Lotion

Over the past year I have come to appreciate lotion. I used to despise putting the buttery slippy slime on my skin, but now I apply it almost every day. 

I suppose that my love and appreciation for lotion began last spring when my aunt gave me a tube of lotion from Bath and Body Works after helping her with one of her college assignments. Usually whenever someone gives me scented lotion, I think it smells good the first time I smell it but then I grow to despise it after a couple of uses. However, this lotion she gave me has been my all-time favorite. I actually used up the whole tube which is really rare for me.

Before I discovered the magical effect of lotion, I never used it. Ever. As a result, I always had really dry skin. My hands were especially dry and cracked during the winter. Every year it would be so bad that my hands would itch, crack and bleed. It became a commonality for me each year. But now I apply lotion every time I shower.

It’s funny how when I think I really despise something, it turns out becoming one of my favorite things.