Curél Moisture Lotion Ultra Healing Intensive

My overall rating

I am so mad at myself! And I'm kind of mad at everyone else for not telling me about this product sooner! For years, every winter I (and probably you, too) suffer from the driest, itchiest, reddest, cracking-est hands imaginable. Years!...   +

I am so mad at myself! And I'm kind of mad at everyone else for not telling me about this product sooner!

For years, every winter I (and probably you, too) suffer from the driest, itchiest, reddest, cracking-est hands imaginable. Years! Maybe even a decade! I've tried plenty of lotions -- even some purported to actually cure all. But I have never had any success -- only painful, ugly hands.

To top the dryness that comes with the changing of the seasons, I'm a compulsive handwasher. And I work in retail, which I'm convinced can be as disgusting as a school or...gas station restroom. So a dozen times a day I punish my poor hands with industrial-grade handsoap and then try to moisturize them with any lotion I can get my hands on.

But not today! This morning before work I found a long-forgotten free sample of Curel Ultra Healing Intensive Lotion in my makeup drawer, and I threw it in my purse. I tore the sample open as soon as my shift started and applied the lotion to my hands. Relief was immediate! The redness seemed to dissipate, and my hands actually looked moisturized and well-hydrated from the inside. It didn't look or feel like I'd just slathered a heavy cream onto my hands.

Curel says: "Elegant and velvety in feel, this formula contains extra-strength natural hydrating agents to help even the driest skin feel immediately soft, supple and restored."

And it was true! I was astonished at how well the lotion worked in such a short amount of time. Even after a few hand washings, my hands still looked and felt moisturized. They actually looked like they belonged on a 31-year-old woman! Wee!

I was so excited with how well the Curel worked that I went directly to Target when I got off work today and bought a big bottle!

I'd never purchased Curel before because I had perceived it to cost more than I was willing to spend. For some reason, I decided to live with old-man-hands instead of exploring more of my options. The lotion only set me back $6 (impulse spending = no coupons).

I am so happy normal-looking hands again!    -