Needful Things - Dove Nourishing Hand Sanitizer & Love Beauty And Planet Hand Cream

 

I feel like in the last year I've become a real connoisseur of hand sanitizers and to be honest, most of them are really kind of terrible - they smell bad and they dry out my hands but since avoiding them isn't really an option, I'm happy to have found one that smells and feels great!

 

Dove Nourishing Hand Sanitizer - 236ml - $6.47 - in Deep Moisture or Shea Butter & Warm Vanilla, 59ml - $3.47 - in Deep Moisture - uses a breakthrough formula containing soybean oil, echium seed oil and stearic acid to deliver skin nourishment and moisturization, to help mitigate alcohol’s drying effect and improve skin hydration without compromising antibacterial efficacy.

And while I don't feel like all the moisture has been sucked out of my hands like with other sanitizers I still enjoy a bit of hand cream throughout the day...

and I love mini sized ones that I can tuck away anywhere and everywhere!

 

Love Beauty And Planet Hand Cream and Lotion - 28.3g - $4.99 - made with a signature natural ingredient and each sublime scent is infused with an ethically sourced oil or extract, without dyes or parabens - available are: All Snuggled Up - tucuma butter & vanilla; Walk In The Woods - marula oil & cedarwood; Divine Indulgence - coconut milk & white jasmine; Shea Velvet - shea butter & sandalwood; Delicious Glow - murumuru butter & rose; Luscious Hydration - coconut water & mimosa flower; and Soothe and Serene - argan oil & lavender

Available at drug and mass retailers across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Clean hands for the holidays with Live Clean, Bath & Body Works and Mary Kay!

It's not the holidays without:

 

Live Clean Moisturizing Liquid Hand Soap - 500ml - $4.99 - festively packaged and brightly scented in Gingerbread Latte, Vanilla Peppermint or Holly Berry - the 98% plant and naturally-derived  formula enriched with vitamins E & B gently cleanses and restores moisture. And of course as with all Live Clean products, are plant derived and free of SLS/sulfates, petroleum, DEA, parabans, silicone, phthalates and phosphates!

Or if you prefer to foam while you wash you can still have seasonal scents with the Foaming Hand Wash - 400ml - $4.99 - in Frosted Apple and Fresh Snow.

Available now at Shoppers Drug Mart, Walmart, Lawtons, Longos, Metro, Sobeys, Federated Co-Op, Natures Emporium, Save On Food and Terra20 stores across Canada and online at well.ca and amazon.ca.

If you require lots of scent choices you can't go wrong with:

 

Bath & Body Works Gentle Foaming Hand Soap - 259ml - $7.95 - with natural essential oils that combines nourishing vitamin E with softening shea extract and aloe to deliver a luxurious foam that washes hands clean of germs while taking care to maintain skin's natural moisture barrier. 

 

Don't care for the foaming extract? You're in luck - now also available in a Gentle Gel Hand Soap - including all the same benefits without the foam!

Available at Bath & Body Works stores across Canada and online at bathandbodyworks.com.

 

And to ward off your messages in advance - what about meeeeee? my skin just can't tolerate scent of any kind...:

 

Mary Kay Fragrance-Free Satin Hands Shea Hand Soap - 185g - $12 - blended with nourishing luscious shea butter to leave hands thoroughly cleansed and purified without feeling stripped or overly dry.

And if you are on-the-go check out the Fragrance-Free Satin Hands Shea Hand Sanitizer - 50ml - $11 - featuring a quadruple blend of soothing moisture so you can clean and sanitize your hands without drying out your skin.

Available now through your Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant - if you don't have one you can find one at - www.marykay.ca or 1-866-455-5454.

- Lisamarie -

Ward off germs with Dial Complete, Bath & Body Works and One Step!

It's been well established that the best thing you can do to avoid getting sick is to wash your hands and wash them often - and with the germy flu-fest that this winter has been so far, these are words to live by and here are a few products to make it easier:

Dial Complete Coconut Water Anti Bacterial Hand Wash - 221ml - $3.49 - cleanses hands, kills germs and is part of the new Coconut Water collection which contains antioxidants and electrolytes found in young green coconuts, leaving skin feeling healthy, cleansed and hydrated with a light fresh scent.  

