Burt's Bees Intense Hydration

I have been using the new Intense Hydration line from Burt's Bees for a few weeks now.  I received samples of this new line as a BzzAgent.  The best thing about this line is the smell.  Clary sage is the main scent, and it is wonderful and calming.  The clary sage scent is present in all three of the products I tried: the cleanser, night cream, and treatment mask.

I have eczema, and it most often shows up on my upper lip. After a few weeks of using Burt's Bees Intense Hydration cleanser, mask, and night cream, the eczema is really a lot better.  I forgot to take a picture "before," but picture my upper lip area as being red, itchy, and a little flaky.  This is what it looks like now, after using these Burt's Bees products:

Hardly any redness/itchiness/flakiness.  Yay!

The cleanser is not sudsy - which is great for preventing dryness - but I sometimes miss the suds.  It makes me feel like it's working.  I have read that soap makers actually add the sudsing properties to products like this, just to make us think they're working.  So I guess suds are better off not there.  My only critique is that the cleanser didn't always remove the makeup I was wearing.  I had to use a different face wash to make sure all my makeup was gone.  I have been using the Intense Hydration cleanser at night, followed by the night cream, then a different face wash in the morning.  That works well for me.

The Intense Hydration night cream also worked well for me.  I don't usually wear night cream, but - as I'm getting into my mid-30's now - I might as well start!  The cream is thick and, as I mentioned, smells great.  It feels like the cream stays on and provides moisture all night long, but without feeling caky or weird in the morning.

I have only used the treatment mask a few times, because I keep forgetting about it.  But those few times, it has been nice.  The mask, which you slather on your face and leave on for 10-15 minutes before tissuing off, has a similar viscosity to the night cream: thick and creamy, providing lots of moisture.  It really felt like it soaked into my skin, keeping everything from getting too dry.  But it had a cooling, refreshing feeling at the same time, which was nice.  And of course, it smells great.

In these cold winter months, I'll definitely be using my Burt's Bees Intense Hydration products to keep my skin moisturized.  Try them out yourself soon!