This is not traditional lotion. It looks like a bar of soap, but it is a bar of lotion made with all natural oils and butters. Rub it in your hands, or wherever you need to repair your dry skin, and the heat from your body will melt the outer layer of the bar and those luxurious oils and butters go right on to your skin; I especially enjoy it for my elbows. Are your hands getting dried out from all of the hand sanitizer use? Keep one of the smaller bars in your purse (In a bag of course) and use it after you rub on the drying sanitizer; your hands will thank you. Lots of uses for both sizes.