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Body Lotions and Creams
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Well, since here it is getting colder and dry skin is here I am on a mission to find the BEST Body Lotion as I am EVERY year.
I just bought St. Ives Intensive Healing body cream yesterday. Legs are kind of dry still but it's still early.
What do you use to keep your skin silky soft and moisturized in the harsh weather or just in general? -
I usually use Palmer's Olive Butter but also dip into Jojoba oil or Kiehl's body lotion. We don't really get harsh weather, but I am one of those odd southerners that like the cold, so I don't have anything heavier than those three that I use.
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hey ,
i live in virgina beach and we do sometimes get cold weather, and dry skin is definitely a problem, i would recommend using jergens ultra moisturizing lotion, it works for me :) if not that, cocoa butter, palmers brand which is usually really cheap works well:) -
I use Vaseline's advanced moisture lotion, the smell is plain, but the results are wonderful!
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Ooooh, I use so many. My skin isn't all that dry, and I live in an insanely humid climate, but I always moisturize as soon as I get out of the shower (or while in the shower). Got to keep that skin smooth!
I only use body creams when I need them because I really hate taking the time to rub them in, but when I do use a cream, I really like Lay it on Thick from Bath and Body's True Blue line. It has Shea and vitamin E in it and really makes your skin soft.
I prefer to use lotions so that it's quicker and easier to rub in. I really like C.O. Bigelow's Lemon Body Lotion. It smells fabulous, absorbs so well, and feels so nice. It's a little on the pricey side, $20, but if you watch you can find it on sale for $10 or less. A cheaper option that I really like is Vaseline's Cocoa Butter Lotion. It smells wonderful and isn't too thick, so it only takes a minute to put on. I remember seeing a dermatologist's recommendation of it recently, actually, saying that it's great because it uses a lot of the same ingredients as much higher end products, but is much cheaper.
What I really prefer is to use an oil in the shower. I love Booth's bath and body oil. It smells wonderful and it's so quick to just swipe on in the shower and rinse off the excess. The only problem I have with it is that it is thicker than the other oils I have used in the past (Aveeno, Vitabath), so it stays in the tub more, making the tub a little slippery and more prone to getting dirty, but it moisturizes so well and I don't have to get out of the shower and then take the time to rub a lotion or cream all over. Plus I smell great! -
Good Suggestions! I have some research to do! Thanks! I WILL have SOFT SMOOTH skin this winter! Oh yes I will!
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Oh body lotions/body washes are a DANGER ZONE for me. I am always tempted by new ones...and will splurge occasionally when I want to treat myself. to something that smells WONDERFUL. However I have found that Vaseline Intensive Care does a superior job for the $$. The same goes for body wash. I am easily tempted by the more aromatic ones but find that SoftSoap has such a range of products that I can always find one on sale.
PERHAPS because I always use a moisturizing body wash and follow it with lots of lotion I can't really tell WHICH of the products is working best. The combination seems to do the trick for me and I have never experienced any bad reactions to either.
I did pose this question to the BBs awhile ago and I will pose it again. By RINSING OFF WELL the body washes do you WASH its benefits down the drain?? -
I'm using up the last of my Nivea's extra enriched lotion and am actively looking for a replacement. I got a sample of L'occitane's shea butter body cream. It's wonderful but I'd need a second mortgage to pay for it. I'll probably end up buying Nivea's replacement product, essentially enriched lotion but I don't think it's as good. One of my criteria is that I can buy it in bulk at BJ's since we (my husband and I) burn through it unbelievably fast. That little 7 oz tube of L'Occitane would last about 1/2 week in my house.
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L'Occitaine is nice but WAYYY too expensive and shea butter is in LOTS of less expensive products these days!! I have found shea butter and vaseline to be the most effective moisturisers. The shea butter, of course, would be the GREENER choice.
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Hey everyone,
Just a note here:
Your lotions and creams will not work unless you exfoliate your dead skin off.
I have many clients complain that they lotion/cream their hands "a million times a day" and their hands are still rough.
Unless you exfoliate, all the creams you use will not help unless you get rid of the dry, flaky skin.
Make a homemade jar of Kosher salt and sugar and pump your favorite liquid soap into it and rub it in for a few minutes. Do this once a day. If you have skin issues like eczema, do not use the salt.
Then apply your lotions. You will see a noticable difference in your skin if you do this.
