Intense Moisturizing Cream Review & Giveaway

Winter is brutal on my hands. I am certain I wash my hands too much, but I hate having that ick feeling on my hands, and I'm a self-professed germ-a-phobe. ;) I spend the majority of my mornings in the kitchen doing prep work for lunch and dinner, which involves a lot of hand washing in between food-touching, and then, the rest of the day is spent running errands (door touching), playing (toy touching), diaper changes (gross) and (in winter) nose wiping!

Now, my husbands hands get horrible in winter. He works in a car parts warehouse (grease/dirt/grime) with lots of cardboard boxes (moisture suckers!) and washes his hands a "lot" (he confessed once it "had" to be 4 times a day, haha! I wish that was all I did!) His hands end up cracked and bleeding. We've tried many different products to heal his hands, but the only thing that relieves it seems to be Spring arriving!

So, our house was more than happy to give the Intense Moisturizing Cream a whirl!

(Image taken from Moody Sisters Etsy shop)

For starters, what makes up the Intense Moisturizing Cream? The key ingredients are:

• Cocoa Butter which prevents and hydrates chapped, dry, itchy skin
• Sweet Almond Oil which softens and heals. It's packed with Vitamins A, B & E. It is also hydrating, but absorbs quickly.
• Aloe, which soothes and hydrates

Hydrates. Hydrates. Hydrates. Sign me up!

Other ingredients include Beeswax, Water, Green Tea, Oats, Herbal Extracts and Essential Oils.

The Intense Moisturizing Cream feels very similar to the Face & Body Whip despite having different key ingredients. But the Face & Body Whip is a bit heavier and denser feeling (can you even say that about a lotion?!)

As you rub the Intense Moisturizing Cream on your hands, you can tell that it really packs a punch in the hydration department! It isn't very greasy, but you can definitely tell that it hydrates more than the Face & Body Whip. I said that it isn't "very" greasy - it does feel a bit more 'greasy' than the Whip, but, it absorbs into the skin so quickly and then the 'greasy' feeling is gone.

How well does it work? I have found that I do need to re-apply the Intense Moisturizing Cream daily to see any sort of improvement (I do this at bedtime every night, since it's a guarantee that I'll have at least a few hours before more hand washing!) In the morning, I definitely notice that my hands are no longer flaky and dry, but, by afternoon, I'm back to needing more relief. It does seem that they heal a little more each day though. Over the course of using this for a few weeks now, I've noticed that all cracking in my hands has gone away as well (Told you, winter = brutal!)

The need to re-apply every day (or night) does not deter me from using it at all. I've not had my hands feel so smooth (or so...not-greasy!) with any other moisturizer. And with other moisturizers, I need to re-apply multiple times a day.

My husband (& I) saw some-what of a difference as well, but he was not as faithful in using it (totally my fault, I completely hogged the jar!) But when he did use it, even one application made a noticeable difference.

The biggest thing I noticed in comparison to other hand creams, a little bit goes a long way (obviously "little bit" is determined by your hand size!) but it is so rich and hydrating, that even when I use just a "fingertip" scoop, I still have some leftover cream (so, my elbows and feet have enjoyed some pampering too!)

The Intense Moisturizing Cream comes in a 4oz jar and retails for $12.00.

If you're feeling lucky, you can enter to win your own jar! Simply fill out the following form.

Please note, we MUST have 15 entrants to make this giveaway happen. That means you need to spread the word! There is incentive though - for each person that enters the giveaway and says that you referred them, you receive 5 extra entries into this giveaway! Start spreading the word! :)

This giveaway will run through Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 7pm (EST). At that time I will use random.org to choose a winner (assuming that there are 15 entrants!!)

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Moody Sisters on Facebook
Moody Sisters Etsy Shop

Disclaimer: I received one 2oz jar of Intense Moisturizing Cream for review. All opinions are my own and you may have a different experience. Moody Sisters is sponsoring the giveaway of one jar of Intense Moisturizing Cream to one winner.