I bought this because I am tired of having dry hands from handling paperwork at my job all the time... I was hoping this would cure my chronic dry nails issue and it kinda worked. For about 6 hours. Then my nails went back into a dry state. I expected this to work in a similar way to a sheet mask for my face, where I'd feel the moisture for at least a day later but nope. Also, I really underestimated how fiddly these little things would be!! It's a challenge to get each pocket on each finger when home alone! The essence itself, once you finally get them on, is a creamy emulsion kind of substance, but it is very lightly soaked so it doesn't drip down your hands. I guess they also do work on touchscreens as Holika Holika claimed, but it's not a pretty sight lol. In fact it's another challenge. They work but you have to be very precise with your fingertip pressure. They can crease, which means a touchscreen often gets confused. I couldn't wait to remove these, so after about 30-40 minutes I removed them and then spent another 10 minutes rubbing in the emulsion to absorb. My fingers felt very heavily moisturised, and creased up like I was in a bath. But unfortunately the state of my nails went back to dry (as you can see in the photo). I probably wouldn't repurchase this as a serious moisturising option, but as a touch-up or as a practical joke for someone else!