This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Carmex®. All opinions are 100% mine.

When I first moved to Florida and started high school here all the girls used Carmex. That was my introduction to this classic drugstore brand. I don’t know if that’s still the case but in my day, that was the thing to use on chapped lips. We all trust Carmex to keep our lips moisturized, so how about our bodies. Carmex has been around for over 70 years and people have come to love the healing power of Carmex lip balms. Finally, Carmex Skin Care is here with a new solution to heal, soothe and moisturize your dry skin. Carmex® Healing Lotion and Carmex® Healing Cream both retail for about $5.99 and can only be found at Walgreens stores, walgreens.com and drugstore.com.

Carmex sent me both the healing lotion and the healing cream to review. I have really dry skin and it’s tough for me to find lotion that actually works and continuously keeps me moisturized (i.e. non ashy) but this does the trick. I’m not crazy about the smell though the bottle claims “pleasant scent”. The scent isn’t unpleasant but I wouldn’t go so far as to call it pleasant. They both absorb quickly into the skin and you don’t have to use a lot. I used a little daily (for about a week) on my boyfriend’s rough elbows and his elbows are now very well moisturized and smooth. I haven’t “carmex’d” him in a few days and they’re still super smooth. I used the products on him too because he’s so picky about things and he liked them too. He didn’t have a problem with the smell either. This from the guy who once told me one of my lotions smelled like a granny.

Anyway the bottles are classic Carmex design so you really can’t miss them. If you’re a regular carmex user the yellow and red will catch your eye and if you’re new to the brand the yellow and red will ensure you won’t miss it on the shelf. Now I ask myself, will I actually purchase any of these on my own once I’ve run out of my samples. I definitely will. Since I’ve never really done a sponsored review before I want to say that I was under no obligation to write a positive review. 

I love my readers and commenters so I’d like to share the moisturizing power of Carmex with one of you. During my trial I was sent a full size bottle of the healing cream and the healing lotion and a trial size of the healing lotion. I used the travel/trial size healing lotion so I’d have a full size bottle to giveaway to you all.

How to enter:

Leave a comment telling me if you’ve ever used Carmex products before and if so what is your favorite.

Additional entry: Follow me on twitter and tweet: I want to win the new @CarmexLipBalm Healing Lotion from @riamichelle so I can stay moisturized.

That’s it. That’s all you have to do. Leave me a comment and on the Monday 15th, 2010 I’ll use a random number generator to pic the winner. US only.

I’d like to give some product highlights but for more info please check out the Carmex website: http://www.mycarmex.com/

Carmex® Healing Lotion is made using a patent pending process that delivers healing and moisturization without a greasy feel.

• Use anywhere skin feels dry
• Daily use will help protect skin and keep dryness away
• Rich healing ingredients, including Aloe and Vitamin E, nourish and moisturize skin
• Absorbs fast for a non-greasy feel; has a light, pleasant scent

Carmex® Healing Cream is made using a patent pending process that delivers concentrated healing and moisturization of your driest, roughest skin.

• Use on your driest skin— especially hands, feet, elbows and knees
• 9 healing ingredients penetrate and help repair your very dry, rough or cracked skin
• Concentrated—use a small amount
• Absorbs fast for a non-greasy feel; has a light, pleasant scent