Average Jane Moisturizes

(Read to the end of the post about today's GIVEAWAY! In the meantime...)

I don't know about you, but my skin gets so dry at this time of year that I look almost mummified. Fortunately, I've received some lovely samples of skincare products from different companies lately. I've had enough of a chance to use them that I'm ready to give you the rundown.

• Skin MD Natural - I took this company up on their offer of a sample bottle, hoping it would do something about my horrible, cracked fingers and the crepe-y skin on the backs of my hands. I've been using it for about a week and it really seems to be helping. My hands are still somewhat dry, but they feel softer, the cracks have healed, and the rawness has disappeared. I'm giving it a (no longer cracked) thumbs up. Best of all, it's not greasy, so I can put it on right before yoga class and not have to worry about my hands sliding off my mat. (If you're a blogger and you'd like to receive a sample bottle, e-mail me and I'll give you their contact information.)
• Skin Free - I'm trying out four of this company's products: the After Shower Moisture Spritz, Niaouli Butter Stick, Extra Moisturizing Soap & Shampoo Bar, and Super Moisture Body Balm. The Body Balm sample I received was kind of gritty and separated, so I can't really weigh in there. However, I've been using the Niaouli Butter Stick on my horribly dry feet and it seems to be doing a great job on my cracked heels. The After Shower Moisture Spritz is very convenient and I'm looking forward to trying it in conjunction with the soap bar. I like that all of their stuff is made from natural ingredients. The name is a little creepy (overtones of Body Worlds), but I suppose that's neither here nor there.
• Then there's Pacific Shaving Oil, which I read about on Mocha Momma's blog. It is teh awesome, just as she said. I bet it'll be even better once I change razor blades (heh). Hint for bloggers: if you express an interest in the shaving oil in the comments, I wouldn't be surprised if Holly hooks you up with some.

My big box o' samples also included a razor made of recycled plastic from Recycline, some Sweet Spot products, and various Nail Aid nail treatments.

Here's where the GIVEAWAY comes in! I have three different bottles of Nail Aid products that I'll never use because I keep my fingernails cut tomboy-short. I'll list them here and the first person to request each one gets it (one per commenter, please). Simple as that. Just make sure you include an e-mail address with your comment so I can write to you to get your mailing address.

• Grow Tougher - growth + hardener + ridge filler
• Clear Liquid Bandage - broken nail repair
• Brush On Wrap - thickener + hardener

Have a great Thursday. One more NaBloPoMo day to go!

Comments

[Keith]

Jane, you sound like an Avon lady !

[June]

Oh - I would love to have the Grow Tougher! I don't keep my nails very long but I'm always breaking or chipping them.

[me]

Good notes! The Niaouli Butter Stick sounds cool. Does it smell good?

[Peace Grimaldi]

Glad to hear that Skin MD is working for your dry skin Celeste. And thanks for letting other bloggers know they can get samples too.

Peace

[Gerelyn Copus]

These products sound great, I haven't had a chance to check them out, but one that I have used is call Skin Original. It is typically used in the treatment of psoriasis and eczema, but I found that it really helps with my dry skin a lot better than most lotions. Since this winter has been really cold, it has helped greatly with my chapped lips too. I do reviews for health products, and Skin Original contains nothing but organic materials. Which is definately a plus. Once I find a product that works, I stick with it. However I will try these others and do reviews on them also.

[Cee]

I enjoyed reading your experience with moisturizers... I am also into natural products and find a wealth of info on the web and on blogs that give us plebs out here tried and tested products to look at. Yay! Till then. C