Avon Skin So Soft Renew & Refresh Age-Defying+ Hand Cream Review

Pacquins Hand Cream lovers came out of the woodwork when I wrote my review long ago.  Little did I know that the product was disappearing even as I wrote.  Since then, mine has been an eyes-wide and chapped-hands-ready search for something that would come close to the 50+-years-old Pacquins.

Now, at last, I've found something that does the job as an "overnight corrective hand treatment".  If it doesn't quite reach to the Pacquins standard, it will surely do well for now.

Avon Skin So Soft Renew & Refresh Age-Defying Overnight Corrective Hand Treatment is true to its very long name.  It comes in a 2.5 fluid ounce tube, is white in color, has a very light scent, and smooths on very easily.

You may notice that Avon's Age Correcting Complex and Patented Radiance Technology briefly leave a shine on the skin.   This reflects Avon's intention to "minimize the appearance  of dark blotches and age spots, and to even out skin tone".  While this seems irrelevant in an overnight cream, if it keeps copy writers employed, I'm all for it.

One of my primo requirements in a hand cream is that it doesn't leave me with sticky palms.  Avon's Corrective passes the test unlike so many other creams I've tried.  I'm also pleased with the way this Treatment calms my hangnails.

Since I've not used this Avon cream through a winter of dry hands, I can't assure anyone that Avon's Corrective will ultimately be a Pacquins equivalent.  While it contains mineral oil, petrolatum, jojaba seed oil, and numerous plant extracts and other God-knows-what preservatives and emulsifiers, it does NOT contain the lanolin which always seemed to propel Pacquins into excellence.

For now, I find it far above average.  We'll let wintertime use add the final (hopefully positive) chapter.