We live in the arid deserts of Northern Nevada. The wind, extreme temperature changes, and lack of humidity really wreck havoc on our skin, particularly the hands because they are constantly washed. Each season presents a different challenge for keeping our skin from getting dry, cracked, and rough.
We have tried everything from Vaseline Instensive Care to Eucerin Cream to the cheap brands from the dollar store. We’ve even gone so far as to use Corona Teat and Udder Ointment typically used for cows. It works great but it smells heavily of lanolin and gets on everything.
You can imagine my excitement (and skepticism) when I was offered the chance to try out Skin MD Natural with SPF 15. Would it really work to relief the dry, cracked, and even bleeding skin on our hands, especially on sweet little Fudge whose hands have the worst time?
Before testing it out I decided to read up a little on Skin MD Natural. It is a shielding lotion which means it not only helps to hydrate your skin but it locks in moisture and creates a shield that protects your skin from irritants. I’ve stated before I’m all about using natural ingredients as much as possible. It is important to me. So I was surprised that Skin MD explains why they are called natural, even when they aren’t 100% natural. They even disclose all of the ingredients used in their lotion complete with descriptions of the purpose of each. How rare is that? Skin MD Natural is so certain that it will deliver what they claim they unconditionally guarantee it. We’ve been testing it out now for a month. Guess what? It’s working! The first week we each needed to apply Skin MD every few hours – that’s how badly damaged our hands were. After that first week we only needed to apply it once in the morning and once in the evening. I love how the Skin MD Natural formula is non-greasy. It absorbs right in. Best of all, no more teary eyed little girls.
I asked Skin MD Natural to send me an extra bottle to give away to one of you. Leave a comment telling me why you’d like to try it and you’re entered to win. I’ll leave comments open until noon PST on Friday, January 16. A winner will be randomly chosen by random.org.
I know I won’t get picked because I’m the first! Oh, well. I really could use it though. As soon as it gets colder outside (even in Seattle, and now we live in Montana, where it’s FREEZING!) my two oldest get really dry hands. It’s hard to stay on top of them using lotion and they only start complaining once their hands are all cracked and bleeding! I’ve been trying to be better about making sure they put lotion on, but if anything is more effective, I’d love to try it!
Wow! That sounds really good! Being a mom and doing dishes 20 times a day, 5 loads of laundry a day, plus all the washing after diapering and before food fixing, my hands are toast by the end of the day!! 🙂 They also start to crack around my finger nails when they get too dry. Ouch! Thanks for the chance to win!!!
I am in the process of trying to find a lotion/emollient for my poor little guy. He has eczema so bad and I can’t seem to find anything that gives me a long term fix. It will work a few days and then his skin will get used to it and then I am on to trying another solution. Maybe this will work for him. Thanks for the opportunity to try it for free!
My daughter’s legs, my son’s cheeks, my hubby’s hands 🙂
Okay, I don’t normally chase giveaways…but I am for the sake of my Brand New Son-in-law: He has the driest hands of anyone I have ever met. He’s on the wrestling team at the Colorado School of Mines–he’s always trying some new moisturizing lotion but so far nothing works. He fingers are cracked and always irritable. So I’m gonna cross my fingers WE get picked!
After living in super humid Mississippi for 6 years and then moving to super dry Colorado, my girls hands and bodies have really suffered. We’re always on the lookout for great lotions to help heal up our dry skin.
My youngest has had really dry skin ever since he was born. especially on his feet and legs. It’s been so bad at times that I have to leave him in his sleeper all day so that he won’t scratch. I’ve been trying everything as well and would love to give this a try. Thank you!
I’m glad yo found something that works! I’d love to try this on Noor and Maggie! They have such bad eczema! We run the humidifier 24/7 and use Ayr gel in noses at night. Eucerine cream after every bath too, and boy do they hate getting pajamas on after that!
I’ve used the utter ointment on my hands with a cheap pair of gloves at night to help them stop bleeding and cracking! Does this count for wanting to try something else?
Utah is also so dry compared to California where I grew up. My hands are always cracking in the winter and SAM’s cheeks are getting dry and cracked from me wiping his face. He needs a good lotion.
I would LOVE to try a great naturual lotion to help my rediculously dry skin! I work in sales and am constantly shaking the hands of customers and prospective customer. It’s embarrassing that my hands are so dry and tough. I’d love a chance to confidently shake someone’s hand!
My ARIZONA heels could really use something that would finally work! Aside from that your blog is GREAT.
We’d love to try it on chapped cheeks and even wondering if it would soothe a sore little bum
thanks for the tip!
My hands are HORRIBLE in the winter. I would love to give this a try. Glad it’s been working for you@
It is cold and dry out here in Massachusetts, my hands are dry and my little boy especially has problems with dry skin. I’d love to try out some of this!
Thanks for the giveaway!
Dry cracked bleeding hands. Ugh!
I’m so glad it’s working for you.
