I love summer but I don't love the eczema breakouts it brings. I'm not sure what it is, perhaps using SPF lotions daily or the fact that the skin on my arms is exposed to the elements and sunshine more, but I always find I get itchy skin the moment the summer weather descends.This year, I was determined to keep the redness and flaking at bay, so I decided to preemptively incorporate a nutrient-packed body lotion into my daily regime.
As luck would have it, the week I started looking for a new daily body cream happened to be the exact same week Elizabeth Arden launched its new Eight Hour Daily Hydrating Body Lotion, £27 here for 380ml – and, oh, how I'm glad those stars aligned.
A long-lasting hydrator with naturally derived shea butter, avocado oil and a prebiotic complex to protect and condition dry skin, the latest body launch in the Eight-Hour range ticked all of the boxes I was looking for.
Plus, with the promise of helping to relieve dry skin and strengthen its moisture barrier, I had a feeling it would be just what my eczema-prone skin was craving.
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