Weekend Review – Theraplex (With Giveaway)
I’ve been testing out the Theraplex products. I don’t write about probably 30% of the samples I receive and I don’t respond to 75% of the pitches emailed to me, so anything I do write about I generally have fairly strong feelings about one way or another. Not so much with this one, but I have enough of an opinion that I can share it with you.
The Good, The Bad, and The (not)Ugly all rolled into one because I am feeling wordy:
While I don’t have grossly dry hands, I do have [ahem] aging skin and two young kids, meaning with the insane number of times I wash my hands in a day they get lovely little cracks in them and just feel generally gross. Not dry enough to bleed, but dry enough to be really annoying.
According to their website, Theraplex:
* Seals the skin to stop excessive moisture loss
* Increases the internal moisture and softness
* Increases the flexibility and suppleness of the skin
* Very effectively protects against irritation
* Stimulates the formation of essential lipids that surround and protect the skin cells
Theraplex ClearLotion is an “oil moisturizer for after showering or bathing” and, though I was skeptical about the word “oil” it works great and isn’t oily at all after a few seconds. I rarely remember to put it on, but when I do I feel like it seals in the moisture of my shower and keeps my skin from getting dry for most of the day. My hands could use reapplications since they’re washed so often but the rest of my body is good to go until the next time I shower. This was the best Theraplex product of all that I tried.
Theraplex HydroLotion is intended “for skin maintenance and daily protection against dry skin.” It’s a very nice, smooth lotion with none of that oogie greasy, tacky feeling. Honestly, though, it’s just lotion. I like the organic lotions I get at the grocery store just as well.
I received just teeny samples of Theraplex Emollient (for skin way worse than mine and I didn’t try it) and Theraplex FTwhich has “beta hydroxy acid and camphor to gently exfoliate and soothe rough, scaly skin, including callused feet.” I liked it fine, but the samples were too small to really be able to tell you anything about it.
So, while not a product I’d purchase for myself it might be a great product for you if you have really bothersome dry skin or eczema. I know of parents [who's] whose (you people saw that typo and didn’t tell me!) children have such bad eczema that they’d try anything, and Theraplex just might do the trick. Theraplex is available for href="http://theraplex.com/purchasing-theraplex.html">purchase from their website.
The Giveaway:
I’ll randomly draw THREE grand prize winners who will each win a Theraplex Combo Pack (pictured). It includes
*8oz. Theraplex ClearLotion oil moisturizer for after showering or bathing
*8oz. Theraplex HydroLotion daily facial and body lotion
*4.3oz. Theraplex Emollient for severely dry skin
The set is specially priced at $45.00 and you will pay…nothing!
In addition, everyone who comments (up to 50, but this isn’t TOP so I’m assuming all five of you…) will get single use samples of the products! It would be super helpful if you’d leave your mailing address in comments but since that’s totally ridiculous I’ll email you back for your address once I receive your comment in my inbox. M’kay?
Contest will be open until I remember to close it. At least a week, but frequently longer. Sometime after the August long weekend.
CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. CONGRATS TO COMMENTERS 1, 2 & 4 WHO WIN GRAND PRIZES. EVERYONE ELSE WHO RESPONDED WITH THEIR ADDRESS WILL RECEIVE SAMPLES. IF YOU DIDN’T RESPOND TO MY EMAIL BY NOW, YOU ARE TOO LATE. THANKS FOR ENTERING!
July 26th, 2008 at 10:18 am
You have seen my dry cracked hands. I would love to try this
July 26th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
I’d love to try too!
July 26th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
I’d love to try it on Rhys – he’s got eczema on his back.
July 27th, 2008 at 6:36 am
I would love to this it as I’m always looking for a good hand since I wash my hands a million times a day with work.
July 27th, 2008 at 10:24 am
Ethan gets really bad spots in the winter, so I may just have to try some.
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July 27th, 2008 at 11:01 am
Oh wow, this sounds exactly what I’ve been looking for! thanks for the great review and giveaway
July 28th, 2008 at 9:34 am
One of the reasons I hate winter is because of my extremely dry skin during that season. I would love to try it!
