Nivea Soft Versus Jergens Ultra Healing Hand Lotion

Winter for most people means snow, cooler weather, hot coco and the holidays, but for me, it means dry, chapped skin, specifically my hands. Normally I'd put on some hand lotion that's been lying around for God only knows how long and forget about it, but the past winter was the worse. My hands weren't just dry and chapped but the skin at the tip of my fingernails and in between my fingers were severely cracked and bleeding. It could be a combination of the cold, dry weather and the fact that I tend to wash my hands often, either way I knew I needed something stronger.

I'm not exactly a high maintenance gal and being a college student I needed something affordable. Since I'm not very familiar with skin care products I wasn't sure which brand would be appropriate for my needs and which brand actually works. Like I said, I'm not a high maintenance gal and typically I'd turn to my mother for help but at the moment, mom's about three hours away. So what's a girl to do? Well, I went into the nearest drugstore and did the logical thing, which was head for the lotion aisle. When I got there I was even more confused, it's unbelievable how many brands, types and scents of lotion there are. I looked around to see what other women were buying and I noticed that Nivea was a pretty popular brand, I've even had other customers comment on how well it works, apparently I wasn't the only with chapped hands. Of course like many brands Nivea had several types of lotions. I looked around a bit for something to cure dry hands and came across Nivea Soft, the packaging says it's a "refreshingly soft moisturizing crème, for incredibly soft skin," well that sounds exactly like what I needed. Nivea Soft even came in a conveniently small circular container, which was perfect for me, I grabbed the Nivea Soft and went to check out.