Dove Intensive Cream for Extra Dry Hands......A Review

The second post of my PRE-SPRING series is going to be a hand cream review. If you read my blog regularly, you'll know I like to post reviews on Mondays. After all the cold you might have endured this Winter if you live in a very cold country, you need to get your hands in shape before Spring starts especially since we can no longer cover them with gloves. And once our hands are soft and smooth nail polish and arm candy will look even better.

As I told you in my last hand cream review post, I found a new hand cream which works great and it's the cheapest one I have purchased so far. I found it totally by coincidence. I was shopping at a new supermarket and since I noticed the prices were cheaper than in other places I shop I went around and around to try to spot some good deals. And when I found this Dove hand cream I was immediately attracted to it.

First of all the clean and simple white packaging makes it look as something more natural and less complicated in terms of ingredients. And although I am sure this is actually my perception of this product, I am fine with it because this first perception turned to be a positive one. The second thing which attracted me to this product was the fact that Dove is my favourite brand for body washes, so I was intrigued to try a different product from this brand. The third thing which pushed me to put this item in my trolley was the fact that it is marketed as an intensive cream for extra dry hands, which is exactly what I have. When I first smelt this cream, the scent was there, and if you know this is something I don't really like in a hand cream. In fact I prefer non fragrance ones. And this happens to have a pretty evident non natural scent, and by non natural I mean that is not fruity or flowery. Anyway, all the above were the reasons why I placed this item into my trolley. At that time, however,  still didn't know its price since it wasn't marked on the shelf. So I wasn't sure whether I would end buying it or not. It all depended on the price. And when the cashier told me it was only 2.13 euros I was amazed and I knew I definitely needed to try it. 

From the first time I applied it I fell in love with its consistency, the way it blends but not with the scent. I can however live with how it smells, especially if it makes my hands feel so good. The hand creams I have tried before were either too watery, too greasy, too sticky or just not that good apart for few exceptions including the Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula with Vitamin E Concentrated Cream. 

The Dove Intensive hand cream has a combination of moisturizing, hydrating and nourishing properties. I think what makes it so great is the nourishing oil which combined with the hydrating ingredients give my hands that balance they so much needed. And although it has oil in it, it is not greasy at all. It applies quickly and blends easily into my hands without need of rubbing for too long. My hands feel soft and no longer dry and stay smooth for a good amount of time. Once I apply this cream I no longer feel my skin stretching and this effect stays for many hours, even after washing my hands.

All these positive aspects combined with the cheapest price I have ever paid for a hand cream and the fact that this is easily available in supermarkets and drugstores make this product a great one. So if you have extra dry hands, or if you are simply looking for a richer hand cream I suggest you to try this out. After all you have nothing to lose.

STAY FAB