Germolene New Skin

My poor 'housewife hands' have been suffering lately what with all the household chores I do...well that is a fib as I seem to be spending more and more time on this site (I'll rush round in a minute to do the housework I promise..Sshh don't tell hubby, it's our little secret!). So whilst hand cream has indeed softened them, those irritating little bits of skin below the cuticles (the ones that tear and bleed ouch) are the bane of my life at the moment. What to do? I have tried rubbing Germolene cream into them but to no avail..if only they still sold Germolene New Skin...and after a trip to my local Superdrug store I found they do, hooray! Why so excited? ...  Read the complete review

I wont go into the history of New skin as the welshwickedone has done such a wonderful job. I have been using new skin for as long as i remember. It comes in a small blue box with about 20ml of new skin within it. It costs about 3-4 pounds and it is worth its weight in gold. Inside the bottle there is a small applicator which you are meant to smooth over your cleaned wound, I prefer to drop a blob onto my cut in fear of cross contaminating. Either way the new skin will sting whilst it is drying and this might be off putting to some but once the liquid drys it leaves a see through covering that is not only waterproof but germ proof as well. The covering last well although ...  Read the complete review

I have used New Skin for many years and I would not be without it in my bathroom cabinet. It is so much better than unsightly plasters. it does sting on initial application but only lasts for a few seconds.

Germolene New Skin. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ History. ------------------- Germolene was first the company brand of Smithkline Beecham, who is also famous for producing many other over the counter medicines such as NiQuitin CQ, Nicorette, Macleans Toothpaste, Gaviscon and many more. The range of Germolene products produced by the company was then sold in December 1999 to Bayers Consumer Care, who has continued to produce Germolene products as well as increase the range of products available. About Germolene New Skin. --------------------------------------------------------- Germolene New Skin is a liquid, which you ...  Read the complete review