Dry crispy hands - what should I do?

[AprilSpring]

I have one month of mat leave left and I’ve been on some sort of mission to sort my life out before returning to work. This has meant I’ve been cleaning like a demon and my hands have turned into dry crispy sand paper.
I’m going to start using gloves as of now for cleaning. What can I do to help restore my skin on my hands?

Cotton gloves for night time ( £Shop)
Something heavy duty

Body Shop Hemp
O'Keefes
Palmers (I bought some last week, £1.50. Not keen on the smell but it was an emergency buy )

or if they are really dry and peeling
Urea Cream ( there's Flexitol but there are loads of cheaper ones) rubbed into damp skin then your gloves

My hands get dry because I have to wash them constantly (in rubbishy NHS soap) then wear vinyl gloves . They sometimes slip in winter . I carry some L'Occitane Shea handcream with me to pre-empt (its thick but not greasy)

O'Keeffe's. It's magic stuff. It might sting a bit the first couple of times, but it really works.

Neutrogena hand cream, the waxy one. Only thing that works on my dry hands.

La Roche Posay Cicaplast hand cream. Honestly the best cream I've ever used. I had a dry itchy patch on my hand that had defied every other treatment for nearly a year - this sorted it in less than a week. It goes a long way too.

www.boots.com/la-roche-posay-cicaplast-hands-50ml-10237661

Recently I've put a small tube of hand cream by the kitchen sink and make myself put some on every time before I put on my rubber gloves (I never wash up or clean without gloves). I always get a set of hand creams from MIL for christmas so I figured this was a good way to use them up! It means I'm putting it on several times a day when I'd otherwise forget. Also, wear gloves when you're outside and it's windy/cold, it makes a huge difference.

Almond oil and sugar scrub (or any oil that you have)

Mix , massage in, rinse off, nice liquid soap, rinse again, dry .

Have everything you need handy , it is messy , stand over the sink .

I came on to say body shop hemp too :)

Oil and caster sugar scrub, then a good coat of a heavy hand cream and cotton gloves at night (£1 from Wilko)

Thanks all! My starting point wasn’t great as like 70isa my starting point wasn’t beautifully soft hands thanks to nhs soap and constant washing. I think they are the one area that really ages me. I’d noticed a difference with being off though. Will give your oil and sugar scrub a go as I can do that tonight without going to the shops., thank you.

I have some foot cream with urea should I give that a go too?

HCP so always using alcohol gel and washing my hands. I have found this stuff to be the best hand cream ever, even better than Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream.

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00121UVU0/ref=asc_df_B00121UVU058439243/?hvlocphy=9045255&linkCode=df0&hvptwo&psc=1&hvnetw=g&hvadid=226592631289&creative=22110&hvpone&hvlocint&creativeASIN=B00121UVU0&th=1&hvpos=1o1&hvdev=t&hvdvcmdl&hvqmt&tag=mumsnetforum-21&hvtargid=pla-318773778919&hvrand=13535145086107800059

The Norwegian formula one is good for chapped sore hands.

I’m on the look out for something in a pump to keep by the kitchen sink but want something that sinks in easily and isn’t too greasy. The Norwegian One is good for seriously dry hands but i tend to use it at night as it can take a while to sink in.

I've had rough, dry hands recently and found this body lotion from Vaseline has improved them greatly www.superdrug.com/Vaseline/Vaseline-Intensive-Care-Cocoa-Radiant-Body-Lotion-200ml/p/320500?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIuaX45sGx4AIVr7vtCh2aqQZIEAQYAiABEgIdD_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds. It's easily absorbed and you don't need a huge amount, and being a body moisturiser, comes in a pretty big bottle for not a lot of money!

I've used the Norwegian formula stuff before but found it made my hands sting shortly after using it so stopped.

O'Keefes working hands cream from Boots or Amazon is good.

Coconut oil is one of a few moisturising treatments that truly penetrates the skin. And it’s cheap

Wash using coconut oil and then smother hands in it e.g. at night time. Wear cloves when out and rubber gloves when washing up. Drink loads of water! My hand were horrific last year and this really helped!

I use Lansinoh across my knuckles when it gets really bad! If it's good enough for my nips then it's good enough for my hands