July 29th, 2008 at 8:48 am
What a great sounding product – I would love to try this as I do have really dry skin!
July 29th, 2008 at 8:55 am
I want to win this so I can save it for the holidays!
July 29th, 2008 at 9:24 am
At this age, you can use all the moisturizer you can get. Love to try this sounds like just the thing.
July 29th, 2008 at 9:52 am
hate hate winter because of dry sensitive skin
July 29th, 2008 at 10:44 am
These sound like great products. Great review of them, thanks so much for the opportunity to win. I sure could use something to get rid of this dry skin!
July 29th, 2008 at 10:44 am
I would try to try this product. My hands always seem dry.
July 29th, 2008 at 11:00 am
Sounds like a great product for me. I’ve had exzema for years, tried this product and that. After a while, it becomes pretty expensive. My hands are always getting wet from , washing for cooking to cleaning to washing the dishes. Thanks for the giveaway!!!!!!!
July 29th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
My daughter has very bad dry skin. I’ve tried many products would love to try this also!
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July 29th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
we live in a desert climate and my hands and feet are so dry! Would like to try this product and see if it helps!
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July 29th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
wow! this 3 product set looks amazing, I hope I win, thanks for the contest
July 29th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
As I’m aging my skin is getting severely dry. Would love to try this. Thank you so much!
July 29th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
My hands always crack and chafe in the winter! I would love to try this!
July 29th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
Ah, my hands are dry. At the end of the day — if I remember — I like to put this paraffin lotion on them. Your Theraplex sounds good too.
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July 29th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
I live in such a dry climate, this would definitely help my skin.
July 29th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
My hands would love this
July 31st, 2008 at 4:42 am
I’ve never head of this product before, but it sounds amazing! I hope I win, my skin would be so happy, especially with all of the preggo hormones doing weird and wacky things to it! Thanks for posting this review.
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July 31st, 2008 at 4:44 pm
I never heard of this but really would like to try it
July 31st, 2008 at 9:14 pm
Sounds so soothing. My 4 year old son and I both have very dry and sensitive skin. We could stand to use products like this but they can get a little spendy (spendy – yes I’m from the midwest)
. Thanks for the great contest!
August 1st, 2008 at 7:11 am
My mother would definitely appreciate this. With all the gardening she does, her hands take a lot of punishment.
August 1st, 2008 at 9:18 pm
My skin really needs this, thank you so much for offerring it!
August 2nd, 2008 at 1:53 pm
These products sound great. I could really use them this summer! Thanks for a great giveaway!
August 2nd, 2008 at 9:31 pm
This would really help out my skin. Thanks!
August 2nd, 2008 at 9:32 pm
My skin is often very dry and this seems like it would restore moisture to my skin, which would be wonderful! Great giveaway!
August 3rd, 2008 at 10:17 am
Wow! Great giveaway, I have really dry skin so this would be an awesome giveaway to win!
August 3rd, 2008 at 11:50 am
I need this BAD!
THANKS
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August 4th, 2008 at 3:13 am
my hands get so dry sometimes, this would be great!
August 4th, 2008 at 4:25 am
my hands need this!
August 4th, 2008 at 7:28 am
my daughter could really use this, great giveaway
August 4th, 2008 at 11:50 am
I need something new too. this is the first year I am gardening large scale and my hands are showing it. Thanks you.
August 4th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
PLEASE COUNT ME IN ON THIS AWESOME GIVEAWAY
August 4th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
These look like great products. My hands are so dry, I would love a product that would really help. Thanks for the great giveaway and for your funny antics in your blog!
August 4th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
I’m so ready to try this! Thanks.
August 4th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
I would love to try this lotion.My hands stay red and dry,because
Of being a cashier at grocery store.Other people have noticed,because
one day a lady noticed my hands and handed me her business card
and asked me had I ever tried Mary Kay hand lotion.This is a nice
giveaway and thanks for the chance
August 4th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
WIN WIN WIN!!!