Neutrogena Hand Cream (Concentrated)

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Neutrogena has been around a while and has a rather impressive collection of lotions, potions, shampoos, conditioners, and make up for the concerning consumer to pamper their body with. I admit, while I love a couple [this cream and the lip stick] of their products, I’ve not sampled the delights of any of the other products.

The NORWEIGIAN FORMULA branch of the Neutrogena tree boasts a whole range of other ...
...as the case with all Neutrogena prods, they have been dermatological tested ~ 9 actually and 1 nurse practitioner. Names can be supplied if you so wish?

[Incidentally, the name NORWEIGIAN FORMULA comes about because apparently Norwegian fisherman use something very similar with regards to the ingredient content]

The style of packaging for the NORWEIGIAN FORMULA doesn’t vary from product to product. The container is usually ... more

۞ When I first stumbled upon this great site [of which I’ve been ‘born again’ into after a 3 year time out] yonks and yonks ago, I was a churner. I’m not ashamed to admit it. I didn’t know any better. Now I do, or rather I did after the initial churning but just couldne be bothered to rewrite back then. Now I can ……….

Firstly, the fact that I reviewed this hand cream 4 years ago and that I’m still using it just adds to the testimony of this review. And before you jump to conclusions, I am not using the same tube. And I am not still using it because it doesn’t actually work and my hands are taking a while to heal. Huh, some people hey?

Secondly, I’m going to set the scene, take a mo and picture it if you will …….. A cold winters morning. I’m wet and cold. My gloves, moisture laden and saggy are losing the battle to keep my fingers from becoming numb. The icy chill of sub zero temperatures are seeping through to my bones. I yearn for home. I yearn for heat. I yearn to hurry up and post the last bloody letter so I can give into my yearning, get home and have a cup of tea. And thaw out. Not nearly soon enough and even before the last bill actually thuds to a stop on its resting place by a front door, I sit astride my trusty steed [bright red bicycle with a big ugly black tray on the front] and peddle my little heart out in the bid to get home to warmth. To dryness. To comfort.
Alas, comfort does not greet me when I return to the loving bosom of my family. The clothes may now be dry, the skin losing its blue hue and returning to a familiar feeling of warmth but the hands still show signs of misuse. They are red and chapped. Sore. The cuticles have argued with my nails and are slowly and painfully trying to meet my knuckles. My hands are a mess. I have the ‘maulers’ of a fishwife. [Are you picturing the scene? Can you see me bent double, cradling my hands as I sit in the chair in front of the fire, slowly rocking as I quiver and moan with pain ……….. Well, if you can, you are as nutty as I am but I thank you for your commitment to the cause]

Ok, so it doesn’t quite get as bad as all that, but it could, and has in the past come pretty dam close, let me tell you. Y’see, the reason as to why it doesn’t get as far as the ‘rocking chair quivering’ state is, one we don’t have a rocking chair [wish we did though] and two, prevention is better than the cure. Y’see [again] I slather this stuff all over my mitts before I put my gloves on. Who’s a smart cookie hey?

I say slather, but to be honest, there’s no need to for any actual 'slathering' to be done. You just don’t need to. The cream is thick and slightly gloopy. A little sticky when you first squeeze it out on to your mitts. But of course, depending how much of the 'gloop' you squeeze it disappears pretty much instantly as you rub it in. Leaves no greasy residue. And the stickiness of the initial glooping disappears too. If you squeeze a lot on though, it is harder to rub in and goes all white and just doesn't disappear. Why it goes white I don’t know, since it is actually a clear slightly cloudy colour. And comes out of a tinsy winsy little hole [kinda looks like worm castings the hole is soooooo tinsy winsy!

One thing though, it doesn’t actually mention on the tube that it is a barrier cream. I’ve just taken it upon myself to shut the door before the horse has even woken up.

It doesn't say on the tube either just how much you are meant to use in a single application. Just lets the consumer know that the tube holds over 200 applications. Whether or not their claims are right I don't know? I don't count the amount of 'squeezes' I’ve had the pleasure of before I run out, but I do know that a tube lasts me about 4 months used daily. Mostly twice, some times even thricely. The tube is only 50ml and if my calculations are correct, each application should be around the .25ml mark! Maybe .5cm of the worm casting? Basically I would advise you to experiment with your rationing, you know the size and condition of you hands. You do the math.

This hand cream comes in two varieties. You can get the scented one and the ……… yes, you’ve guessed it ………… the unscented one. I usually plump for the smelly one though. Simply because its nice to have a faint aroma when applying the bod with products dontcha think? Virtually everything I slap on my clothes rack comes with a smell and the odd times I use an unscented one, it is kinda strange. Not natural for me to not smell what I’m putting on. Anyhoo ….. The smell is a soft delicate whiff. No citrusy tones at all, a touch of an exotic fruit maybe, but a fresh clean smell at the same time. It lasts a while too.

