I recently got a sample in the mail for Nivea in-shower body lotion. I loved it so I went to purchase some but was more than I wanted to spend. I was taking a bath the same night and looked over on the shelf next to tub and saw a bottle of hand and body lotion.
You know the kind, we all have tons of it from store (buy 3 get 3). Well, I just put some on me and rinsed it off. It works fine and saves me money and uses up my old lotion.Share on ThriftyFunThis page contains the following solutions. Have something to add? Please share your solution!
I found this cream in the back of my closet. Upon using it, I found it too greasy for my taste. However, we are sheltering in place and I didn't want to make any unnecessary trips to the store to get my usual brand.
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For what can I use old, thin hand lotion?
Cindy from Reading, PA
I've put water in almost empty bottles to get every last bit and used it at the end of a shower as a moisturizer. Pat dry.
You can use it as leather balm!
I also use it in my hair. It is very easy to use. I have short hair so I just blob it out and then apply it. I use the Lundthan cream but I don't know many people who use it.
I have so many bottles of nice body lotion. There is only so much of it that can be used before it loses its color or fragrance. Is there a way to combine the lotion with liquid soap to make a nice fragrant hand soap? Or can the lotion be combined with plain bar soap and put into a hand pump dispenser? Does anyone know the proportions? Thanks for any and all tips.
What about donating them to a local women's shelter or nursing home for a tax write off. These are people who need a little TLC.
Don't mix the lotions together. I tried that once to save space, and the lotion came out with a gritty texture and I had to throw it away!
What can I use hand lotion for?
There are a lot of uses for hand lotion:
Use to style hair.
Use to grease tools that are sticking.
Use to polish your shoes.
You can use it as a shaving cream.
Things like hand lotion are a great lubricant in situations where, for example, your wedding ring is too tight because your fingers swelled up, or you got a hand stuck in a glass.
It is also useful to peel off stickers off a surface you don't want a sticker on, like Mayonnaise is.
Out of shaving cream, no need to worry, try using body lotion. It has the added advantage of not requiring water, so it makes a good dry shaving cream.
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