Having lived on both sides of the Atlantic I have to conclude that one thing that Europeans do better is hand cream! All of my favourites are European: Caudalie, Clarins Jeunesse de Mains, Crabtree and Evelyn, Molton Brown and even ones from The Body Shop.
Kiehl's Ultimate Strength Hand Salve is the one American hand cream that I have found to be very good indeed. Although it's aimed at severely dry active hands*, don't let that put you off, it's really an excellent hand cream for almost anyone. It is a thick rich cream that instantly absorbs making it moisturising yet not at all greasy and it is one of the few hand creams that leaves no residue at all on hands so you can handle papers or use a touch screen straight after use.
Kiehl's claim that it creates a 'glove like barrier' on hands that draws and absorbs water from the atmosphere, I don't know if it does, but I do know that this is one cream that you don't feel you constantly need to reapply. My hands always feel soothed and don't itch at all when I use it.
Active ingredients include Glycerine, avocado, sesame and aloe and while it does have quite a strong (but not unpleasant) eucalyptus scent when first applied this soon fades. The tube has a flip top which is something I like in a hand cream and the tube is sturdy enough to transport about in your bag, the smaller tube (it comes in two sizes) is perhaps a little too large to be truly considered a handbag size but it's not overtly large.
It is a Kiehl's product so it doesn't come at a rock bottom price. Having said that it isn't wallet emptying expensive and a tube lasts a fairly long time as you don't need to use too much.
A 2.5fl oz tube costs $15.00 and a 5fl oz tube (which is huge) is $22.00.
I'm suggesting kiehls.com for online purchases as they often have online promotions and gifts as well as generous samples and a loyalty program for Kiehl's lovers but it's also available from most larger US department stores and Sephora.
*There's something about the wording and the design of the packaging of this that is quite masculine and I think that it is designed in such a way to make it appealing to the male market. Kiehl's sell a lot of product to men across all their ranges and I find this particular packaging is very reminiscent of that of the Facial Fuel range which is marketed to men.
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