As I suffer from dry skin on my hands I have tried lots of different hand creams over the years. I wash my hands a lot during the course of the days and also do a fair amount of washing up. I normally have at least 3 in various locations such as my handbag, work drawer and bedroom. I was bought this Vaseline healthy hand and nail conditioning lotion at Christmas and have been using it at bedtime for the last couple of months.

The packaging
This hand lotion comes in a pink bottle with the well known Vaseline logo on the front. The bottle I have opens with a flip top lid rather than the pump shown in the picture. It is easy to squeeze out the amount you want and I never end up with more than I can use which has happened with other hand creams.
Although a flip top does make it handy for travel I do prefer a dispenser for ease of use. The hole around the flip top does become slightly messy and need cleaning off from time to time but I also find that this happens with dispensers.
It is a good quality bottle and the shape fits nicely into your hand when using it. The bottle is solid in colour which doesn't allow you to see how much is left which is a shame as sometimes just guessing by weight can be deceptive.

The lotion
I was pleased to see on the bottle that it not only 'softens hands' but also 'strengthens nails by 50%' I have been disappointed in the lack of improvement in the strength of my nails, it doesn't say how often you need to use it to gain these results but I haven't noticed any improvement. Maybe a 50% increase on very weak nails just isn't noticeable! It does however work very well as a hand lotion and keeps my hands soft. It is quickly absorbed and so doesn't leave you unable to do anything else, it also has a pleasant smell to it.

Price and Availability
The 200ml bottle I have is currently £3.79 at Boots and Superdrug, although this is quite expensive I'm happy to pay more for a good hand lotion that works.

Would I recommend?
Yes, this is a good quality hand cream but not worth buying to increase your nail strength in my experience.