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The supermarket Aldi is a minefield! Go in for milk, come out with a storage unit, bottle of gin and a selection of skincare products! Their own brand Lacura is brilliant for affordable bath, body and skincare products, including their Hemp Hand Cream. New in store, I couldn’t help but buy this as it only cost £1.49 for 65ml. But is this a good, budget hand cream?
Why did I buy this?
This hand cream intrigued me. It also helped I needed another hand cream, so I wanted to give it a go. This hand cream I hoped would be rich and comforting, which my hands need at the moment. A good size and for £1.49, why not?
What does this hand cream do?
This is designed to moisturise the driest of hands while keeping them feeling protected.
Packaging
65ml of hand cream is housed in a screw top lidded tube. Colouring is quite Autumnal ( greens, reds, oranges, ) with leave patterns all over. Quite eye catching and appealing to look at.
Fragrance
This smells of plants. Not flowers but plants. Quite earthy, not mixed with any other type of scent. To me the fragrance is a little on the bland side, but not offensive. I don’t love how this smells but I don’t hate it either. I’m just grateful it’s not strong. But overall, I’m not a fan of the fragrance Aldi’s Lacura Hemp Hand Cream has.
Consistency & Texture
This is quite a thick and rich textured hand cream, which holds it’s shape when squeezed out of it’s tube. Colouring wise it’s the faintest shade of green.
On the hands
I didn’t need to use much of this because of it’s consistency. Half a fingertip was enough for both of my hands. Despite it’s thickness, this rubbed in very easily. Immediately I could feel an almost waxy like feel to this. Not sticky, or greasy but a little waxy. Looking down on my hands it gave them a slight sheen but in quite a natural way. Not only did they look better but they felt more moisturised.
The inside of my hands didn’t feel tacky, and on the whole I could continue using my hands as normal after application. But personally I’ve avoided driving straight after using this just in case my grip on the wheel isn’t as firm as it should be.
If you have to wash or sanitise your hands regularly, lets be honest, that’s more occasions for your hands to dry out. So I never expected to use this once during the day and that’s it! I use this a few times a day when I’ve felt my hands looked dry and feel tight. I’ve used this for a week now and I would say my hands have gotten drier less frequently. They look better and are in better condition. And to add, the fragrance isn’t distracting on the hands. I can smell it but it’s not very noticeable.
Recommended?
Absolutely! Why? Because it does what it says on the packaging. It’s ideal for dry hands. It stopped mine from getting worse by giving it a massive dose of hydration and protected them too. It comes in a decent size of 65ml, nice looking packaging and it’s only £1.49! What is there NOT to like about this? Admittedly the scent isn’t great but I can live with it! Overall, it’s a great hand cream that if you can grab in store do it!