A good hand exfoliant is Cuccio Naturale Mango Hand Peel. No harsh nut shell pieces, just jojoba beads.
buenos dias,
Lynnette -
I was reading an article the other day (don't remember where) and it emphasized that you really need to put SPF on your neck and chest. I've turned into an SPF freak lately because I tan. People always think I'm crazy, but because I tan (only once a month!) I am dilligent about using sunscreen every day. I always put it all over if I'm going to be out in the sun like at the pool or something, or if I know I'll be walking around outside a lot, but in general I only put it on my face. The article talked about how the skin on your neck and chest is really thin and how you should really be protecting it from sun damage. Soon after I found out that Vaseline makes a body lotion with SPF 15 in it. So that's what I'm using everyday on my upper body (I figure my jeans are protecting my lower body enough).
So then I started thinking about hands, and how sometimes you see older women who look great, but then you can really tell their age from the way their hands look. Is that from sun damage? And if so, are there hand lotions out there with SPF in them? -
The two body lotions/creams that I LOVE and are least "slutty" (haha) with are Vaseline's Intensive Rescue Moisture Locking Lotion (big white bottle with blue/green lettering) and Eucerin's PLUS Intensive Repair Hand Creme.
My skin, even on my body, is really sensitive, and gets really dry and itchy if I don't moisturize daily. A lot of fragranced products bother my skin, which is part of the reason I love these two products (Vaseline's is unfragranced, Eucerin's is fragrance-free)
I've been using the Eucerin Hand Creme for about a year now. I LOVE THIS STUFF. It can be a little hard to find, and a bit expensive over time, but every time I see it at the drugstore I buy at least 3 tubes. I wish they made it in bigger sizes! The packaging sorta sucks, and I have to cut it open to get parts of it out. But the fact that I'm willing to do that, and have been doing it for a year, might tell you how good this product is.
It has urea and glycerin, and claims to have AHA's, though I have no idea what the pH level is or if the AHA's make a difference. I feel like they do, but that could just be the consistent use of the good moisturizers/occlusives in this.
I've probably been using the Vaseline lotion for 8 or 9 months...for the first couple months, I "cheated" on it and kept trying new moisturizers because I'm a product whore like that. But I've always come back to this stuff. It moisturizes really, really well-I know it has glycerin and petrolatum very high up on the ingredient list. It's white and not too thick, not too thin, and to me it has practically no scent at all. It's never irritated my skin or given me a rash (same with the Eucerin!) Ah, how I love it.
I've bought them at CVS, Walgreens, Fry's, and Target. I believe they both retail for somewhere between 5 and 7 dollars each.
Sorry this was so long! I get really excited and wordy. But I highly recommend these two products if your skin is anything like mine. -
I searched for a good body lotion for a while
and not so long ago I used 5 different lotion on my body (yes, 5, all for different body parts)
I have to travel to conferences quite a bit, so I had to cut down
I now use two neutrgogena lotions, their celluite treatment, which I am not sure about its effect on cellulite
but it is the onyl body lotion I found with retinol, and leaves my sking feeling amazing
over that I layer neutrogena firming lotion, with active copper (I know that's BS)
mornign and night, my skin looks and feels great, really soft and taut, it even reflects light in a really good way
wish my face looked like that
I think I am sticking with this,it really gives me the results I want
although the temptation to try new things is always there -
The best lotion I've used by far has been the Neutrogena Norweigan (sp) creme, the one that comes in a small bottle. Ok, so it's probably not the most practical body lotion but in terms of hands, just a small dab went a long, long way. I've also used it on my lips. But as I've mentioned, the bottle is too small to be used for hte entire body application. The normal lotion by Neutrogena works well but is kinda pricey. It has zero smell which is a big plus for me.
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Bobanerd, I use that hand cream, too. It does work really well, and it's true that you only need a tiny bit. I just wish it had sunscreen in it.
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Neutrogena's Norwegian Formula is the very best hand cream, IMHO. I like the scent-less one, too. I find it distracting, if I'm trying to fall asleep, to smell lotions.
