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Today I’m going to be reviewing Burt’s Bees Beeswax & Banana Hand crème I was gifted some time back. This is a sample size and I guess they must be having larger tubs as well. I love their lip balms and lip shimmers and was quite surprised when I found out they had a whole range of body care products from shampoos to lotions, etc.
So when I got this, I wasn’t so intent on it and stored at at the back of my drawer to check out later. Once my Vaseline one got over I thought why not give it a try and now I do have quite a good opinion of this cream. I took these pics about 1 or 1.5 months earlier and now its almost over so I guess this is the absolute right time to review it.
- Price: 9$
- This super rich, all-natural hand cream is made with aloe vera and vitamin E to moisturize dry skin and beeswax to help seal and protect your hands from the elements. The sweet smell of banana reminds you to feed your skin with nourishing care.
- Usage: Smooth a small dollop of cream onto freshly washed hands. Use after every handwashing.
- Featured Ingredient: Beeswax — A natural wax made by bees in the cell walls of honeycombs, this substance is a natural emulsifier used in cosmetics. It adds a wonderful natural smell and color to products and helps to seal and protect the skin when used in moisturizing formulas.
Ingredients:
Prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, water, beeswax, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, kaolin, fragrance, citrus grandis (grapefruit) seed extract, stearic acid, glucose, chondrus crispus (carrageenan) extract, sodium borate, tocopherol, beta-carotene, vegetable oil, glucose oxidase, lactoperoxidase.
My Experience with Burt’s Bees Beeswax and Banana Hand Creme:
- Packaging: This crème comes in a tiny glass jar with a screw top lid. The jar itself is transparent and the crème is a very light sorta off white color. Being a tub type of packaging, it isn’t too hygenic but I do like the tiny cute li’l pot so much that I don’t mind dipping in
Its very travel friendly and you can just pop it into your bag and run out the door.
- Texture: The cream looks pretty thick in the jar. However, its really soft & buttery and spreads easily and doesn’t pose a problem during application. It absorbs easily as well and doesn’t sit on the skin looking all ‘Telkat’ and yucky…
- Fragrance: Typically as is its name, the crème smells strongly of Bananas. I don’t find it particularly unpleasant, but those with sensitive noses may find it quite annoying. Especially since the fragrance does last a while.
- Effectiveness: I do find this very easy to spread and a tiny bit goes a long way. But other than the smell, I didn’t find this any different from any other hand lotion I’ve used. Infact the moisturizing effect reminded me of Jergen’s lotions which is pretty good. The lasting power was not too great and I have to reapply every 2hrs or so. However, I work in an AC environ where my skin dries pretty quick, so others may have a different opinion.
This crème didn’t give me any allergies and the long lasting fragrance is definitely its biggest plus points for me.
What I liked abut Burt’s Bees Hand creme
- Vary handy and travel friendly packaging.
- Lovely fragrance which lasts a long time.
- A tiny amount is sufficient to moisturize well.
- Paraben, sulphate and phthalate free
- Lasts for a decent amount of time on the skin.
- Not too pricey considering how long it lasts.
What I did not like about Burt’s Bees hand creme
- Availability is a problem. It can be ordered only through relatives staying abroad or online.
- Would be nice if it lasted longer
- Would I re-purchase: Not unless gifted to me once more since I didn’t find anything different about it.
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Zara ….i just love burt bees fragrance and this pot looks cute :jittery: :jittery: :jittery:
Yep..the pot is absolutely cute…i actually started using it all bcoz i wanted the empty dibbi!
seems like a nice prodiuct. but milega kaha. …
ebay or feelunique.com
but did u liked the banana fragrance…i don find it interesting imagining banana fragrance in my hand
its nice..nothing to rave about but not irritating either…it rather reminds me of banana milkshake which is y i liked it…hehe..
ewww banana milk shade on your hands
it smells yummy..makes me wana go n gulp a glass!
The banana milk shake applied on hands brings to mind a very weird picture
Is the smell strong… do the ppl next to you look up to see if you are eating bananas in office
I think coconut or chocolate smell would be tempting rt??!! But 9$ for that small pot is way toooooo much!!
Btw Good afternoon girls
Good afternoon Malini…
Haha! ur too funny Malini..now even i’m imaging dousing my arms in banana shake..
Naa..the fragrance isnt unpleasant and probably only we can smell it for a longer time…it isn’t too strong as to attract attention..Thank god for that!
yeps..its too pricey..if not given for free i’d never have bought it!
I wish Burt Bees would launch in India as well. It is a bit pricy though
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i agree…not many wud dare to buy it..but i think its the cost of the actual size tub..this was a sample size I guess..I cudn’t find any othe rinfo online bout it but i know they have lots n lots of value pack offers..
can some1 tell me from where i can burt bee’s lip balm and lip shimmers???
If u friends abroad then u can order from them or else ebay
you can get it from http://www.feelunique.com
zee where did u get this product from – ebay ?
na..i was gifted this..warna i dont usually buy cream specifically for hands..i usually use some moisturizer which dint work out
This looks good..but i’d rather try their lip balm first..nai?