Neutrogena has been around a while and has a rather impressive collection of lotions, potions, shampoos, conditioners, and make up for the concerning consumer to pamper their body with. I admit, while I love a couple [this cream and the lip stick] of their products, I’ve not sampled the delights of any of the other products.

The NORWEIGIAN FORMULA branch of the Neutrogena tree boasts a whole range of other products. There’s a stick for your chapped lips [of which I have several of and keep in all of my jackets/coats and bags so that I’m never without one!] A foot cream to deal with dry hard skin [I don’t suffer from either so I’ve not tried this] Hydrating Cleansing wipes, Ultimate moisture Day and Night creams, an Anti Aging hand cream, Moisturising bath products and body lotions. And as the case with all Neutrogena prods, they have been dermatological tested ~ 9 actually and 1 nurse practitioner. Names can be supplied if you so wish?

[Incidentally, the name NORWEIGIAN FORMULA comes about because apparently Norwegian fisherman use something very similar with regards to the ingredient content]

The style of packaging for the NORWEIGIAN FORMULA doesn’t vary from product to product. The container is usually bright white plastic with a Norwegian flag on a blue square. Maybe not ground breaking inspiration in the world of marketing but once you’ve used this product first, you know to simply look for the flag on the shelving. Its distinctive and it does its job.

Ingredients are pretty run of the mill, and a after a quick looksee, I see no mention on the dreaded Lanolin that so many have to worry about.

A couple of years back, between jobs, I filled my days standing behind the No7 counter at Boots [which was a joke in itself, me with make up? HA ……. Does Ronald McDonald conjure up any images?] And for some inexplicable reason, I looked just the person to ask about hand creams. I only wish for those 2 months I was on commission. I lost count of the amount of people that gleefully skipped to the cash till with a tube of Neutrogena in their red damaged hands. I even had a few of them return and tell me the results [I hope my fake smile convinced them that I really did care?!]

Of course, from the people that sought advice, took it and ran to pay, there were a couple that physically paled at the price. Its not too cheap, especially when Boots cleverly stacks their cheaper range right next door. My last tube was a total bargain because I bought it at Savers for £2.99 and it came with a free ‘Lips’ stick [which retails for £2.89] and a small tube of ‘Feet’ [which I think is a trial size and not on general sale?] Usually though I buy it at Boots when I do my monthly shop and so a mere £3.39 isn’t even a spot on an elephants a**e in terms of the final total! At the mo though, there is a 25% reduction [online, not sure in shop?] so you can pick it up for £2.54. [If I find myself in the city in the immediate future, now’s the time to stock up]

It can be found cheaper and I those of you that like a bargain can probably sniff one out.

It is by no means the most expensive on the shelf, but it can’t be considered cheap either. However, when it comes to using something that you know works and can save you from some pain, cost becomes immaterial for me. I mean, how many of you chuck tens of squids on branded wrinkle creams assuming that you’ll have skin as flawless as a mirror in as little as 8 weeks hey?? ;~)

I’m not saying that by using this I have hands to die for, models hands or the hands of a lady that does nothing all day, I haven’t. However they are most certainly not chapped, dry, cracked or painful in anyway. I’ve no hard patches. The cuticles don’t fight with my nails any more [unless I catch a bugger on a letter box ……… Ouch!] and I’m not ashamed of my maulers.

I’ve been using this for a good 4 years now. My Dad, an engineer used to suffer terribly from cracked hands, he uses it now. In fact, he buys his own and doesn’t even baulk at the price, and believe me, if a 5’11 thuggish looking giant of a man [kinda like a white Shrek!!] will spend over £3.00 on what he calls ‘tarts stuff’ ………. Y’know its bloody well worth, and the tube ain't lying.

Stuff you should know ~

Animal Testing ~ According to Neutrogena’s web site, the ingredients that they use have been proven to be safe historically so instead of testing on animals, they perform predictive tests in/on humans. They say that there is always the possibility of a new ingredient being used that might require in depth safety testing and they cannot, do not want to dismiss the possibility that they won’t ever use animal testing.

As this cream has been on sale for several years and the formula remains unchanged, I’m pretty convinced that this product no longer needs to be, or has been tested on animals. While I try and keep away from the worst offenders [Gillette being one of them] my conscience is clear when I slabber this on.

Contact Neutrogena by either ~

Calling in -
Neutrogena Corporation
Attn: Consumer Affairs
5760 West 96th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90045

Ringing in -
(800) 582-4048

Faxing in -
(310) 410-5829

Or clicking on –
www.neutrogena.com

Of course, if you are the UK side of the pond, you could always write to –

Johnson and Johnson
Maidenhead
SL6 3UG.

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