A’kin Pureman 24 Hour Moisturiser
By Anisa B
Packaging: A’kin Pureman 24 Hour Moisturiser comes in a brown 50ml pump top bottle. The cream dispenses easily and hygienically.
The moisturiser smells herbally, it’s not masculine neither is it feminine, just botanical and pleasant. The consistency is creamy and thick but not greasy or oily. It’s easy to massage on to the skin and absorbs into the skin quickly.
Ingredients: A’kin says: A'kin Pureman Moisturiser harnesses the natural benefits of hydrolysed oats, anthyllis vulneraria flower extract, olive extract, vitamin E and orange to fight back against the elements for younger looking skin. There are no ingredients in here that would cause irritation to sensitive skin, and the ingredients are all vegan/vegetarian like all A’kin Pureman Products.
Results: I gave this to my husband to try and he said that it felt moisturising without being heavy on the skin. He doesn’t like to use it everyday as he’s not used to moisturising but does use it occasionally and finds it to be a good product.
The pros of this moisturiser are:
• Pump bottle
• Unisex smelling product
• Moisturising without being greasy
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A’kin Pureman 24 Hour Moisturiser (£14.00) and A’kin products are available at naturisimo.com
Natural Being Manuka Hand and Body Cream
By Beverly S
Packaging: Natural Being Manuka Hand and Body Cream has no frills, and comes in a fresh white plastic tube in a box (recyclable) Elegant Logo in pale bronze & almond colours. Gender friendly tube. Details can be read clearly.
100ml although very deceptive as the tube feels very light unlike my other hand/body creams.
Ingredients: Natural Being's reassuring list of ingredients are mainly derived from essential oils some of which are certified organic. Off course Manuka Honey is used to hydrate & maintain moisture (this worked for me) the Manuka oil with it's antibacterial properties enhances the creams properties with anti-fungal & anti-inflammatory attributes (this worked for the cuts in my hands during the cold weather) Wheat germ oil & Glycerin are also included with the parfam is derived from essential oils.
Most importantly Natural Being's Manuka cream has been certified by BDIH & has the Bunny logo showing the product hasn't been tested on animals like all Natural Being’s Products.
Application: Natural Being recommend this cream for hands and body but specifically they detail elbows & heels which I would tend to focus on with this cream. At first the scent seemed light although I found on application the scent of the manuka oil (antibacterial) was quite strong. It disappeared fairly quickly but my personal preference would be to use Natural Beings Manuka Hand and Body Cream to treat areas rather than a complete body cream.
It was white when applying which was good as I could see exactly where the cream was before it absorbed completely. The cream absorbs without trace apart from the scent belying the fact it is rich.
Comments: I really had different conditions to thoroughly test Manuka Hand and Body Cream. The very cold weather took revenge on my hands with dry/cracked areas. Although my normal creams feel a lot richer then one thing I noticed with the manuka was that the cuts on my hands healed up! I normally suffer in the cold weather and feel the healing properties of the manuka oil helped my hands especially the open cuts. I still felt the need for extra moisture but this may not be the case for the majority as my hands are constantly dry even with the richest of creams.
I preferred not to use it as a body cream mainly due to the scent and the fact the tube was so light I didn't know how long it would last if I used it daily.
I concentrated on my hands and then my legs as the fact Natural Being's Manuka cream ab-sorbed so easily I didn't have to wait until my legs felt non greasy to continue dressing. The cream didn't eave any trace or feel of oil.
Results: Despite my concerns about the light texture al areas I treated with the cream are i good condition even after the severe cold & a water crisis which really put my creams to the test. I admit to indulging in rich body and hand creams but have to commend Natural Being for an af-fordable cream which really does work. The cream dispensed to the last drop without loss or clogging.
Pros:
Multi tasking cream with benefits beyond a normal body cream with the extra properties from the manuka honey and oil used
Price for high quality ingredients is remarkable possible due to the no frills packaging.
Affordable for daily use with the additional protection with a minimal amount needed.
Cons:
The scent will be on a personal basis. It is slightly clinical although disappears after application. I found the natural manuka scent a little too much if I used as a complete body cream but as a treatment cream it was fine. I used the full tube in the 4 weeks test only on treatment areas al-though less could be used as it is intensive despite the light texture.
Natural Being Manuka Hand and Body Cream (£5.99) and Natural Being Products are
available at naturisimo.com
A’kin Pureman 24 Hour Moisturiser
