Body lotions
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han
love is the answer
I use Aqueous Cream BP from Superdrug (or Boots, or any pharmacy). It's completely unbranded and very cheap, £1.99 for an enormous tub.
My mum introduced me too it (she suffers from v dry skin and her doctor recommended it) and I've never looked back - it's ace! It's completely water-based (but very thick) and absorbs very quickly, and your skin feels so soft after you've put it on. It's completely non-allergenic and has no smell.
And cos it's so cheap you can get through loads of it without it breaking the bank.
My mum introduced me too it (she suffers from v dry skin and her doctor recommended it) and I've never looked back - it's ace! It's completely water-based (but very thick) and absorbs very quickly, and your skin feels so soft after you've put it on. It's completely non-allergenic and has no smell.
And cos it's so cheap you can get through loads of it without it breaking the bank.
secretsquirrel
Respectable married lady
han - I guess you ask for it over the counter? Mind give it a whirl if I can ever stop using my usual one. Thing is, for me the smell is so much a part of the experience...
I use Australian Organics evening primrose oil body lotion with essential oils of patchouli, sweet orange & ylang ylang. It smells delicious and it's £3.99 from Holland & Barratt. I get through butt loads of the stuff!
I use Australian Organics evening primrose oil body lotion with essential oils of patchouli, sweet orange & ylang ylang. It smells delicious and it's £3.99 from Holland & Barratt. I get through butt loads of the stuff!
secretsquirrel said:
Nope, it's on the shelves in the shop
Han - it can cause irritation in some (few) people, some manufacturers vary the ingredients slightly.
Herbsman.
Nah Lotion, Pet, Nor Powder.
Since recently I haven't had to buy body lotion. I use an internal skin moisturising method.
Human skin is amazing. It protects you from viruses and bacteria, it's waterproof, it protects you from ultraviolet, it keeps you cool, it stretches with you, and does all sorts of other amazing stuff. It does all this, yet these lotion companies want me to believe that my skin can't even keep itself moist? Bullshit.
Skin is not flawed. If something is going wrong, it must be an environmental factor. The most obvious factor to me, directly related to skin health, is food and drink. So basically I drink large quantities of hemp seed oil mixed with olive oil, daily. About one 175ml wine glass does it. How it works, is that once the oil is ingested, it is emulsified by the bile in the gall bladder, and basically broken down into tiny little droplets. These oily droplets are then taken up by my skin cells and gradually released by the sebacious glands, giving it a thin, oily coating, leaving it moist and supple, with a nice, smooth sheen. No need for lotion!
Human skin is amazing. It protects you from viruses and bacteria, it's waterproof, it protects you from ultraviolet, it keeps you cool, it stretches with you, and does all sorts of other amazing stuff. It does all this, yet these lotion companies want me to believe that my skin can't even keep itself moist? Bullshit.
Skin is not flawed. If something is going wrong, it must be an environmental factor. The most obvious factor to me, directly related to skin health, is food and drink. So basically I drink large quantities of hemp seed oil mixed with olive oil, daily. About one 175ml wine glass does it. How it works, is that once the oil is ingested, it is emulsified by the bile in the gall bladder, and basically broken down into tiny little droplets. These oily droplets are then taken up by my skin cells and gradually released by the sebacious glands, giving it a thin, oily coating, leaving it moist and supple, with a nice, smooth sheen. No need for lotion!
twisted_angel
If in doubt.. mumble.
I have sensitive skin and anything too perfumed makes me have a rash..not a good look so i stick to baby oil gel straight onto damp skin.. works for me.
Wish i could go for something that smelt really good though.
Wish i could go for something that smelt really good though.
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
Same here, except that I used scissors to cut away a hole in the middle 
absinthe pirate
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han said:I use Aqueous Cream BP from Superdrug (or Boots, or any pharmacy). It's completely unbranded and very cheap, £1.99 for an enormous tub.
My mum introduced me too it (she suffers from v dry skin and her doctor recommended it) and I've never looked back - it's ace! It's completely water-based (but very thick) and absorbs very quickly, and your skin feels so soft after you've put it on. It's completely non-allergenic and has no smell.
And cos it's so cheap you can get through loads of it without it breaking the bank.
Ahhh...the magic goo! My housemate uses that for his exzema (sp?) and its so soothing its wonderful stuff.
foamy said:i usually get half way through then cut the bottle open with a bread knife
bought a bottle with a pump on it but then the pump broke...so, out came the bread knife!
I can see it now.. hmmm, need some more out of this.. womble downstairs mid moisturising with greasy hands and woops! there goes my thumb or something (very accident prone, me!)
Treebeak said:I can see it now.. hmmm, need some more out of this.. womble downstairs mid moisturising with greasy hands and woops! there goes my thumb or something (very accident prone, me!)
i think i might cut the next one open on the band saw at work.
just because i can
foamy said:i usually get half way through then cut the bottle open with a bread knife
bought a bottle with a pump on it but then the pump broke...so, out came the bread knife!
yes definately agree about the bad design of the palmers bottles. halfway through when the opening at the top gets all clogged and refuses to emit cocoa butterness, i have to store the thing upside down and unscrew the lid everytime i wanna use some, tap tap tap on the bottom until the thing comes out in huge globs.
Lysistrata
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Superdrug's "skin essentials" body lotion with sweet almond oil is good for me. Suits my skin which hates over-perfumed stuff and it's very cheap. Although not as cheap as the stuff Han recommends which I might try next time.
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
Madusa said:yes definately agree about the bad design of the palmers bottles. halfway through when the opening at the top gets all clogged and refuses to emit cocoa butterness, i have to store the thing upside down and unscrew the lid everytime i wanna use some, tap tap tap on the bottom until the thing comes out in huge globs.
I had great success with a wrist flick action: when it stops putting out, hold the bottom of the bottle and flick it sharply forward several times (lid still on, obviously). Then unscrew the lid and there should be great clumps of fresh goo awaiting your pleasure at the top of the neck.
May Kasahara said:
blossie33
trailer trash
I use a Superdrug cheapy, they used to do one for 65p for a large bottle but seem to have discontinued it 
Have also been using a Sanctuary one that was a present which was really nice (unfortunately just finished it).
I really hate the smell of baby oil so would never buy that but a nurse friend recommended the Aqueous cream so I might give that a try.
Have also been using a Sanctuary one that was a present which was really nice (unfortunately just finished it).I really hate the smell of baby oil so would never buy that but a nurse friend recommended the Aqueous cream so I might give that a try.
waverunner
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