Hardcore handcream

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Any recommendations? My skin isn't particularly sensitive but my hands are scaly, parched, ancient claws... Too much washing up and cold weather! Would prefer something paraben-free if possible...

Try olive oil then putting rubber gloves on and doing washing up in hot water. It's my emergency rescue solution. After one or two goes, I just apply hand cream after every hand wash.

Tisserand is lovely. Smells great, not too expensive, feels nice on the hands.

Body Shop Hemp range. I actually prefer the one in the tub (hand butter) to the one in the metal tube (can never screw the tiny lid on when I've just applied cream over my hands!)

I have had really brilliant results with tisserand lavender hand cream on my rough and cracked old stable hands this winter, so happy to suggest it.

Body Shop Hemp. I am not mad on the smell but it's just amazing stuff.

L'Occitane Shea 20% handcream. Put a thickish layer on overnight

Try diprobase ointment, cheap, no nice smell and medical looking but saved my poor hands, they were cracked and bleeding and are now functional and able to get wet without me crying!

another vote for Body Shop Hemp range. there is an offer on and hand stuff is %50 off so £2.50 a tube.

Body Shop Hemp here, too, although I don't like the smell or the slimy texture.

My first vote is for Neutrogena Norwegian Formula (Concentrated.)

Neotrogena - very thick and only use a little. Always use this, avoid the Anti Ageing one though as its more runny.

Come in perfumed and non-perfumed

L'occitane lavender is my fave. It's very light and non greasy and smells AMAZING! It's great for popping on throughout the day when you're doing stuff.

Their Shea butter hand cream is a much thicker cream which I find better for night time.

They do lovely free samples if you can get to a shop...

L'occtaine Shea butter is the best.

The body shop hemp one stung my hands.

Aveeno, non-greasy and very neutral smell.

As Garlic said Nutrogena Norwegian concentrated formula. It's the only one that will sort my hands out & believe me I've tried loads of the more expensive brands.

for me Boots no7 P+P intense is the best.

I find the body shop hemp even isn't very long lasting. Neurogena is pretty good. L'occitaine - nice but really ( even the Shea butter) not that greasy/moisturising)

Norwegian formula concentrated, unscented is far better than a lot of much more expensive stuff. If you don't like the thick texture, try Aveeno instead.

Thanks, great suggestions. I have just done the oil on hands in gloves while washing up, and though I stink, my hands do feel softer....

Another vote for Body Shop Hemp, it's amazing stuff.

Lotil is brilliant, and very cheap.

If you go to the money saving expert you can print off a voucher for free l'occitane hand cream at the moment. Three sample sized ones plus 15% off when you spend £35 online I got some on friday and they're lovely.

Coconut oil is amazing

My "housewife hands" improved massively when ds had a condition that meant i had to apply cheap id aqueous cream to his whole body 5 times daily.

You shouldn't use aqueous cream as a moisturiser, it's used as a cleanser for sensitised skin.

And yes to Nutrogena concentrated cream - I also have one of the squeezy top Nutrogena ones which is a more creamy consistency but still fab and use it frequently at home. The concentrated one is amazing but leaves my hands a bit claggy.