La Roche Posay Cicaplast Mains Barrier Repairing Cream

La Roche Posay Cicaplast Mains Barrier Repairing Cream*

La Roche Posay Cicaplast Mains Barrier Repairing Cream* is exactly what it says on the bottle; it's a repairing cream for hands that creates a barrier, protecting over-worked and damaged hands from further damage. It contains Niacinamid 4% (a water soluble vitamin from the Vitamin B group which is said to reduce water loss and hydrate the skin) and Glycerin 30% (increasing the amount of water in the surface layers of skin) to protect and nourish your hands.

Cicaplast Mains is a very thick, white cream and looks to have a slight gel texture, but without the lightness of a gel. Even though it's quick thick, it works into my hands well with very little rubbing, sinking in easily. It does leave a slight protective layer on my hands, but this isn't sticky or oily - you just know there's something on your hands which is great when your skin is as dry as mine!

After using the Barrier Repairing Cream from La Roche Posay for around three weeks, I have definitely noticed a difference to the moisture levels in my hands. They are less flakey, especially around my cuticles and my palms especially look more nourished and healthy. Before, my palms very dry, flaky and itchy because of the lack of moisture and my cuticles would constantly peel.

I prefer to use this hand cream at night because when I wake up, my damaged hands are replaced with gorgeous, soft hands! Then during the day, I use the La Roche-Posay Lipikar Xerand Hand Repair Cream which I find just a nourishing, but it has a lighter feel on my hands. You can read my review here on the Lipikar Hand Cream.

La Roche Posay Cicaplast Mains Barrier Repairing Cream can be bought from Escentuals where it is currently on offer for £5.50.

Laura xx

     

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La Roche-Posay Lipikar Xerand Hand Repair Cream

La Roche-Posay Lipikar Xerand Hand Repair Cream | Escentual | £4.50

Now be aware that these are gruesome photos of my terribly dry hands just so you can compare the difference!

BEFORE...

 AFTER ONE APPLICATION...

La Roche-Posay Lipikar Xerand Hand Repair Cream is designed for people with severely dry skin, which I would class myself under. It's designed to moisturise and repair skin, providing it with a protective film against further damage. 

As you can see from the before photos, I suffer from extremely dry hand which peel around my cuticles and often break open on my fingertips which becomes really sore. I have tried every hand cream going, but it either leaves them really greasy or not hydrated enough. I've been using La Roche-Posay Lipikar Xerand Hand Repair Cream for around two weeks now, although the photos were just taken before and after one use and my hands are in a lot better condition and feel more nourished.

The hand repair cream is a light, lotion type gel formula. It's not heavy nor greasy and it sinks straight into my skin. It has the same unusual, fresh and clean scent as other La Roche Posay products, but this doesn't really linger on your hands.

It still hasn't been a miracle cure for my hands, and I do still need to apply it regularly for it to work and be effective, but within a day of applying it around three times, that split on my index finger has almost completely healed, and it had been like that for over four days prior to applying the cream. I wash my hands regularly, so it's a must that La Roche-Posay Lipikar Xerand Hand Repair Cream is applied straight afterwards to keep them feeling soft.

A 50ml bottle can be purchased from Escentual for £4.50. I picked mine up when they had 25% off which was an added bonus!

Laura xx