tiny but amazing

Be warned, this tin is tiny--maybe the size of a silver dollar (though much deeper). It's packed with solid shea butter, though, and a little of that goes a long way...Read complete review

Be warned, this tin is tiny--maybe the size of a silver dollar (though much deeper). It's packed with solid shea butter, though, and a little of that goes a long way. Especially if you only use it for problem areas and touchups--cuticles, hands, small dry patches and the like. The size also makes it a good thing to keep around in a purse or clutch. It's unfragranced, but does leave a wonderful, very subtle natural shea butter smell. (Buttery, a little nutty, but a bit herbal also.) I'm a convert!

I love the way the product melts in your hands--not to greasy oil, but still to something more spreadable than beeswax (which is what it looks like at first). Very effective moisturizing, absorbs quickly and easily for this kind of thing (meaning it's not as quick as most lotions, but it also moisturizes deeper). Not a bad buy, though I wouldn't call this a steal.

Like all solid tins, this gets a bit messy--I hate having to dig out little flecks of lint and whatnot from it. This is the one minus. But then, I wouldn't like it better in a tube or bottle, so I can't say there's a better option...