I am a hand lotion addict.

I have to put lotion on after I wash my hands or my hands start feeling dry and tight.

My husband, however, is sensitive to a lot of scents. I put on some Bath and Body Works lotion in the mall one day, and after walking around some more, we decided to share a Strawberry Julius.

The tiny amount of scent or lotion that was on the cup gave him such a bad headache that he couldn’t drink it!

I felt so bad.

So, due to my husbands allergies, I’ve been using Lubriderm hand lotion, since that’s one he can use too.

I’ve tried several different varieties, and everything was ok, until I tried the Lubriderm Advanced Therapy Moisturizing Lotion for Extra-Dry Skin.

After a week or two, I noticed that my hands were feeling dryer, and dryer, and I was getting up to run put lotion on every 15 minutes.

Even my trusty Ginger Cardamom Whipped Shea Monoi Body Butter from Maryam’s Soap Nook wasn’t alleviating the dryness.

I didn’t know what was going on. It was still pretty warm outside, so I thought that maybe my hands were getting dryer because of the air conditioner, although I’ve never had a problem with that before.

This went on for weeks, and weeks.

Until I finally ran out of lotion.

Since I’d recently read in some beauty book that one of the top beauty secrets that no one ever tells you is to put sunscreen on the back of your hands, I decided to try the Lubriderm Daily Moisture with SPF 15 Lotion.

After a week, I stopped and thought “Hey, my hands aren’t dry anymore!”

I still can’t believe that Lubriderm lotion, especially a Lubriderm lotion made for dry skin, caused that much of a difference in my skin.

I think I’ll stick with the Daily Moisture with SPF 15 for now.

But next time I notice extremely dry skin in my hands, the first thing I’m going to do is change my lotion!