I work on a college campus in New England so I obviously wash my hands repeatedly and aggressively with the hard stuff throughout the day. Winters are especially brutal here, and my hands have cracked and split and been a bloody mess for years. That is until I tried Stirling Body Butters (I have both Barbershop and Bay Rum). My hands, arms, elbows, and knees love this stuff. It absorbs well with gentle massaging and doesn't leave behind a greasy residue. A few days of consistent use (mornings after a shower, and the end of the day after work) have transformed my skin from leather-like to supple.
The barbershop scent is playfully complex - I love the sweet, mildly spicy vanilla opening, but it's the musky drydown that's the real star. It's also a versatile scent that plays nicely with a range of aftershaves and EdTs.
After trying it for a few days and marveling how it restored my dry and cracked elbows and knees, I wondered if the body butter would work as a non-shaving day face moisturizer. So, I sent an email to Rod and within a day received a reply to my question that yes, indeed, it can be used as a face moisturizer. And so I immediately tried it, and let me tell you, ladies and gentlemen, it works brilliantly, especially if you massacred your skin the day before. It absorbs much slower than a typical balm, and in doing so gently moisturizes and repairs the traumatized face over a longer period of time.
I cannot evangelize about and recommend this product highly enough - the Barbershop scent in particular, though the Bay Rum is also very much worth owning - and encourage you to try it if you suffer, as I do, from dry and sensitive skin.
6/5 stars for a great product and exceptional and personable customer service from Stirling. I'm a customer for life.