That sounds really nice! I’ve been trying hard to only get natural products and limit our exposure to so many chemicals. So this sounds worth while!
Poor Fudge!
I just posted yesterday about how the tips of my fingers and toes are cracking…from all the hand washes needed after diaper changing, and running. Sounds like this stuff would do the trick!
I wonder how it would work with Nancy’s eczema? She’s having a bear of a time with it out here. I’ll have to track it down.
I have some hand thing where they crack up twice a year in the late fall/early spring. I’ve been looking everywhere for something and have tried all the stuff you did. They’ve even started bleeding sometimes the cracks are so deep. Do you feel bad for me yet?! Do you order it online? Cause if it’s that good I might order some if I don’t win!
My hands also get VERY dry in the winter–sometimes bleeding. I would love trying something like this.
My husband works outside, and in the winter his hands get so dry and cracked that they sometimes bleed. Even if he is wearing gloves.
I would love to have him try it.
My girls get REALLY dry hands in the winter and they don’t want to wash b/c it only makes them hurt!
I would love to try this because I have excema on my hands. I have a hard time wearing my wedding rings sometimes even because of the excema. I am also a teacher and wash my hands constantly throughout the day to keep the germs at bay. Pick me, pick me! 🙂 Thanks!
We all have dry skin at my house, too, and the hands are the worst spots for some of us. This comment is for those of the excezma sufferers. One of my son’s has had HoRRIble excezma since birth. He also gets seasonal asthma. Last fall the Dr. put him on seven different perscriptions for excezma and asthma. I tried all kinds of creams and ointments and nothing made it better. After some reading about Vitamin D, I decided to try Carlson’s Cod Liver Oil for kids. I give him 1/2 tsp a day and he’s been exzema free for about 10 months now, and his asthma hasn’t recurred! It was an answer to prayer! Now we can use lotion to help the dryness, but he doesn’t get the persistent raw rashy skin that used to be a constant.
Jane could use that!!
My kids and I have dry skin too, and for some reason, the Utah air is even harder on us than NV was. I’ve been buying some kind of expensive goo that came highly recommended–looked at the container ingredient list yesterday and discovered it has the exact same ingredients as Vaseline.
Glad you found something that works for your girls!
I would love to win this for my son. He has had eczema since he was a few months old. He turns fifteen this month and is still having problems with cracking, bleeding and infections. Thanks.
hope I win—living in Utah—very dry and on top of that I like to do many things with my hands–such as baking, cooking and quilting—-all hard on hands. Thanks for your blog!!!!!
I live in very very dry Utah and my son has eczema. His hands are always cracked and bleeding when he is in school because he refuses to lotion at school. If there was a lotion out there that he would only have to use in the morning and the evening, that would be such a blessing for us! I think I’m going to try this lotion even if I don’t win. Thank you so much for the suggestion!
My sweet violinist husband has cracked, bleeding hands. I told him about this post (I hadn’t noticed the giveaway at the bottom!), and he was very interested. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and your freebie!
Thanks for the fun opportunity. I have a child with eczema and we’ve tried most of the lotions out there. He always ends up infecting himself by scratching.
I have severe excema on my hands, and the dry winter air and constant washing of momness doesn’t help. I’ve tried everything and nothing seems to work to keep the cracking and bleeding and itching at bay. I’d love to try out this lotion!
So needing this! I have eczema. It is HORRIBLE (as pronounced in Spanish, for more emphasis). I thought I had tried everything (I use Corona, too :)), but this is new to me. I hope I am lucky…but if I’m not, I will figure another way to try it out.
Hey – I would LOVE to try this stuff! I have eczema on my right hand that even the strongest prescription steroid cream cannot get rid of completely. So any lotion that can help hydrate my hands would be heaven sent for sure!
I never really had a problem with dry skin until recently. I’m not sure why but my skin is a bit more dry than usual these days! Skin MD sounds like a great product. I almost always check up on the ingredients of skin care products before purchasing:)
Not 5 minutes ago my daughter was complaining about how much a tiny “break” in her skin was hurting. I told her to go get some lotion and to use it more often. But the B&BW stuff doesn’t do much actual good other than smell nice. …I’ve got some Aveeno around here somewhere… Anyway, I could use some lotion that actually does some good.
because i have extremely dry skin and am always willing to try something new
My hands are really dry, too. This stuff sounds awesome. If I don’t win, I’ll have to find some to buy!
Thanks,
I have used their lotion in the past, but this looks like a new formula.
Thanks for hosting the giveaway!
I’d like to try it because the hands in our house easily get chapped from all the hand washing we do.
I participate in winter sports such as dog sledding, hiking, and snowboarding. There is a ski resort 5 minutes from my house. The harsh winter conditions can be hard on my skin so I would like to try this.
Its very cold here and my skin could use some help.
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My skina dn my daughter’s skin is so dry I would love to try this on our whole family!
Carla
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I would like to try this to help with the dry skin on my hands and elbows
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