Being winter and with all the hand washing and sanitizing going on my hands were in a state, they were sore, cracked to the point of almost bleeding and no moisturizer seemed to be helping at all.... until now! I have been using this a week now and my hands have healed. There's no more cracks and the dry patches are disappearing. I am so so grateful to have been given this to trial and will definitely be purchasing once its gone.
It is very thick and be warned a little goes a long way (on my first application I ended up covering all the way to my elbows ). There's no strong fragrance and it didn't hurt to apply when my skin was cracked unlike some others. I would recommend this to anyone wanting to replenish moisture in their hands.
I have heard great things about this product from dermatologists online, but hadn’t purchased because the Aveeno Dermexa range works in a similar way. But. I have now made a permanent switch to Cicaplast Mains.
This is HIGHLY occlusive. If you wash/damage your hands a lot at work then this will protect and repair them well. But I’ve been using it on my face to soothe irritation from using retinol. It really works to lock in moisture on the face, but would be far too heavy for very oily skin.
The addition of niacinamide was a nice surprise too. It will take a while to see if it helps with my hyperpigmentation (especially since I am slowly introducing retinol too) but evidence suggests it is highly effective.
Thanks BR!