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Last month my little sister texted mefrom Sephora, wondering which hand cream I recommended forvery dry skin.
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I knew my answer immediately: Kiehls Ultimate Strength Hand Salve.
Get the Kiehls Hand Lotion!
I replied in all caps, looking at my own beloved tube of it on my bedside.
Text conversation between me and my sister on December 15, 2023
You dont get it, I asserted.
Im so passionate about it.
This is also when I realized: I should probably write about this.
Text conversation between me and my sister on December 15, 2023
What happened topreventiveskin care, huh?
(My grandmothers manicurist once told me to apply moisturizer to my cuticles.
Its basically a form ofnail slugging.)
My cuticles also looked softer and theskin around my nailscompletely stopped peeling.
Now I dont leave home without it.
I always pack atravel sizeor fill a travel-size tube if the2.5 oz.
Otherwise my hands feel sad and naked, or like prunes upon waking.
Text conversation between me and my sister on December 15, 2023
As for why it works so well?
Plus, despite being so rich, it absorbs quickly and easily without leaving a greasy-feeling film.
Really: you’re free to gorightback to textingor scrollingafter applying, which I do often.
(Thats another huge advantage to using it before bedtime.)
In short, this is the perfect hand cream.
My friend who is a bartender, and who therefore has to wash their handsa lot.
Obviously they nowalsoswear by this lotion.
Really, its no wonder it sells out as often as it does.
