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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If you could see my heels, you would know why I need this! lol! I have VERY dry skin and so does my daughter : (
I follow your RSS feed on Google!
Older feet need nourishing…hubby’s skin splits in the winter with his job.
hmm we have so many allergies always looking for natural products to use!
I have very dry feet and my son also has excema. I would love to try this!
Just wanted to tell you that at your recomendation I bought this and LOVED IT! My heels were so cracked they were bleeding and no joking, within 1 week they have completely healed up. LOVE THIS STUFF!!!!
They seem to get it at different locations but several of my children deal with eczema off and on and we are moving into the colder months when it gets worse. I’d love to try this on them (and my dry patches as well).
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I need the hard lotion because …. my heels are cracked and dry! And then when winter comes around, my fingers dry out to the point of cracking … especially when you have to change dipes and wash your hands constantly!