Well I am sure all of you ladies (maybe even men) know how this feels.. Dry hands... chapped skin... soreness. in 95 % of cases as a result of washing up too much.. cleaning our bathrooms and even just generally washing our hands too much! I have always had trouble with this as I am a total clean freak.. who loves everything to be perfectly clean and bleached ;) So my worst nightmare is my hands and to what to buy to help the soreness When you go into stores like Superdrug and Boots you walk over to the hand cream range and well. Your shocked by how many types of handcreams there are. Brands such as Garnier, E45, Dove, Vaseline, Nivea and Palmers... to then being their own hand therapy brands, and flavoured hand cream. They are all different colours, different shapes, different sizes (per ml), for different types of skin i.e dry hands, greasy hands etc. but the main thing in which attracts our eyes to the product is PRICE!
Myself personally I try to choose the best brand in which is on special offer such as Garnier and Palmers. I normally choose the cheapest option due to the fact that hand creams are in such small tubs (mainly about 50ml to 100ml per tube) so as I am sure you all know these do not last long so I would always recommend to try and find the best bargain. I have tried the majority of creams out on the market, some are greasy, some do not help in the slightest, some do not soak in your hands very well.. you can just imagine the frustration I have had with choosing a great hand cream. I currently have 3 different brands of hand cream I am attempting,so I will give you an update on what I think of these items.
NO.1
'I Love... Rasberry & Blackberry' 75ml tube from Superdrug at a price of 3 for £5.00
The hand cream above states that its a ''super soft hand lotion'' in which will make you ''feel invigorated with a burst of yummy raspberry and delicious blackberry''. I chose this item as within this collection in superdrug it was on special where you buy 3 products for £5.00. Which in my eyes is a bargain! I bought this, a raspberry and blackberry spray as well as the shower creme all for £5.00. Which is a bargain buy. When using this hand cream I would definitely say it has a gorgeous aroma. As people used to say ''It does what it says on the tin'' in regards to the smells. Its a very fresh and scenty smell in which makes you literally want to taste your own hand. It smells exactly like raspberry and blackberry. It is only in need of a pea sized blob in which is most definitely a positive! Although the most important part of this product is what it feels like on your hands, and how much it helps your skin. This product goes on your hands well, and is very smooth textured although I seemed to notice it is quite greasy especially if you accidently put too much on. It leaves a lasting smell and shine although leaves a greasy texture over hands. So with this product I would give this a 6/10.
NO.2
'Hand Food' By Soap and Glory £2.50 per tube (Products for Soap and Glory formally 3 for 2)
Well all I can say to start is Soap and Glory is by all time my favourite product to use for my skin from buying their body wash, to their body butter! It does not ever make me blotchy, come up in spots, sore, its the total opposite it smells amazing, make your skin super soft and helps with spot irritation. Due to having such a high opinion on their body products I had to try the hand cream. So I have and I can advise you all that it soaked into hands a lot quicker than the majority of cream products, it is not greasy and has a tiny scent which just makes the product. As the bottle says ''Non greasy hand cream with shea butter, macadamia oil and marshmallow''. I definitely agree with what the bottle says. Although the negatives on this hand cream is it has to be applied less than every hour to keep up with the moisture on your hands, so this does use up a lot of the bottle and at 50ml it makes the bottle go very quick! (And to think this is the most expensive hand cream) When applying you would have to do x 2 pea sized blobs to cover both hands. Another thing in which I noticed was due to the scent being so light it makes it go within about 5 minutes of applying, so you would smell an amazing scent when applying but 5 minutes after you would not be able to smell anything at all.So in all their are a few minor problems with the product but it is a good product in general. So this product I would give this a 7/10.
No.3
Avon Care 'Silicone Glove' 100 ml and Avon Care 'Glycerine hand & Nail' 100 ml at £1.25 per tube on special offer- (RRP £1.75 per tube)
I used to shop with avon a lot in the past due to a close friend being a promoter for them. So I used to buy their hand cream a lot! And being honest it was always my favourite! Unfortunately she stopped being a promoter for them so I was unable to purchase the product for a while, but now one of my other close friends has become a promoter
( Please check out her blog at http://www.pamperpreenperfect.blogspot.co.uk ).
So I have been shopping with them a lot lately! They are such bargain prices! I bought the above 2 bottles for a bargain price of £1.25 per tube. I have never tried these specific hand creams from Avon before so I was hoping that I would end up with positive results! And guess what they have! The hand cream is amazing, you only have to put a pea sized blob of hand cream onto your hands to cover them. So as I am sure you have worked out this hand cream would last a lot longer than the two products above, and it would save you a few pennies in your pocket!.
The Silcone Glove hand cream has no scent. It is a ''Protective hand cream'' in which ''works like an invisible glove by protecting hands against detergents and water during daily housework''. This cream is great to put on before going to bed. Due to the glove effect it helps protect your hands over night and helps moisturise them whist your sleeping. I have been using this product religiously at night since buying it and it has worked wonders. It soakes into your hands very well, it is non greasy and you wake up in the morning with lovely soft hands! So this product would definitely receive a 9/10.
The Glycerine hand & nail cream is ''formulated to help restore moisture to hands whilst leaving nails looking healthy and shiny''. This product contains 'Pink Magnolia with vitamin e, glycerine'. Again with this product you would only be in need of a pea sized amount which is great! It smells gorgeous and amazingly the scent stays on your hands, it soakes into skin very well and leaves hand feeling smooth and non-greasy. This kind of hand cream is great for during the day as you would not be in need of applying as much as normal due to the moisture given to your hands. This product would also receive a 9/10.
So I have covered all three brands of hand cream. Superdrugs own, Avon Care and Soap and Glory and I have given you my results on all three. I really hope this post helps you decide what hand cream to purchase in the future!
What hand cream do you use? Are any of you going to attempt the products I have reviewed?
Love Alice
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