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Most people are familiar with Burt's Bees lip balm (the classic soothing balm is made with beeswax and honey, but there are other variations available now), but fewer have taken advantage of their wide range of natural homeopathic products.  You can find Burt's online at www.burtsbees.com and many other online retailers, but it's also commonly found at your neighborhood drugstore and Whole Foods.  Here are a few of my faves from Burt's:

Hand Salve:
This is one of the most universal and useful of Burt's products.  Although it's obvious use is as a salve for dry, rough, or cracked hands, I find it's also a universal salve for any dry patches.  It's particularly useful for knees, elbows, and heels.

Lemon Butter Cuticle Creme:
This is a really nice softening butter for the cuticles.  It's made with lemon oil, so it smells like fresh citrus, and it also has cocoa butter and vitamin E to moisturize those dry nail-beds.  It's also great to use around the toenails, particularly during sandal season, to keep your pedicure looking fresh.

Beeswax and Banana Hand Creme:
To be honest, I don't find that this one moisturizes and better than any other hand cream, but it smells delicious.  And the scent lasts throughout the day without being overwhelming.  The moisture stays with you pretty well too, although you do have to reapply after washing your hands like many hand creams.

Aloe and Buttermilk Body Lotion:
This one is fantastic after you get a sunburn.  Aloe is the best way to soothe and heal burned and blistered skin, but that green sticky formulation stains your clothes and doesn't smell that great.  This one still has that aloe scent, but it's much much softer than the green gels, and it's not sticky.  The buttermilk is another great natural remedy for irritated and burned skin, so the two ingredients working together in a softening lotion will have your skin feeling better in no time.

You can get a kit with trial sizes of all of the above plus more great Burt's Bees items for $13 at most drugstores, including their online counterparts and www.drugstore.com.  It's a great way to check out the brand.

Hand Treatments by Burt's Bees