Hand Care : Beauty and Fashion Tech

Soap and Glory

So I was walking through Target, which meant that I was also taking my mandatory trip past the cosmetics aisles to see what is new. That is where I found my new favorite hand cream from Soap and Glory Cosmetics.

There in front of me was this big pink (very pink) display, full of fun looking stuff such as soaps and hand creams and lip plumpers. Being in need of hand cream, I grabbed a small size tube, took it home, and became very, very happy.

The Soap and Glory’s Great Shakes Hand Cream says right on the tube: “The most astonishing hand cream ever? You Decide!” I don’t know that I will go so far as to say the most astonishing ever, I have to leave myself a bit of wiggle room after all, but this is one heck of a good hand cream. It fells great, absorbs well, yet stays moisturizing, and with fennel and lotus flower, it smells terrific!

I honestly was pretty darn amazed to stumble across such a great thing in a new line at Target. Then I found out that the Soap and Glory products are from Marcia Kilgore, the woman behind the Bliss spa products. That made the high quality clear. What still amazes me is that it was at Target and at a very decent price (I think $3.99 for my small tube).

This stuff is very new and The Soap and Glory website looks like it is just getting off the ground. But apparently you can find this great hand cream, along with some other interesting looking products at Target. It is associated with Boots, so it can possibly be found anywhere that Boots products are sold and is available at Boots stores in the UK. Just look for the big pink display!

Popularity: 13% [?]

A Look at Gloves in a Bottle

Gloves in a Bottle is a shielding lotion that helps keep irritants from bothering the skin, while keeping moisture in. I recently used a bottle of this over a period of a week and was pretty happy with it. I tend to have issues with my hands getting dry, especially when I use the computer a lot. I found that by using Gloves in a Bottle over time, my hands generally stayed comfortable and moisturized, especially when I reapplied it before using the computer keyboard and mouse. A similar product is Skin MD Natural.

You can purchase Gloves in a Bottle at Amazon.com or at various drugstores.

Popularity: 6% [?]

Skin MD Natural: Skin Shielding Lotion

Some time ago, back when the air was still cold and dry, I was sent a bottle of Skin MD Natural to try. What perfect timing! My hands were dry all winter and I found that this product helped quite a bit.

Skin MD is not a conventional moisturizer. Instead, it is a “shielding lotion” that acts as a protective barrier on the skin to keep out chemicals and irritants. This also allows natural oils to remain in the skin, hence preventing dryness.

With a number of good testimonials, I was looking forward to trying the product. I kept it in my purse and reapplied it fairly often over the course of several weeks. While it doesn’t feel like a moisturizing hand lotion so much, it does work, especially over time. It absorbs quickly and completely. Because of that, I initially didn’t feel like it did a lot for dryness. But after using it regularly, I found that indeed my hands were much less dry. I also found that if I applied a strong standard hand cream at night, then all I needed during the day was a few applications of the shielding lotion. After several weeks of use I was pretty well addicted!

Now that there is finally some moisture in the air, my hands are naturally less dry. But now I am finding that I reach for the Skin MD before I work in the yard or do cleaning. The shielding factor is nice for times when I know I will be doing things that tend to irritate or dry out my hands.

You can order a free sample of Skin MD here. The same link also provides a way to order online. It is also generally available at Walgreens.

Popularity: 3% [?]

Review: Yu-Be Moisturizing Cream

I am working on an update to the look of Beauty and Fashion Tech, so there is just a quick review for today. Yu-Be Moisturizing Skin Cream, Original Japanese Formula is one of those products that I want to love, but unfortunately I don’t solely because of the smell. First, the good part: This intensive moisturizer, popular with outdoors people and which has had some very good press, generally does a good job. It provides great moisture, and when I tried it on some patches of very dry skin, I quite impressed. This stuff took care of some intensely flaky dry areas on my legs that normally nothing works well on. Unfortunately it also has a strong camphor smell that was a turn off for me, so I just don’t love it. For a super dry patch somewhere away from my face, I am happy with it, but I won’t use it on my hands or near my face. Of course if you like the smell of camphor, then you will likely love this stuff.

Popularity: 4% [?]

Mineral from the Dead Sea Hand Cream

A new favorite of mine is Mineral From the Dead Sea Hand, Foot and Cuticle Nutrient Cream. It really seems to be best suited for use as a hand cream instead of a cuticle treatment. I haven’t tried it on my feet. I have had a tube of this sitting on my desk for some time and am quite addicted to it. I find that using the computer often leaves my hands pretty dry and uncomfortable. This stuff really does a nice job of moisturizing without feeling greasy or sticky the way some hand creams can. It has no particular scent and the tube makes it easy to dispense. It not the easiest thing to find, but I linked to the online store that sells it.

Popularity: 5% [?]