Expensive /cheap face,hand and foot creams

Comerscroft

I have been using O'real day and night face creams for a few weeks. Although they are lovely, they are terribly expensive and I can't really justify them all the time.

Likewise, with Bodyshop Hemp Handcream and Footcream

So...........yesterday, I bought a pot of cheap-and-cheerful Superdrug face cream, and a pot of ordinary own-brand aqueous cream.

I've stirred some of the face cream into the pots of expensive O'real cream, mixing it all in well, and, really, I would not have noticed the difference.

With the handcream, I put some of the Hemp handcream into a spare pot and mixed in some of the aqueous cream. For the Footcream, I added some of the aqueous cream to the existing pot of expensive stuff. Again, I would not really have noticed any difference.

Looks as though I will be able to save money on buying expensive creams by topping them up with own-brand versions!

skintas_2

have you got a 99p store near you they have some good creams in there. saw one before my mum buys she pays £16 before in there

Gingham_Ribbon

Thanks for this. I'm going to move it to the health and beauty board where I think it will get more response.

Voice_of_reason_5

Comerscroft wrote: »

I have been using O'real day and night face creams for a few weeks. Although they are lovely, they are terribly expensive and I can't really justify them all the time.

Likewise, with Bodyshop Hemp Handcream and Footcream

So...........yesterday, I bought a pot of cheap-and-cheerful Superdrug face cream, and a pot of ordinary own-brand aqueous cream.

I've stirred some of the face cream into the pots of expensive O'real cream, mixing it all in well, and, really, I would not have noticed the difference.

With the handcream, I put some of the Hemp handcream into a spare pot and mixed in some of the aqueous cream. For the Footcream, I added some of the aqueous cream to the existing pot of expensive stuff. Again, I would not really have noticed any difference.

Looks as though I will be able to save money on buying expensive creams by topping them up with own-brand versions!

Confused. Why bother with the mixing? Why not use ordinary cheap baby lotion as a cleanser, Aldis (fantastic) moisturiser, and the aqueous cream foor body (and feet). If its the smell or lack of it you object to, just add drop of your fav perfume, or for a kinder version a drop or two of lavender essential oil.

mogwai

I would recommend Cotton Tree Creamy Petroleum Jelly from the 99p shops - the best hand and foot cream I have tried..

JoeyEmma

The Aldi face creams are RAVED about on these boards.

juliettet

Boots botanics body butter on my feet with an old pair of cotton socks on overnight. Baby soft feet!

pinkdrink

I've rad a lot of reports in the papers recently about a baby cream in asda (i think its asda's own) that's flying off the shelves because women are using it on their faces and are raving about the results. I think it's dirt cheap and i believe it's like a baby's bottom cream (sorry i don't know the exact name but as they keep saying Asda in the reports i'm assuming it's asda's own brand).

Glad

pinkdrink wrote: »

I've rad a lot of reports in the papers recently about a baby cream in asda (i think its asda's own) that's flying off the shelves because women are using it on their faces and are raving about the results. I think it's dirt cheap and i believe it's like a baby's bottom cream (sorry i don't know the exact name but as they keep saying Asda in the reports i'm assuming it's asda's own brand).

do you mean this one

Waitrose's own-label Baby Bottom Butter

geri1965_2

JoeyEmma wrote: »

The Aldi face creams are RAVED about on these boards.

I didn't get on with it, it made my face burn.

I absolutely love Palmers shea butter formula - for body, face *and* feet. It's cheap but hard to find - I had to order it online.

For a night cream, I use Astral.