Unguento lenitivo

My hands crack every winter and the lack of essential oils is what sold me, since scented stuff usually makes the redness worse. Two weeks in, the splits on my knuckles have mostly closed up and it doesn't sting going on. A little goes a long way too, so the tin is lasting longer than I expected.

I've got eczema-prone skin and most salves sting on contact, but this one goes on completely neutral since there are no essential oils in it. It sinks in within a few minutes and my dry patches stopped flaking after about a week of nightly use.

My elbows were cracked and raw from winter air, and this stuff smoothed them out in about three days of twice-daily use. No essential oils means it doesn't sting on broken skin, which is exactly what I needed.