Good hand cream for very dry hands

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I have to be very honest, I never washed my hands as often as I do now and my hands have never been as dry, so could anyone recommend a hand cream for dry hands?

Body shop henna one is very good, not as absorbent as some, but it makes a huge difference if your skin is at the cracked and scaly stage.

Diprobase is good , as is Neutrogena Norwegian formula. I personally find some with lavender in them good too, but I can’t find my tube to tell you what it is.

Working Hands cream is very good.

Body Shop hemp hand cream is amazing!

Hemp hand cream. That’s what I meant!

Clarins

Neutrogena for the day, and some O'Keefe's Working Hands for overnight. Not very glamorous, but work.

Another recommendation for Body Shop hemp handcream - it's amazing!

L’occitane Very Dry Skin Intensive Hand Balm. I keep it beside where I watch telly, so apply it after the day of hand washing. My hands look10 years younger! Smell fabulous.

QV cream for dry skin, I use this after radiotherapy as it was recommended, its excellent.

Nursem is brilliant

Another one for Body Shop Hemp cream

Aquaphor is great. Quite sticky but fabulous for over night or backs of your hands in the day.

Aldi do their own version of the Body Shop's hemp hand cream and it's only like £1 something and it's amazing! Having been a worshipper of the BS hemp cream, the Aldi stuff is just as good without breaking the bank. It's under the Lacura brand, it should be with all the skincare stuff.

I asked this question a while ago and must have tried 20 different hand creams.

The only one that works for me is Avon's Avocado stuff. Can't remember the precise name.

Looks as though I'm going for the body shop hemp cream!

@ZoominMoomin I don't have an Aldi near me, so will buy the real deal!

Thanks everyone, I hope this will help my dry hands x

Epaderm. It's pharmacy only but you may be able to get it on prescription. It's quite expensive.

The hemp hand cream is great, but Eucerin hand cream with urea is better, I only put it on overnight and it's like waking with new hands. I find I rarely need handcream during the day now and I used to get terrible cracked thumbs in the winter, but no more.

Diprobase or hemp cream are the only things that work for me. I have a pair of cotton gloves I wear at night sometimes (socks also do the job if you dont have any), which I put on after slathering loads of moisturiser)

Can I suggest switching to Dove soap? It has moisturiser in it, and I can wash my hands many times a day without them drying out.
Use any other soap and my hands are sore and dry by lunchtime (and I find handcream on chapped hands makes them even more uncomfortable)

My hands got horribly sore and the doctor now prescribes Dermol 500 soap. It really helps if your hands are cracked and dry.

Nursem sounds great. It's a brand I haven't heard of.

I use Vaseline Intensive Care 'Healthy hands Stronger nails' hand cream - available from Boots/Superdrug/Wilkos and the likes. I use that after every hand-washing as my nails are really weak along with my hands looking haggard. I got 2 x 200ml bottles for £4 or £5 I think in Superdrug. They had an offer on. Pink Bottle. Light and easily absorbed. You can get a smaller tube for your handbag.

At night I use Cien (Lidl) SOS Concentrated Hand Cream. Thick and takes about 3-4 mins to fully absorb, so I just have it on my bedside locker and use it at night. It is in the toiletries aisle with the hand creams. Red and white tube. Uber cheap.

Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour hand cream.

Expensive, but worth every penny as you don't need very much.

It cures my exczema.

I saw someone mention Dove above - this is the hand wash I have on my sinks now - www.gordonsdirect.com/baby-dove-rich-moisture-head-to-toe-wash-200ml.html?gclid=CjwKCAiA5IL-BRAzEiwA0lcWYlQqTrwr9zXPVptavzqXfWnl4qdVilyb8vEI0rGwyfj-48iz3hFduRoC1vUQAvD_BwE
It's Baby Dove Rich Moisture Head to Toe wash. I bought it in Poundland originally, but I've also bought it from either Morrisons or Asda too.