Andalou Naturals Lavender Hand Cream, 3.4 Ounce

One of the best hand creams I have used!
I have a lot of allergies to chemicals in hand creams, body washes, lotions and soaps. I have to be very careful about what I use. I saw Andalou Naturals Clementine Hand Cream and decided to give it a try. I am so glad that I did. It goes on smoothly and soaks in. It has a nice light scent so it is not overpowering. You can tell that your hands are softer even after you have washed them. This cream seems to nourish my hands and takes care of any dry spots. I highly recommend it.

Super moisturizing
This is probably my new favorite lotion. Great ingredients. My hands get very dry and this helps immensely and is not oily or greasy. The scent is nice and light.

Works great
Just the extra protection my hands need for winter. Thick and non-greasy cream absorbs quickly to a dry finish. All I feel after a few seconds is smooth comfortable skin. Highly recommend.

Something is different with this tube…
I originally bought the Clementine Hand Cream a couple of years ago from a local co-op. It’s been my go to hand cream, especially in the winter. I am absolutely obsessed with the scent! When I finally was very low on the product, I decided to order it from Amazon. I moved 2 years ago and my new local co-op doesn’t carry this. Anyway…I just broke the seal and put a bit on my hands. Immediately I was put off by the scent! It smells more like grapefruit than clementine. I’d find it acceptable if it smelled of mandarin, orange or blood orange, but grapefruit is bitter smelling (and tasting)! Initially, I thought they changed the formula or sold their company to a different company. I compared the new tube to the old tube, and the name, address, even ingredients are identical. Then, I thought maybe the Citrus Clementina (Clementine) Fruit Oil was sourced from more bitter or unripe clementines? Then I noticed more differences…The old tube reads on the back “Organic sea buckthorn oil, fair trade shea and cocoa…” and the new tube reads on the back “Organic coconut water, fair trade shea and cocoa…” According to BOTH packages’ ingredients lists, the Hippophae Rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn) Fruit Oil is Certified Organic, BUT there is no mention of Coconut Water on the old tube, and there is nothing Coconut in either list of ingredients!!!The old tube has the Non GMO Project Verified logo/seal and the new tube does not…The front of the tubes have different statements about “A Path of Light”. 100% of net profir from the first bottle went to that organization or charity, and the new bottle just says “your purchase supports…”. Also, the weight is the same, but worded differently – “3.4 fl oz e 100 mL” versus ” 3.4 FL oz/100 mL”.The font is smaller and finer on the the new tube, and is most evident on the back of the tube.”Distributed by Andalou Naturals…” is now above the “Made in the USA with domestic and imported materials.” in the new tube. Also included is a phone number, which didn’t exist on the old tube.The tubes themselves are slightly different in materials or appearance. The old one is frosty or shimmery, and the shimmer shines through the graphic design and colored print. The new one is still shimmery, but much less so, and the graphics and colored print are opaque and block the frostiness from showing through. The purple squares on the front graphics are pixelated or rough looking and muddy, like the ink skipped on the new tube. The old tube’s cap is taller than the new tube as well. I believe the tube itself may be slightly taller.Also, it doesn’t seem to be as thick as my first tube, because a very small amount went a very long way on my dry skin! My old tube was thicker and didn’t go as far as the new product.TL;DR Either this is not an authentic Andalou Naturals product OR they’ve changed things enough that I’ve noticed all of the differences and thought it fishy enough to say all that. I’ve attached photos of the tubes side by side to show the different verbiage, the finer and smaller print on the new bottle, the missing Non GMO logo, and other things noted in my review. It’s not as easy to see that the old bottle is more shimmery, or that the new bottle is more matte (or differences in glossiness). In each of my 3 photos, the old bottle is on the right and the new bottle is on the left.

My husband wanted a cream he could use at work; something that was thick and creamy, absorbs quickly and had a light citrusy scent (his words!). I ordered this for him and it fits the bill. I’ve used It a few times and am impressed with the consistency – its thick like body butter but absorbs really quickly!

Soaks in well, great feel.

Advertised as pack of 6 but only 1 came. I sent it back for a refund.