Tell me about your favourite handcream, please

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I know, I know- hardly the most exciting of thread titles but I want to buy a nice one for my best friend who has dry hands and loves hand cream!

body shop hemp

Tisserand Essential Oil rich.
Smells divine.

Crabtree and Evelyn - Gardner's hands

Thanks everyone-lots of good candidates there- I had a Tisserand hand cream years ago- best one I ever had. How ethical are the Body Shop nowadays.....I see they have a sale on!

Jurlique is dear but lasts a long time. I have the rose one now but the lavender is my favourite.

For everyday use I like, Elle macpherson, Bare the replenishing hand cream.. it's light and smeel nice.

As I have a really mucky job where I have my hands in all sorts of chemicals.. I use at night Elizabeth Arden eight hour cream.. Not fussed on the smell.. but it works absolute wonders!

I think I will go for the Tisserand one (can't believe I forgot about them!)

Thanks so much for the link about BS, Mutt-I have found my last few presents on there

The Tisserand website have quite a few specials on at the mo' the essential oil rich hand cream I think is available in a set with the foam bath and somethign else. (It was a week or so back anyway)

Clarins hand and nail cream. I've used a load of different hand creams and this one is just brilliant.

body shop hemp hand protector,
smells like crusty hippies but is really unctuous(sp?)

the best is by sisley if you've got sixty quid.

£60

Blimey.
Is it worth it?

it's worth it if you're the type of person who buys really expensive stuff, iykwim? cos it is the best. cleared up dh's exczema for example. (although i must stress we got the cream for free as was beauty ed at the time).

there's a boots old ladies floral range that has an ace hand cream, and also the clarins stuff is good imo. never tried teh body shop hemp one but i might do now as everyone's saying good things.

I swear by the Soap and Glory one, I'm really really fussy about hand cream, I find a lot of hand creams too greasy.

I sometimes use the Bodyshop hemp one. It's a bit industrial looking and smelling though. Not sure I'd give it as a gift.

I've heard that Holland and Barrett sell a manuka honey handcream (£4.99?) which is supposed to be v good but I haven't tried it yet.

l'occitane shea butter very good and not sticky lasts all day

Elemis. Am a recent convert to all their stuff, I would like to roll around in it all day....

L'Occitane shea butter best for dry hands but non-greasy, there are a few fragrances now, I love the rose one, so fresh, but that's just me.

I got Crabtree & Evelyn La Source free with Marie Claire last month and have been really impressed with it - it actually works. Packaging slightly dull but maybe that's just me. Nice smell

I use Aveeno but its not very exciting. My hands are vile if I don't moisturise and this is the only one that stops them from cracking.

Body Shop Hemp. Smell is not great but it's really effective and it feels like I've tried every other hand cream.

Atrixo - but cheap and defo not a good Xmas gift!

yep body shop hempp is the best for effectiveness

I have tried loads , l'occitane, clarins etc