Review: Burt’s Bees Shea Butter Hand Repair Cream

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 Burt’s Bees Shea Butter Hand Repair Cream

I happen to have sensitive hands that chap and get rough easily.  What usually gives me trouble is dish detergents and washing in public restrooms (not with any particular soaps, but the water itself).  You may be thinking why not just get a dish washer or use rubber gloves and avoid this problem.  

Regretfully, my kitchen is too small to fit a dish washer and if I wear those typical latex gloves with my allergies, it only irritates my hands even worse.  I do have thick, non-latex gloves for cleaning but they are too clumsy to use for dishwashing.

Anyway, I am getting sidetracked.  The thing that happened was I used a new brand of dish detergent that was meant to be kinder for hands.  Perhaps, this is true for others, but my hands hurt after that and became red.

I was about to put on my normal hand cream when I remembered I had one left to review with Burt’s Bees Shea Butter Hand Repair Cream.  Therefore, I thought this was as good a time to test it than any other.  

This 100% natural product comes in a metal tube and is extremely thick.  This hand cream also has cocoa butter and various botanical oils in addition to that intensive lubricant of shea butter.  It does take a bit of work to finally get it out of that tube, but once you do you will notice it has a very strong herbal smell, which is not particularly pleasing.  Nonetheless, I am a professional, committed to telling it as it is.  Thus, I squeezed some on before I went to bed.

By the way, the less than pleasant fragrance does dissipate in time, approximately fifteen minutes to become lighter.  This hand cream also is fast absorbing and left my hands without greasiness.

When I woke the next morning, I was really impressed at the condition of my hands.  With only one time, this stuff healed that irritated skin and left them smooth again.  I honestly liked this product.  The only thing that I wish was that the company work on is improving the scent. But, as to the performance of Burt’s Bees Shea Butter Hand Repair Cream ($13), I think it is exceptional for healing.  

Anyone with sore hands and needs immediate relief, I highly recommend Burt’s Bees Shea Butter Hand Repair Cream!  

Are You Suffering From Severe, Dry Chapped Hands and Need Relief?

Some people will be washing their hands more frequently to avoid getting a cold or the flu now that it's winter.  Though it's good to be cautious protecting yourself against disease, it also can create dangerous conditions for your skin.  You can be stripping your skin's protective natural oils and cause pain and dryness or even worse with cracking, peeling, and bleeding, which can lead to fissures and infection.

I'm not saying you should stop washing your hands.  However, you might want to use warm water instead of hot when you do.  Hot water will strip those natural oils from your skin far faster than washing with warm water.

The next thing to do is always remember to create a moisture barrier after each washing to keep the water on your hands from evaporating.   Keep a bottle of hand lotion on your desk in plain view and apply every time you return from the rest room or at least five times at day. 

Look for formulas that contain ingredients for both emollients (lubricants) such as lanolin, squalene, and jojoba oil and humectants (moisturizing agents that can draw moisture from the air) like  hyaluronic acid, urea, aloe, and lactic acid. 

Pay particular attention to lotions with shea butter since it is both an emollient and humectant, double the benefit!

You might also try to avoid hand creams and lotions with fragrance while your hands are not up to par.  Fragrance at this time can make them extra sensitive.

If all else fails and you're getting minimal relief from hand creams and lotions, there is a home remedy that you may want to try that will help heal the chapping.  Soak a thin cloth napkin or a piece of muslin in a mix of a half cup of milk to a half cup of water.  Wring the wet cloth and place on your hands for about ten minutes.  The protein from the milk is what helps heal that damaged dry, chapped skin.

For more help, do read my post winter weather hand care.