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haan their lip balm is a must have…
Good morning Kejal
Morning!!! whats up today? Middle of the week….Still 2 and half days to go
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Though whats has perked my mood up.. is i told u have that kryolan powder. I used to only use ot on special occasions with creme based foundation.. but today I am just wearing that to office..and it looks nice. Dunno why I never used it alone..
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hehe..i kno..we tend to resign some products to the backs of our drawers just like that and after a while we try them again, luv them and wonder y we dint utilize it properl in the first place..
aare it does look nice even when used alone..atleast it gives that no makeup look kind of thing..may be because i reviewed it and that motivated you na..this is what happen with all of us most of the time
yess..A has made me try so many things i had written off in the past…A is my motivator!
and u r mine..now i plan things ahead and things are more organized
Totally…A rocks!! M so glad I got stuck to this site!!
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and we r glad u stuck here too! Warna hamara kya hota??
khi khi khi!!
Its hard not to love this site!! even a super-I-dont-Like-Makeup person like me has got hooked to makeup!
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its all a family thing Kejal..if u don come then i feel where is Kejal ..at the back of my mind every one starts running…like today i was thinking where is divs..its a big happy family
Aww…One big makeup crazy family!!
hahaha yaa otherwise where do we get to see so many makeup holic ..
egghactly! Its truly like a big family…if someone doesnt turn up we genuinely think bout them and miss them..like m missing Ups tday..
yaa Oops is missing since yesterday…
oops and her clap and jumps ..lolz
:clapnjump:
she must b busy in shifting na..me too miss her liveliness…now whom can i call Switty?
I did try it only because I saw ur review yest..Other wise it was kept in my fancy make up pouch
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heehee..u have a fancy makeup pouch??
Fancy Meaning..make up for occasions or functions!!
I have one small pouch regular pouch containing a compact, eye liner and a few lip glosses..the fancy one has foundation, compact, eyeshadows, glittery lip gloss, mascara, blush and brushes
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ohhh…i usually assemble occasion wala a few days prior depending on wot m wearing..khikhi..m so crazy..
wat abt yur nai polish collection ..u should share it with us some time..it will be so much fun
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neber will we call u crazy..u shud come and see my blushes…ul call me a total loony..or so see A’s e/s…
hehehe i still think my collection is not that huge zee
pakka wont call u that
we all think ke collection is not too much…but when i luk thru my hubby”s eyes i realize i may b a teeny weeny bit wrong..
oh yes..collection posts r so awesome..bas in short u can explain about them…nail accessories, tools n all
hmm…I’ll work out something!! But let me finish my upcoming trip..then i’ll have more to show.
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Kejal yur trip thingy is making me wana plan for a beach trip
wow! where u goin Kej?
me wana go for a longinsh trip….which doesnt involve maika or sasuraal..just away from it all..
this is what ..if i would have not seen the stamping thing on yur nails i would have kept them aside :
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same here..i never thought of doing so much on my nails..first A motivated me to try nail art and now uv motivated me to try stamping and all those designs…
if i want some one to try nail art i just send nail art tools..lolz
haha! haan…but u sent na…and coz it was there i decided to giv it a try..warna i just kept admiring and not doin anythin..
Ha ha..LOL
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u totally hav t try their pmegranate lip balm Kejal..ul go bonkers over it!
Zara … the jar is sooo tinyyyy isnt it ??
I have never tried anything except their lip balms ….
let me see if i can get myself this and then both of us will share
haan..its totally cute Rash…i got so excited after seeing the pot..m lukin forward t using it for making something…primer n all
their lip balms r to die for na Rash?
awwww so cute jar
does it come in any other fragrances???i dnt like banana at all 
I think they have one in almond as well..but i dont like the smell of that at all…it smells like medicine..
So cute dibbi…I wish they had strawberry instead of banana..
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haha! i knew u wud say that!! i sachi me knew it..was waiting for u t come and mention it..
i want strawberry hand creams
i want strawberry ice cream!
me tooo
chalo lets go to NAturals and have..
:makeup: :makeup: I am so obsessed with strawberry..though I have never tasted it in my entire life..
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u have tasted strawberry in yur life
wat u saying?
sachi A..never ever…
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u havent tasted it everrrr??? r u crazy? how can u not??
its like not tasting ahmm cherry ::
@Zara and Kejal, I will try it out in this lifetime..
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gud review!!!
i heard that vitamin e .. and almond oil make ur cuticals very soft …
but nothing works for me..
the skin on the left and ride side of my nails is always so hard
i tried everything but :’( uuaannn!!
Apply cream after every time u wash ur hands..shud help
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same here..actuall i peel the skin so automatically the skin has become hard now..no cream or lotion ever helps
really..even vaseline doesnt work ?
it works for the rest of the hand…not for the finger areas tho…i guess thats beyond repair now..
@kejal…
i do that all the time… but it doesnt help!
@ zara..
but i guess it wont work 
i am trying so hard from last few days… i apply vitamin e oil everyday!
Keep tryin babes..it will work eventually..thats my philosophy…our rough skin HAS to giv up sometime na…
sounds great zara
its really very moisturizing Bhumika..and i am so in luv with the tiny dibbi..