The Best Hand Cream

Day 32: Estee Lauder's Re-Nutriv Intensive Smoothing Hand Cream
By Annie

I have been an Estee Lauder fan for many years. I love everything from the makeup to the fragrances. The skin care has always been exceptional and award winning. But there is a gem in the Lauder family that you might not be aware of. This magnificent product is Estee Lauder's Re-Nutriv Intensive Smoothing Hand Cream. The results are delightfully shocking. The cream is miraculous and life changing.

The Lauder PR team generously sent a full tube of this cream in a package. I passed this cream along to my mother. My mother had survived a bout of breast cancer. The treatment and stress of it all left her skin in a terrible state. Her hands suffered the most. They looked like the hands of a scullery maid from a Dickens novel. They were beet red. They were rough. So rough that they looked and felt like sandpaper. Her nails, once her pride and joy, were short and brittle. Her hands looked painful. They were painful. I noticed that she had taken to hiding them in public. She was embarrassed by their state. Her hands showed everything she had been through.

The first time she slathered the Lauder hand cream she cooed. The cream was an instant balm. Over a course of just one day the cream did serious magic. Her skin was dramatically different. The redness dissipated. The appearance of crepiness was smoothed away. My mother was so delighted and hopeful.

After just two weeks, the improvement of the skin texture was simply outrageous. Gone were the flakes, calluses and deep cuts. They were healed and felt silky smooth. Her hands also looked dramatically younger. This was just an added benefit. The most important thing was that her hands were pain free and looked better. She was able to do simple chores without wincing. She was able to wave and shake hands. No more embarrassment.

The cream retails for $45 for 3.4 oz at your local Estee Lauder counter.

I know the price is quite hefty.
It is worth every coin.
Truly.

What is your favorite hand cream? Let us know in the comments.

Disclosure: Estee Lauder provided a press sample of this product initially.

Afterwards...I have purchased every tube with my own money for my mother.

Credits: Estee Lauder and Melanie Parker/Veronica Lake in I Married A Witch

Boots Hand Therapy
From Boots : Care for your hands and nails with this light, intensive hand cream that instantly soothes and relieves dry skin. Bilberry extract improves skin microcirculation for brighter skin while equisetum extract and SPF10 help protect against visible skin ageing. Your hands will look and feel softer and more youthful.

It is a feathery light formula that leaves no greasy film on your hands. It manages to moisturize in the most non-intrusive way. It is an ideal lotion to keep in your work desk.
It keeps your hands soft without any hassle. I did not slip or slide on my computer keyboard. Greasy keyboards are common when using standard lotions at work. You almost have to wait for it to dry before you touch any surfaces or type.
Boots Daily Therapy lotion is ready to go after application.

This lotion also has a subtle scent that does not interfere with your perfumes. It smells like bran or oats with a green note thrown in. It is oddly comforting.

This is available at Target
http://www.target.com/gp/homepage.html


Read about bilberries at:

http://www.stevenfoster.com/education/monograph/bilberry.html
and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilberry
Disclosure: A press sample of this product was provided by Boots.