe · Palmer'sShea butter, Glycerin

What matches

Built on the same three things: water, shea butter and glycerin, thickened with cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate and PEG-100 stearate.

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Questions

What is the best dupe for L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream?

Palmer's Shea Formula Hand Cream at about $5.16. Built on the same three things: water, shea butter and glycerin, thickened with cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate and PEG-100 stearate.

How much cheaper is Palmer's Shea Formula Hand Cream than Shea Butter Hand Cream?

Shea Butter Hand Cream costs about $34 for 150 ml, or $6.70 / fl oz. Palmer's Shea Formula Hand Cream works out at $1.52 / oz, roughly 76% less per ounce.

What does Palmer's Shea Formula Hand Cream do worse than Shea Butter Hand Cream?

L'Occitane puts shea second, at 20%, and adds argan and coconut oils, while Palmer's lists glycerin before shea and adds soybean, grape seed and marula oils with dimethicone for slip.