Welcome to Day 4 of my 10,000 Subscriber Celebration!
I have a confession. I hate socks. Never wear them. Not even in winter. Results: Dry, cracked heels. Too much info for a blog? Sorry! But, surely I’m not the only one, and since I found a solution…I had to share…even if it meant grossing people out.
I want to preface this review by saying that I try to be VERY careful with what I agree to review on my blog. I feel very strongly about not misleading my readers, and I absolutely do my darndest to protect your best interests!
That said, I was offered the chance to review MadeOn Bee Silk Hard Lotion a few weeks back. Being that I live in a dry area…and hate to wear socks…and was desperate for something to relieve my VERY dry hands and feet…I agreed. And now, my soft hands and feet are so very thankful that I did!
What is Hard Lotion?
Hard lotion is a lotion that is a solid at room temperature, but softens when rubbed into your skin. It looks like a bar of soap really, but its not. It is made of 3 simple ingredients: beeswax, shea butter, and coconut oil. It was designed specifically to help protect hands and feet from dry cracked skin.
What’s The Cost?
- 3 Pack: $17.75
- Family Size Bar: $9.95
- Pocket Size Bar: $5.95 (This is very small, good for your purse. I’d recommend the family size which is more like the size of a bar of soap)
At first it was a little weird rubbing a hard lotion bar on my heels and hands. The beeswax makes your hands feel a little sticky, but it soaks in quite quickly and then…oooh…it feels GREAT!
I noticed a distinct difference in my feet and hands in about 3 days of continual use. Now I’m sold! I use it daily now, and have found the best time is right before bed when I can apply it to my feet then let it soak in while I’m sleeping. Even though I still don’t wear socks, my feet are all nice and soft just like when I was younger!
Image by MadeOn Lotion website
I also tried it on my preschooler who has eczema on her legs. It took a little longer to work on her but I kept using it. After about a week of continual use, I’m happy to report that her eczema is totally gone and her legs are smooth as a babies bottom! And trust me when I say I’ve tried just about everything to get rid of it. YAY! I also used the lip balm on my son’s chapped lips and they were better overnight. No kidding…overnight! I hope you know you can trust me by now!
The only thing that didn’t work for us was the diaper rash cream. See, how I’m honest? The ingredients are coconut oil, zinc oxide, and beeswax, so nothing too crazy. I’m not certain why it didn’t work, but it seemed to aggravate my Teeny Tot’s hiney. So I’m thinking she may be allergic to one of the ingredients! I hope it’s not bees…?
So, sans diaper rash cream, we absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE this product! The only problem at this point for us is that our bar is almost gone…sigh…. :o(
Buy It:
Visit the MadeOn Bee Silk Hard Lotion to purchase your own bar.
Win It:
Since I love to share products that I love, and since Renee from MadeOn is such a nice person, she’s offered to giveaway a FREE 3 pack of products for you to try yourself! What will you win?
- 1 Family-size lotion bar (Love it, can’t live without it!)
- 1 Pocket-size lotion bar
- 1 lip balm (This stuff rocks by the way!)
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- Simply leave a comment on this post letting me know why you need the MadeOn Bee Silk Hard Lotion!
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I’ve been on a search for something to work for these hideous heels of mine. I feel most lotions I have tried don’t penetrate and they definitely don’t soften the hard cracked skin. Would love to try this!
This product seems amazing! I would love for my husband to try this on his feet and because I love my feet I would definitely use it! 🙂
It’s all natural too! Woo hoo!!
I subscribe via Google Reader. Thanks for informing us of this product!
We, too, deal with eczema and would LOVE to win this! My daughter might even decide she likes lotion since it comes in a bar 🙂
I’ve tried a foot shaver(?) , lotion, heel cream, but my heels are still dry! My husband’s are even worse. I subscribe by rss feed.
Hmm… and I thought I was one of the few people in this planet with cracked and quasay bleeding hands and heels…I am terrified of winter… this has been one of the driest summers in the humid NC area would love to see if this would work on my dry skin baby too! This may be a God send!
Thank you for having the guts to talk about this!
I am one of those who have to wear socks at home. Our son who just turned four is like that as well. :0) Even with wearing socks, my feet still dry out and crack. The same with my hands because I am constantly washing them. All three of our children have some type of sensitive skin issues and I have developed some weird patches since being down south that will not EVER go away. It is so bad that the pigmentation is lighter than the rest of my arms. That’s not attractive! No offense to anyone else with this same issue. I would love a chance to test this product out. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
My daughter also has eczema and I have not been able to find anything to keep it under control. So excited to try this. 🙂
I’m with you–my heels are dry and cracked. This would be wonderful!
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