This is a heavy duty hand cream. The texture is thick and it as a slight smell to it. It's almost like it's protecting your hands by coating it in a layer of hand cream. It DOES NOT soak in, like, EVER. So everything you touch will have great big fingerprints on them. For this reason, as much as I love this hand cream, I've switched to something else that is not as heavy duty as this.
Update Jan 2016: arrghhhh... so it's not lying when it says 'Dermatologist recommended'. My dermatologist ACTUALLY recommended this as I had patches of 'irritant dermatitis' on my fingers... so back to this I go. LOL
This is a opaque white gel that holds its shape once out of the tube. You don't need much as it is pretty potent, it is meant for really dry skin, something that my hands are not at present.
It feels like it forms a layer on my skin while it takes it's time to absorb in the mean time my skin feels a little greasy for a good 15 minutes as it sinks in. It does make my hands softer.
You can pick up a small tube from the supermarket on your way through checkouts which for the size it is easy to stash anywhere so you can use it anywhere. I'm not planning on buying this again in a hurry.
Tips: Someone that has really dry hands or work is very hands on eg mechanic, may be best for this