Spring means gardening, and that means some dry, cracked hands. I'm sure you've had the experience of using moisturizers and hand lotions that actually make your poor hands feel worse -- greasy, goopy, and ugh, the perfumes!
If you're looking for something that is strong enough for man, but gentle enough for the whole family, check out
Sweet Grass Farm Super Duty Hand Care.
It's not a lotion, it's a salve that comes in a solid, round disk of beeswax, olive oil, and lanolin. No muss, no fuss, it's packaged in a metal tin, the scent is fresh combination of lemon and lavender, and most importantly it makes your hands feel soothed and soft.
To "apply" the salve, you pass the disk from hand to hand, warming it up with your natural body heat.
At first it's kind of trippy, and I definitely thought, "Oh boy, this is going to be a mess." But your skin is able to absorb the natural ingredients in a way that is
so much cleaner than most hand lotions.
When you're moisturized enough, you put it back in the can. One disk lasts for
ages.
Like all of the products from Sweet Grass Farm, the Super Duty Hand Care is totally affordable: $7.95. You can order it
from the website, or pick up a tin at your local enlightened natural food store, in the
Awesome section.