Good hand cream for a Christmas gift?

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Just trying to sort out what to get my lovely MIL for Christmas.

I know she likes her hand creams but would rarely get anything "nice" for herself unless it was on a really good offer so was thinking of getting her some as part of her gift this year.

If anyone has any ideas it would be a big help.

Thanks! :)

L'occitane hand creams are lovely . Check out QVC sometimes they have some reasonable offers , cheaper than the shops

Thanks Flora, Will check that that out now.

The Body Shop do an amazing hand cream - and I'm kicking myself now cos I can't think for the life of me what it's called!! But is kind of green and is just amazing!! That said, I had one from L'occitane too and that was good

Def L'occitane, if you can get to an outlet the prices are much better!

Another vote for L'Occitane. Just put some on (a gift from a wonderful friend) :)

Balance me is a good one. And you can't go wrong with Clarins. I found the L'occitane ones a bit greasy.

The Clarins one is nice and is about 15 pounds iirc. The Aveda one is awesome but is a bit pricier, but they do a tiny one for around the six pounds mark iirc, which is good to keep in a handbag.

L'Occitane are good but feel a bit like Sudocreme.

Another vote for Clarins. The only thing that stops my hands resembling Zelda's from Terrorhawks

Is the body shop one the hemp one?

I like Molton Brown ones.

I quite like Nirvana Gemspa ones - they do a few different types.

Clarins. I loves it.

Thanks everyone! (so lovely here :o)

I have found a lovely gift set which should do the trick.

Looks nice too!

The hemp one from Body Shop comes in a green/silver tube.

I keep some in my drawer at work; might not seem very "present" like though

I love L'Occitane but not the Shea Butter one. To be it goes on dry and doesn't feel moisturising....

however.
I love the L'Occitane Almond handcream. It goes on more like a gel, much lighter texture and smells gorgeous.

Neals yard remedies does a lovely box of 3 hand creams. The L'occitane one is amazing and they do small ones and gift sets too but if you have slightly greasier skin it might feel too moisturising.

Clarins

That's it - the hemp one in green/silver tube. I got it for Christmas one year and wasn't disappointed!! Depends why you specifically want to buy hand cream - if mil has dry hands it is ace and works a treat

MIL is a nurse so she's always washing her hands and using antibac gels so I would imagine they would be slightly dry.

I'm actually worried the scented ones might irritate her skin, or are L'Occitane products gentle?

L'occitane Shea butter is gentle, I work for the NHS and my giant tube gets passed around all day. I have the giant one off QVC but they normally sell that after Xmas.

I received a l'Occitane shea butter sample set last year and it easily ranks in my top 5 favorite presents received. One in the purse, one at home, one on the desk at work - so convenient. Saves my hands all winter. I was so impressed with the giver. As a mum to an infant it was especially welcome.

Another vote for L'occitane - Maries Claire had four different full sized scented ones free with last months magazine, I snapped them all up as its cheaper than paying £11 each.

l'occitane cherry blossom handcream smells lovely and works v well.

Decleor or Liz Earle

Both fabulous

Liz Earle comes with a hand wash