Review (5/5): Only hand cream I can use on my sensitive, dry, irritated skin. Light, silky, not greasy. Healing
In the last year, I have tried over a dozen regular and medicated hand creams promising all sorts of relief for the very dry, very irritated, very itchy, scaly skin on my hands, wrists and lower arms. This started in winter last year and everything I used only created severe itching and/or pain. These were all over the counter products (not prescription, which I want to avoid) but they were well-known brands with good products that were specifically for the itchy, scaly, irritated skin I have.
And then there was this product. Interestingly, I remember sampling this many years ago when I was in a Kiehl's store and passing on it due to the price. Given how much hand cream I went through, it just didn't seem like a good investment. I remember the very light feel on my hands, which felt really smooth and silky but not greasy. And I remember that it had this fresh, very very light scent (I loathe scented products and fragrance irritates my skin.)
I remembered this after opening the tube and smelling it. I'm happy to say that this product hasn't changed (I sampled it over 10 years ago if I remember correctly.) It is still very lightweight as a moisturizer; not at all greasy but your hands feel soft and silky but not icky or oily.
There is a very very very light scent and it is citrus-y to my nose and pleasantly so--and, to repeat, I am highly allergic to fragrance and chemicals. When I say that I felt like my hands were "healed" I really mean it.
Applying it several times a day has really helped soften my skin, lessen the irritation and greatly helped the appearance (lines/wrinkles are less pronounced and skin elasticity seems better. Hard to describe but my hands don't look like scaly claws anymore!).
It has helped reduce the itching as well although I still need to use an antihistamine spray periodically, especially when the heat starts blasting in the apartment or I've handled too many paper products.
It isn't inexpensive, but it is effective and it is now my go-to hand lotion/moisturizer.
Well worth its cost in terms of how it leaves my hands feeling and looking.