SBT Seabuckthorn Blog

Every winter I’ve suffered from cracked skin on my fingertips and dried out cuticles. Even though I’ve regularly used hand-lotions, nothing has helped for long. New cracks appeared and I’d resort to wrapping a band aid around my cracked and rapidly infected cuticles and resort to using antibiotic ointment. It was a painful misery that came with the changing season.

This year was different. I have used SBT Seabuckthorn Sensitive Skin Soothing Salve, not every day - but now and then, particularly when my hands have felt parched. Recently I’ve noticed how my cuticles and fingertips now feel as smooth and intact as they do during warm summer months - and this despite regular exposure to the elements by cycling or walking every day.

I also volunteer at a local Care Home where I wash my hands several times per hour and apply an alcohol-based hand sanitizer to disinfect between assisting each resident. This treatment is extremely drying for the hands - professionals say you should thoroughly wash your hands after using an alcohol gel a few times. They know how difficult it is to keep both yourself and at-risk residents free from infection during the ‘flu season. Particularly difficult for all of us this fall has been the risk of H1N1, so everyone’s been using alcohol hand gel.

Yet Soothing Salve has maintained my skin condition so it is supple and free from damage - despite subjecting my hands to rougher treatment than usual - they are in better condition than normal. This improvement I attribute to the many beneficial properties of the seabuckthorn salve. The oils penetrate deeply and the anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties of the oils prevent and heal damage rapidly. It is protective to my skin for longer than even extra-moisturizing hand-cream because it doesn’t readily wash off, and a little seabuckthorn goes a long way. It took me a while to realize just how effective it has been because I haven’t used it as part of a regular regimen. Now I have become aware of how effective it is I shall be sure to keep some to hand year-round for when my skin feels tight and dry, for example: after gardening, cycling or doing laundry and housework.

Thank you, SBT, for a handy product!