Plain Jane Mom Reviews

Like most parents, I wash my hands about twenty times a day. My hands are constantly dry and flaky, but the absolute worst was when I first became a mom. Mike was born in Wyoming and we flew out there really quickly to get him and of course forgot to bring everything not baby-related.

So there we were. In windy, dry, freezing cold Wyoming. In February. With no hand lotion. And of course being a cautious new mom I washed my hands every five minutes even though all we had was the caustic hotel soap. By the time we came home a few days later my hands were burning red, dry, and I practically cried every time I had to wash them. After several days I was slowly able to revive my hands to the point where they felt OK, but it was a surprising amount of work.

How I wish I’d had some Skin MD Natural Shielding Lotion then — this stuff is great! It is thin when you squirt it out of the bottle, and I thought that was a bad sign. You know, because a lotion has to be thick and gloopy to work.

No! I rubbed it in, it disappeared into my skin, and it felt like my hands were in water! (I don’t usually gush, but I really like this stuff.)

Plus I can do whatever I like after I put the lotion on. For example, I can hop in the car and my hands don’t slip off the wheel. So I’m more likely to use it when I need it because it doesn’t take me out of commission while it soaks into my skin. One minute later I’m ready to go.

At $25 a bottle it is more expensive than other lotions I’ve used, but I use much less so it works out to be less expensive than I thought. And I’m a cheapskate ;) I mainly use it on my hands, but I’ve also put some on my cheeks after I’ve been out in the wind. It is a very soothing quick fix.

I like it a lot, but give it a try and let me know what you think.