However, when asked to review it for my blog, I had a perfect guinea pig in mind.
Meet my husband, Garrath
Garrath suffers from quite severe eczema that consumes his entire body. He mostly uses medicated lotions to help alleviate pain, flaking, itching and cuts that can be caused by his eczema.
He has so many lotions and potions that his toiletries bag is twice the size of mine if not bigger and shower times take forever.
It's meant to be us girls who take their time!
Garrath has tried many solutions over the years to no avail. He now knows what is good for him and what isn't and despite finding some skincare from the high street, most of his skin relief is still medicated.
So, he was a little ominous when I asked him to try Eucerin as he worried this may disturb his current routine which is going okay but still not the best, with a lot of achey, flakey skin on his head, hands and particular parts of his face. There are not many brand he puts his trust in so it was a big ask for him to give this a go.
Here is what he used and what he thought of them:
Eucerin Dry Skin Relief Shampoo with 5% Urea
Garrath's previous solution to a flakey scalp was old favourite 'Head & Shoulders' with some medicated oils for extra measure. This helped to reduce the flakiness when his hair was first washed but after half a day or so the itching began and flakes re-appeared. Using Eucerin, Garrath really liked the texture of the shampoo as it felt moisturising on his skin but best of all it reduced the flakiness but kept his scalp itch free for much longer.
Eucerin Dry Skin Bath & Shower 20% Omega
Garrath found the best way to use this was to dampen skin and moisturise it all over his body as he was in the shower. This product has given him positive benefits within just a few days of use. His skin is free from the dreaded itch and he feels it helped to lock in the moisture throughout the day. Normally Garrath has to re-apply creams throughout the day but re-application has reduced since he has used this in his shower.
Eucerin Replenishing Face Cream and Replenishing Night Cream 5% Urea
The most noticeable difference Eucerin has made is from the face creams, both day and night versions. Garrath always has flakiness or sore red patches on his face from his eczema. It is rare that his skin looks well. Since using the face creams, he has only had to apply once in the day then once at night and has also been able to stop using his medicated lotion. No need to get up in the middle of the night to reapply face cream to alleviate tightness and dryness that interrupts his sleep. You can also see how fresh and smooth his skin feels and looks.
All in all, Garrath loves the Eucerin products he has tried, so much so, he is going to go and purchase their anti-age range and also has some hand and foot cream to try out at home.
Admittedly he was sceptical at first but since trialling he has noticed such obvious and positive results that it looks like Eucerin will now be a permanent feature in his toiletry bag.
If you think Eucerin might be for you then you can purchase it online at Boots or straight from the Eucerin website.
