J.R. Watkins Foot Repair Salve

          As mentioned in my post a while ago, I bought a J.R. Watkins lotion and foot repair salve set. Winter is approaching and my foot has gotten more dry and rough. I had to wear socks to sleep just so I don't have to sleep uncomfortably with my dry/crack foot. My dry and rough foot reminded me that I had this foot repair salve and I want to give it a try. 

          The foot repair salve is packaged in a round tin container. It is made with peppermint oil and smells minty. The directions said to apply the foot repair salve at night and wear socks over your foot.  By tomorrow morning, your foot should feel a lot smoother. The salve feels oily, but not super oily to the point that you need to wash it off. I rubbed the salve on both of my foot and wore socks over them. The next morning I certainly did not see much results, but that is kind of expected since I only used it once. I continued to apply this every night and my foot does feel smoother and less dry/cracked. So, the foot salve is a pretty good product because I could see results and the ingredients are simple and natural. This winter doesn't seem too bad since I have my foot salve. 

J. R. Watkins Shea Butter Hand Cream

          A few weeks ago I bought J.R. Watkins' hands and feet retreat because it was on sale and so I thought why not. I have never heard of this brand before, but I'm open to try new things. The set comes with a Shea butter hand cream, foot repair salve, nail buffer and file. I haven't used the foot salve yet, so I'll discuss it in my future posts. 

          I started using the shea butter hand cream two days ago. This hand cream is formulated without paraben, dye, phthalates and propylene glycol. Also, it's certified 98.90% natural by the Natural Products Association (interesting) and has a lavender smell to it. I personally don't really like the smell of lavender, but I didn't read what smell it was before buying so I hoped that I would not dislike the smell. I didn't like the smell as a matter of fact after trying the cream for the first time two days ago. The smell of lavender does not really fit me I guess. However, the cream does dry relatively fast on my hands, which is a positive. I do hope that I will get use to this smell because I have admit that the texture of the cream is pretty good.