Where to buy Pacquins Hand Cream? If internet search results are any indication, that seems to be the $64,000 question on the lips of dry skin sufferers everywhere. For more than 60 years this amazing product has been the hand cream of choice for multitudes of women (and men) with chapped hands. Chronic sufferers of this condition often experience painful cracked skin, especially in the cold and windy winter months, and this condition is usually very difficult to prevent or alleviate. Yet three and four generations of people say there is one product that has reliably and consistently brought them relief: Pacquin Hand Cream.
As you search the web for Pacquins Hand Cream you will inevitably come across the same kind of testimony over and over again: “I’ve used Pacquins for over 40 years. I’ve tried all kinds of hand lotion and cream, but nothing else ever worked. My grandmother used Pacquins, my mother used it, I use it, and now my daughters are using it. We wouldn’t use anything else…” and so on. You can literally find hundreds of stories like this online, all expressing wonder and amazement at the effectiveness of Pacquins Hand Cream. All of which makes its current scarcity, and even unavailability, all the more puzzling.
About three years ago, Johnson & Johnson acquired ownership of Pfizer’s consumer health care products division, which included Pacquins. For some reason, in what they called a “business decision,” they stopped producing it and took it off the market. Many who saw this coming began hoarding as much of the product as they could, but now it is very difficult to find. Before it was discontinued, a four ounce jar of Pacquins Hand Cream could regularly be found in local drug stores and department stores, as well as in many places online, for as little as five or six dollars. Now it can hardly ever be found offline, and it sells on Ebay for as much as $85 for eight ounces! Occasionally you may find an online dealer offering it for $20 – $40, but that is becoming increasingly rare.
Even some popular alternatives such as Ahava hand cream and shea butter hand cream do not satisfy the loyal Pacquins user. Some have taken to bombarding Johnson & Johnson with phone calls and emails demanding they reinstate what they consider to be the best hand cream ever. If you would like to call and add your voice to the growing chorus of protestors, you can call 1-800-223-0182, which is the consumer products line for J & J. A forum at Amazon has also been established in order to discuss the issue.
Is Pacquins Hand Cream really that good? Apparently so. Never dependent upon much advertising, Pacquin’s popularity has almost always been due to the word of mouth praise of its effectiveness by generations of very satisfied users. Its two most popular formulations are Pacquins Plus Hand Cream and Pacquins Medicated Hand Cream. Containing glycerin and lanolin, both are effective in sealing in much needed moisture and relieving dry, chapped skin. A particular feature that has led to its popularity over the years is the fact that it works without making your hands feel oily or sticky. Some say that it has almost a whipped cream type consistency that quickly leave hands feeling soft and comfortable. According to one very happy customer, Pacquins “creates a silk glove for your hands without that oily feeling!”
What about the question that began this post? Where can we find Pacquin Hand Cream? Well, some online retailers such as Target, PriceGrabber, Shopzilla, Best-Price, Medshopexpress, Amazon and others will occasionally (though rarely) have some available for sale. You will need to check that availability from time to time and hope to get lucky. A better bet is Ebay, although you should expect to pay top price. Sometimes small, local, country type stores will have some for sale; if you let them know you are looking for it, they might be able to acquire some for you. In the end, perhaps the best bet is to (hopefully) prevail upon Johnson & Johnson to continue marketing Pacquins Hand Cream once again.