If you’re anything like me, you’ll hate the feeling of hand cream sitting on the surface of your skin of your hands taking forever to absorb.
Which is why when you find one that’s thick enough to nourish your dry hands but lightweight enough that it dries down quickly and easily, it doesn’t take long before it hits holy grail cult status.
Enter: L’Occitane’s Shea Hand Cream ($42.76; Amazon).
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The miracle buy recently came across my desk with little fanfare, but when I tried it, I knew I wouldn’t go back to any other product.
Enriched with 20 per cent organic Shea butter, this super-creamy French balm penetrates the skin on the hands quickly to protect, nourish and moisturise.
Blended with the light and alluring aromas of jasmine and ylang-ylang essences, the $42 buy has plenty of other natural ingredients alongside the Shea butter that help to improve the texture and appearance of the skin.
And crucially, when you apply it, your skin doesn’t feel greasy for ages afterwards.
The Shea Hand Cream is so popular with shoppers that one tube of the best-selling balm sells every three seconds around the world.
And it’s a huge hit on TikTok too, where thousands have revealed how fantastic it is in cold weather when their hands are extremely dry.
Reviews on Amazon are glowing, and the $42 buy has an impressive five-star rating.
“The right size to fit into my hand bag. Very absorbent, smells beautiful,” one shopper wrote.
“The best hand cream I’ve ever tried — and I’ve tried so many of them,” another added.
“The ones I’ve tried before are either work well but smell too strong or have a nice smell but don’t really hydrate your skin.
“This one is definitely the winner. It has a wonderful subtle smell (even when you use a lot of them), nice creamy texture and absorbs quite quickly as well. I can’t live without it, I have it at home, at the office and a travel size one on my purse every time.”
While a third said simply: “I’m a repeat purchaser of this hand cream. It’s rich and soothing and soaks in quickly. I use it every night”.
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