I was lucky enough to receive the Nivea intensive cream plus many extras as part of a Nivea pamper package I won.
My hands are always dry especially after I wash dishes, and I hate to wear dish gloves but get left with dry irritated hands especially around my wrists, they get extremely sensitive. I normally use hand lotion after washing dishes but switched my normal hand cream with the Nivea intensive hand cream. It comes in a easy to squeeze bottle and a small amount is enough to coat your hands. It rubs into your skin extremely easy and gives it a soft scented moisturized finish. I have been using this hand cream for just over a month after each time I wash my dishes and I have noticed a significant difference in my hands and nails just from changing my hand cream. My hands feel soft and a lot smoother than they used to be. I have about a third of cream left and I use it at least 3 times a day.
It is now part of my dish washing after care ritual, I will not be changing back to my old hand cream anytime soon.
My hands get extremely dry and cracked when its winter and especially during an ordinary working day. Typing all day and rumaging my way through clients stacks of papers do not do wonders for my hands, so hand lotion is a top priority in the handbag.
I picked this lotion up at the warehouse for $3 as I had run out of hand lotion and liked the sound of long-lasting moisture. Ive been using it everyday for about 6 weeks.
Firstly I love the affordability of Nivea products and this lotion is no exception. I love the quality of Nivea products because it is definitely compatible with high end products. This lotion is thick, silky, very creamy and has a divine scent.
You only need a pea size amount for both hands and the lotion distributes quickly and is easily absorbed. I enjoy that when I apply the lotion, my hands are immediately relieved from the dry sting they often get, and my skin is just left silky smooth.
My cuticles also seem to be much healthier and my natural nail is much more shiny. Overall the condition of my hands seemed to have improved alot since using this lotion.
Sadly, my hands only remains silky smooth for a short time and then my hands are back to stinging from being dry. My moisture this lotion provides straight off the bat doesnt linger around and somehow just vanishes without me noticing! In my books this lotion doesnt provide a long-lasting care to hands which it claims and it is sad because the consistency has all the makings of a fantastic hand cream.
When I finish the tube I will not be re-purchasing another tube because my hands needs a lotion that's a bit more industrious for my ridiculously dry, cracked sandpaper hands!
Tips: I rub this into my cracked heels (only because Im at work and dont have my bathroom in my handbag) and it does a quick fix up on dry feet.