Product Review!

Hello Everyone! Today is my first product review: PawPaw Ointment!

When I asked on the facebook page what kind of products you wanted me to review, someone suggested Pawpaw ointment!

I find pawpaw to be a great product when my skin splits, to keep it from splitting further and feeling moisturized while I am out and about.

Currently I am in the last 'stage' of a flare, and while most of my skin is getting clearer, my top lip and under my eyes are still split and quite sore! At work, I cannot just excuse myself every ten minutes to go and moisturize because my skin needs it, so there has to be a way around it! I found Pawpaw is great for this. I can apply it every hour or so and it protects my skin from feeling tight and dry.

Pawpaw is a barrier cream, so it does not necessarily moisturize the skin the way a sorbolene cream does, instead, it sits on the top of the skin and protects it against any dirt from entering the skin.

At the same time, if there is dirt in the split skin already, it can trap it there, as it is a 'moisture lock'.

With many and varied pawpaw brands on the market, it is hard to choose which one to use on your skin.

Over time, I have used many brands of paw paw and discovered that they are all different in the way they react to my skin. Please bare in mind that the following are my own personal experiences and that you may react differently.

Lucas Paw Paw Ointment: I found this brand to be not compatible with my skin. There were certain additives within the ointment that made my skin sting and itch. All in all I did not like this ointment. It is also one of the more expensive paw paw ointments, with a tub retailing at around $23.95 for 200g, and over $5 for a small tube.

Healthy Care Australia All Natural Paw Paw Balm: This is a more natural paw paw balm, enriched with shea butter, macadamia and jojoba oil. Being allergic to nuts, I thought that this paw paw would not be good on my skin, but it surprised me (PLEASE BE CAREFUL IF YOU ARE ALLERGIC TO NUTS! SEE DISCLAIMER!). I cannot use this one on skin splits, but if I need to use it just generally on my skin it is a good one. It has a pleasant smell and is a bit cheaper as it retails around $4 for a small tube. That said, this one is not my favorite, due to the macadamia oil.

Aldi Paw Paw Ointment: This paw paw ointment is by far my favorite one! It is almost entirely pure paw paw ointment and reacts really well with my skin. I love to put this one on split skin or just use it as a lip balm. It does not generally sting my skin and is quite soothing. This is certainly a staple in my handbag! It is also the cheapest, generally retailing at Aldi stores for under or around $2.

Let me know in the comments below if there are any other products you would like me to review and what you think of these paw paw brands! :)

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