The Sewing Mom

This post brought to you by Carmex®. All opinions are 100% mine.

I feel like I’ve been running around like a chicken with my head cut off.  I actually took a week and a half off from work, but was busy visiting with family and attending the International Quilt Festival, so my off time was filled up with fun activities too!  Got home late Sunday night, family left Monday morning and I’ve had the last 2 days off from work trying to get myself in order, catching up on everyday things that have been previously set aside.  One of the most important things I tend to set aside is simply taking time to take care of myself.  I’m always so busy making sure the house is taken care of, my daughter and husband are taken care of, my bills are taken care of.  Well, you get the picture.  It’s so easy to not take even a few minutes to take care of me.

Well, a few weeks ago I received a package in the mail to help me take care of myself.  The package included a tube of Carmex® Healing Lotion and Carmex® Healing Cream as well as a purse tube of lotion, all free samples from Carmex.

I have to tell you that I am extremely picky when it comes to lotions that I use on my body.  I refuse to use anything that feels greasy and these do not.  I also prefer to use unscented lotions, mainly due to my allergies, but these have a very mild scent that reminds me of cocoa butter.  It’s so faint that I really don’t notice it.  They feel wonderfully clean too, no greasy residue.  I feel immediate relief after applying the lotion or cream.

I’ve been using the Healing Cream on my feet, in particular, my heels.  My heels are very dry and have a tendency to have the skin crack.  They can actually be painful.  The Healing Cream has really, truly helped.  I do feel relief almost as soon as I apply it and the dryness has definitely improved in the couple of weeks I’ve been using the product.  I have used the Healing Lotion as an all over body lotion, applying it to my arms and legs after showering.  It goes on smoothly and I actually enjoy the light scent.  It has aloe and vitamin E that work to heal dry, flaky skin like I get in the winter.  I’ve put the small size lotion in my purse because I always need lotion on my hands after using soap in public bathrooms.  Those cheap soaps tend to dry out my skin and applying the lotion has really helped.

I have been very pleasantly pleased with the Carmex® Skin Care and do recommend you try it for yourself.  The products are available at Walgreens for just $5.99 each.