Recommend me a handcream please!!!

[goodenoughmum88]

I'm 36 and have a 3 year old and 7 month old. Had dry skin in last pregnancy which is now ok but my hands are that of an old crone and despite lathering plenty of cream on as often as I remember they're not improving! Live in a hard water area but also think that washing hands often (as usual with small ones) is playing a part.
Budget of around £10 - willing to give most things a go! Thanks!

[Darklane]

L'Occitane Shea is great but a bit pricey. For a cheaper alternative Aldi do their own Shea one in a massive tube that's terrific too.

[uhhuh]

Johnsons baby soothing naturals intense moisture cream is amazing for hands. Sinks in immediately, not greasy, and leaves hands feeling lovely and soft!

[hollyisalovelyname]

CCS cream not CFS cream.
It is super, but greasy. Use at night with gloves. It's a Swedish foot cream. Boots have it.

[CoolToned]

Le Roche Posay

[Bluetang]

My hands can be dry if I don't remember to use hand cream or forget to wear gloves when washing up; by far the best hand cream I've used which really works is Eucerin for dry hands available in Boots, amazing stuff!

[Bolshybookworm]

Definitely use washing up gloves! My hands pretty much fall apart if I don't. Water is a drying agent even without detergent.

[goodenoughmum88]

Ooohhhh so many ideas thanks so much. I'll raid boots when I have chance as a first port of call!
I don't take my rings off after loosing my engagement ring for about 9 months after ds1 was born due to removing for washing! Safer to clean then every so often!
I'm not sure I wash them/have them in water that much but perhaps I should wear gloves for washing up/cleaning in spite of only using Eco cleaners which I thought weren't waa harsh!

[Youremywifenow]

eos. Pack of 3 here, about £3.50 individually.
www.amazon.co.uk/EOS-Evolution-Cucumber-Blossom-Flowers/dp/B00HIVU450/ref=sr_1_1?s=beauty&ie=UTF8&qid=1462211230&sr=1-1&keywords=eos%20hand%20lotion&tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21

I get horribly dry hands which crack and bleed. I've tried every cream and this is the one which sorted them out. They smell lovely as well. The lip balms are shit though.

[JackandDiane]

Aveda

[WhoisLucasHood]

I use Lidls cien SOS cream, it's similar to vaseline but it works brilliantly.

[DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen]

Aldi one,best I've ever used.

[DerelictMyBalls]

Whatever you do, don't buy the Burts Bees almond one in the jar - it is the greasiest cream I have ever used, you coukd rub and rub for hours and it would never sink in.

I like Nivea Q10 because I love the Nivea smell and it's cheap.

[HeirOfNothingInParticular]

I've just bought the Ragdale Hall one from M&S, and that's nice.

[Rubysewgood]

I can be a bit of a brand snob but have found Lidl's Cien cocoa butter hand cream absolutely better than a lot of pricier ones! It's under £2!

I hate anything that feels greasy or tacky or too perfumed and this one is easy to rub in, nice light smell and makes hands feel comfortable. It's an ideal one to use if you are washing hands a lot.

[CotedePablo]

Agree with lateforeverything. Okeeffe's has worked for me, where nothing else was helping. I was sobbing at times, with cuts and nicks on the tips of my fingers. For the first time in almost a year, a couple of days ago I cut up an onion without gloves on!

And it's very cheap.

[SuburbanRhonda]

Could you wash your hands less often as well as using hand cream? I know you have little ones but unless you're drying your hands on a clean towel every time you might as well not bother. After a nappy change or other bodily-fluid-related clean-up then obviously do, of course.

[hollyisalovelyname]

CFS foot cream is great. Use at night with gloves. Boots have it.
L'Occitane is so overpriced- tiny tube almost €10.
They do smell nice though.
I've used Body Shop Hemp, O' Keefes and Aveeno.
CFS is better.
I mightn't have the name wuite right- not at home to check.

[adagio]

Aveeno or epaderm, but I do find them greasy. I had Keihls hand cream as a maternity present and it is lovely, but I suspect expensive!

Rings - I have a 3yo and 2m old, I don't think I have worn my engagement ring for about 3y (other than special occasions) and eventually the wedding ring spends more time on the ring tree than my finger since #2 arrived. I hate cream in rings.

[Ifonlyiweretaller]

So if you are putting on hand cream many times a day....do you take your rings off each time? i hate the thought of cream getting caught in the claws of the rings, but worry i might forget to put them back on if i take them off to apply...

[5608Carrie]

I would second a barrier like Bepanthen. Currently I am using Boots No. 7 protect and perfect intensive night hand cream. Which is really good.

For really in need of a miracle hands Flexitol very dry skin cream doesn't smell great but it does work

[Bolshybookworm]

If you're washing your hands a lot, try putting some bepanthan on your hands as well as moisturiser. It acts as a barrier cream, so will help protect them from water. Works surprisingly well!

[Glitterspy]

Aveeno is really effective, I also keep tubes all over the place and use it all the time. If I'm feeling fancy the l'occitane shea butter one that comes in the big paint tube, but really I just love the aveeno!

[WhereYouLeftIt]

Aveeno.

Something I occasionally use is warm paraffin wax. I find that can make a huge difference too. At one point I would use it daily, I was complemented on how lovely my hands were!

www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4179322.htm There are several manufacturers of this type of machine, even with daily use I only needed to replace the wax every six months or so.

[lateforeverything]

O'Keeffes Working Hands is really good and unscented. I nicked a bit from dh one day and got converted. Only a fiver or something.

[YesOfCourseAlways]

I have amazingly soft hands, if I do say so myself. I hate scented hand cream, a lot of those mentioned above have strong smells. I love Nivea Q10 which is cheap and very good. I think the key is frequent application, so I have a tube in every room, in the car, in my bag, etc. I apply 5-10 times a day, with a really generous one at night.

Also try not to get your hands wet. Easier said than done, but certainly NEVER wash dishes without rubber gloves.