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I like really strong smelling lotions for my body/legs- my favorites are the thicker body creams from Bath & Body works- I don't like their lotions- too runny feeling for me, but the creams (that come in tubes, not bottles) are nice and thick- but not too thick. My problem I usually have is that the lotions I like to use on my body, I find too greasy for my hands. But someone just gave me a bottle of Trader Joe's A midsummer night's cream (cute name!) moisturizing lotion and I really like it for my hands! It sinks in very fast and leaves my hands soft with no "greasy after-feel". And since I work in a lab I'm constantly washing my hands- which can leave them very dry in the wintertime. I'd reccomend trying the trader joe's lotion too. I only wish it was scented (says it's an unscented herbal blend with aloe)- it does faintly smell like tea leaves for a second while I'm rubbing it in, but then nothing.
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ooh maybe i'll try that out..
I hate how dry gloves make my hands, but then it's so hard to put gloves on after i put on lotion! -
I'm glad we are discussing this because in the past week with the colder weather here in NoCal my hands are suddenly horribly dry. So dry that my L'Occitaine ain't working any more either....grrrrrr.
I have a question for the Brainicacs...how come we (I really mean ME) get tiny cracks on our thumbs. Is this a function of the fact that we have all become Pointers and Clickers instead of Hunters and Gatherers? I never had them until the past few years. Is it a function of keyboarding? Whatever it is they are VERY resistant to hand creams. I usually have to put a bandaid on until they start healing.
BTW Trader Joe's is a GREAT place for lotions and potions. Less expensive than say Whole Foods. -
I used to use Neutrogena Norwegian, but found it too greasy for the day
it takes while to absorb
I switched to the new Johnson's soft lotion hand cream
L'occitane is also good
I do get some peeling on my fingers too , mostly on my index (the mouse clicker), I discovered that rubbing cuticle cream often help -
I used to get those cracks on my fingers, but now that I put hand lotion on many times throughout the day I don't get them anymore. We used to seal ours up with super glue. If that scares you, you can try some form of New Skin (which I think is basically super glue.) It's a liquid bandage. It's a little less cumbersome than a bandage, less conspicuous, too.
Maybe the cracks are a result of living inside heated buildings? Turning on the heat can really suck the moisture out of the air. Or maybe they always existed.
Actually, now that I think about it, I bet it's because we wash our hands so much. -
Thanks, pas71 and FB, I forgot the glue trick. I tried the liquid bandage once and didn't like it for some reason. You are correct that since we keyboard year round and we only get the cracks during the winter it must be the combination of colder weather and heated buildings. I also don't use my gloves as much as I SHOULD.
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My husband swears by Zim's Crack Creme.
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Girls, I had a coupon for Neutrogena Norwegian Formula Hand Cream so I am going to switch from the L'Occitaine to that.
PurpleRules, I will look into Zim's. -
In this winter year I have included Gold 24 Hand and Body moisturizing lotion in my daily skin care kits which I have bought from naturalplaza.com. Im using it from last couple of month and feeling that its not sticky at all and quite suited to my skin.
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I do think that the Neutrogena Norwegian Formula is a superior product for hands.
I just bought Trader Joe's Midsummer Night's Cream for Extremely Dry Skin and it seems good. It is thicker than most of the creams but still not greasy. Very reasonably priced but without fragrance which I like though I know that fragrance ingredients can be irritating. -
I agree with you, Judy. Neutrogena's Norwegian formula is a great hand cream. I sampled one of Kiehl's handcreams a week ago at Nordstrom's. Talk about greasy! Yuk. I had to use kleenex after a few minutes of trying to rub it in to get it off. Maybe I used too much but that's what the pump dispensed!
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Well, I got the Neutrogena hand cream,
it is great (and part of my new year's resolution) -
WHEW! I am glad that there is a concensus on Norwegian Formula. It really is a good product and NOT overpriced.
I have been using my Trader Joe's Midsummer Night's Cream for Very Dry Skin for about a week now and what I really like about it is that it absorbs so well which makes for less laundering of my tops. I wish it was scented but you can't have EVERTHING. -
The best moisturizer I have ever tried is Origins A Perfect World Intensely Hydrating Moisture with White Tea. It lasts for 24 hours. It is silky smooth and luxurious. A little goes a long way. I have been using is for several years. I have tried everything imaginable because I have very dry skin in the winter. Many products feel great for an hour or two, but soon dissipate. It retails for $30 fo 7 oz, but it lasts a long time. I've been using the same jar for several months now. Origins also has another one that is supposed to be even more hydrating called Precipitation and about the same price. I know it's a bit pricey, but I have never found a drug store brand that works for very long. I swear by this stuff. I'd put it in the same catagory as L'Occitane, but I think it's even better thast their shea butter rich body creams.
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