I'm not usually a fan of coconut smells but this one is very mild and fresh!

Also available in the line is a Body Wash - 473ml - $5.99 and Bar Soap - 3 pack/113g - $3.99.

Available at leading retailers including Shoppers Drug Mart, Walmart, Loblaws and Sobeys. 

Bath & Body Works Anti-Bacterial PocketBac Sanitizing Hand Gel  - ml - $2 - a pocket-sized bottle that contains natural ingredients and powerful germ killers that kill 99.9% of germs and smell great while doing it!

Perfect for keeping in your purse and using often when on the subway!

Available at Bath & Body Works store locations.

One Step Hand Sanitizer - 473ml - $7.99 - kills 99.9% of harmful bacteria and germs on contact with a no-rinse formula that is enriched with aloe vera to moisturize leaving them soft and smooth without a sticky residue.

Keep a bottle of this on your desk and don't let anyone near you until they use it!

- Lisamarie -  

Pepper-minty goodness from Bath & Body Works, Boscia, Philosophy and Bliss!

Bath & Body Works Twisted Peppermint Pocket Hand Sanitizer - 29ml - $1.50 - the seasonal favouite is back again in everything from body wash to candles to my particular fave, the hand sanitizer - it smells amazing and the cooling sensation of peppermint really makes me believe that it's killing germs!

Available in-store and online at www.bathandbodyworks.com.

Boscia Pink Peppermint Blotting Linens - 100 sheets - $6 - instantly blot away excess oil and perspiration without disturbing your makeup all with the delicious scent of peppermint!

Available at Sephora and sephora.ca.

Philosophy Peppermint Bark Duo - $19.50 - want some chocolate with your peppermint? then you'll love this set which includes a 240ml shampoo, shower gel & bubble bath along with a scented gloss together in a festive tin.

Available at Sephora and sephora.ca.

Bliss Foot Patrol - 75ml - $20 - an exfoliating foot cream with AHA, aloe leaf and peppermint that soothes, softens and refreshes even the most tired shopping-weary feet!

Available at Sephora and sephora.ca.

- Lisamarie -

Germaphobes will sleep a little easier tonight thanks to Kleenex and Nougat London!

Every now and then PR companies will send us products that I think are kind of wacky and when the Kleenex hand towels first crossed my desk I wondered why they were killing trees when it's so easy to throw your towels in the washing machine?! Of course I do launder the towels in my own bathroom, but it suddenly occurred to me that I couldn't remember the last time I washed the towels in the guest bathroom - it's been awhile... So if I don't do it often and I have a reasonable level of hygiene, imagine how often the towels in your male friends guest bathrooms get washed?  Horrifying to think about, I know!  It then became very clear to me what an excellent idea these Kleenex things were!  I'm not advocating them for everyday use for yourself, but as something to use in your guest powder room or to throw a couple in your gym bag so you can avoid the sketchy roller towel - I'm all for this!  Kleenex Hand Towels available at major Canadian retailers - $3.49 for a box of 60.

I am by no means a hand sanitizing whore - I don't keep a tiny bottle of it in every pocket and purse or go running to it every time I see a dispenser (you know who you are!) - mostly because I just don't like the smell!  If public hand dispensers start stocking Nougat London I just might change my ways though.  Upper Canada Soap recently became the exclusive distributor of the Nougat London bath and body collections in Canada making this fabulous British line much easier for us to get our hands on!  The products are available in two fragrances:  Tuberose and Jasmine and Fig and Pink Cedar and range in price from $7-$100 - the line really is beautifully presented and saved my ass when I need a hostess gift - I got her the most beautiful soaps that she just loved!  So if you hate the smell of regular hand sanitizer but still want to be less germy, check out the Fig and Pink Cedar - it smells amazing!  Check out www.uppercanadasoap.com for retail information.

- Lisamarie -