I do not have pretty hands. That’s a fact. The main reason is because the skin on my hands are extremely sensitive, I suffer from constant eczema flare-ups and the skin is incredibly thin and crapey because of years and years of cortisone use. I try to avoid using cortisone creams, but sometimes it just hurts too much and I have to reach for the evil stuff (like this morning). What also didn’t help my confidence, was a ‘dronkie’s’ comment about 10 years ago… ‘wow, your hands look so old’. Cow. Anyway, taking all of this into account, I am always on the lookout for hand creams and treatments to soothe, moisturise and protect my hands. They work hard and they deserve to be cared for.
At our most recent #BloggersWhoBless event I received a Nimue hand cream. I was very excited about this pretty tube as I have only once tried a product from this brand (eons ago), but I was very impressed with it.
What Nimue says about their Active Hand Therapy:
‘Active Hand Repair improves and controls the problem of “age spots” on the hands and arms. AHA’s improve skin texture and exfoliate dead, damaged skin. Enhanced moisture retaining capacity. Kigelia Africana assists in several skin conditions: psoriasis, eczema, solar keratosis, skin rashes and restores the skin.’
What I say:
As I mentioned at the beginning of the post, I applied a medicated cream to my hands this morning. The reason: my skin is red, inflamed, itchy and sore. When my eczema is so bad, my hands can become extremely dry and cracked and you would think that a rich, heavy cream would be needed, but those sometimes just make it worse as a heavy cream that ‘sits’ on the skin tends to make me itch. Okay, I am seriously going into a lot of detail here, but I want you to understand why this cream works for me. This cream sinks into my skin immediately and there is no greasy residue. This cream is extremely soothing and my hands feel better as soon as I’ve applied it. My hands feel soft and smooth and the feeling lasts. I really feel that this cream helps to repair and heal my skin. I can’t really comment on the effect on age spots as I don’t really have many of those (yet), but for sensitive skin that suffers from a condition like eczema, this cream is pure gold.
xoxo
*Disclaimer: This product formed part of a goodie bag received at an event. I have not received compensation for this post and the opinions on the product are my own.