Living in Calgary in the winter is sure to make anyone’s skin begin to look like reptile’s scales. There is absolutely no way around getting the dry flaky skin caused by the dry and (snow) flaky weather — especially on your hands and feet. Or at least that’s what I thought until I was sent some Skin MD Natural shielding lotion to check out for myself. I was sent a 4 oz bottle of the Face, Hand and Body Shielding Lotion and a couple of sample packs of their Shielding Lotion with Sunscreen SPF 15 to test and review. What’s really cool is that you too can order some samples to try out before committing to buying a whole bottle. Go here to get some sample packs for only $2 shipping and handling. Many store locations that carry Skin MD also have free samples for you to try before you buy so you can skip the shipping and handling charges as well. This means that you won’t cause any unnecessary waste by purchasing something that you don’t want or need.
This lotion is super silky when you put it on. It doesn’t even really feel like lotion actually — more like you have an aloe vera plant growing in your window sill and have rubbed it directly on your hand — except not sticky at all! It’s fresh, light and slightly cooling formula leaves you feeling as though you have literally put on a shield between you and the elements. I’ve been using it for nearly a week now and have definitely noticed a difference in the reptilian skin on my hands — less and less like a crocodile every day:) It does not leave a greasy feel at all but absorbs extremely quickly leaving you feeling softer and smoother regardless of the weather. This multipurpose lotion can also be used in place of your daily moisturizer and fits the bill entirely. With sensitive skin, I was worried about it clogging my pores or causing a reaction but have found that to absolutely not be the case at all.
“Natural” or “eco-friendly” are buzz words that have gotten a lot of attention in recent days. They are words that companies often toss around with little regard for the facts. However, that is happily not the case with Skin MD Natural. Here’s a few key points about why I love the way this lotion is made instead of just how it works:
- 93% of the ingredients used in this product are all natural or plant based natural ingredients
- The company is completely transparent in what the ingredients of the product really are — check out their comprehensive explanations of each item here
- Manufactured in a 100% solar powered facility!
- Cruelty free — absolutely no animal testing
- Paraben free — this is a preservative that mimics estrogen and has some links to breast cancer and reproductive disorders
- Vegan friendly — no animal products are contained in the formulation
- Shielding formulation maintains your body’s own moisture instead of artificially moisturizing it in the short term
- Prevents irritants your skin comes in contact with from being absorbed — literally keeps the good stuff in and the bad stuff out
- Made in the United States so the carbon footprint of overseas shipping is decreased
- Fragrance and colorant free
This lotion is also supposed to work great for people with problem skin such as eczema and psoriasis. I plan on using this lotion on some of my daughter’s eczema and posting a review as to it’s effectiveness with her skin as well. I am completely comfortable using such an actually natural product (as opposed to a green-washed wanna-be natural product) on her skin even though it is very sensitive and prone to rashes. All I have to do now is wait for her next big flare up and then I’ll post again. Hopefully it will be a little while before that happens again though…
Additionally, I really like the packaging options available — you can purchase the lotion in a small daily use bottle or by the gallon to cut down on plastic usage. In fact, the only thing I didn’t like about this lotion is that the bottles are not recyclable as far as I can tell. It’s pretty easy to overlook that one small downer when you’ve got so much good going on!! Thanks so much to Skin MD Natural for providing me with samples to review. All in all, this is definitely a product that I would (and will) buy in the future.
You can check out Skin MD Natural for yourself on their facebook page, twitter account or sign up for their monthly healthy skin newsletter.
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