Best hand cream for very dry hands

[DrWhy]

I have a baby and a potty training toddler and both had stomach bugs last week. I have been (and still am) washing my hands and rinsing out / soaking clothes dozens of times a day. My skin is now getting so dry I’m starting to get cracks on the backs of my knuckles. What is the best handcream to try to repair the damage? Ideally one that’s cheap enough to have one at every sink with the hand wash.

Superdrug stock a palmers coconut butter one, it tends to be on buy one get half price. I've now shunned clarins and L'Occitane for this, I have it at every sink and in my handbag.

Aveeno

I have OCD and when it was really bad my hands were very sore and cracked all over. It was the only cream that I found that actually repaired my skin.
I applied it at night and skin was soothed by morning. Also apply a layer once or twice a day too. It leaves a kind of film of protection on the skin.

Body shop hemp is really good

Aveeno is good but bodyshop hemp is better.

La Roche Posay Cicaplast Mains is the best I’ve found. It’s not the cheapest at about £6 but is often on 3 for 2, otherwise it’s excellent to use quite heavily at night, with something cheaper in the day. Lidl own brand hand cream is very good and absolutely dirt cheap - I keep a tube in the kitchen drawer.

My DH has a great one specifically for tradies. Very rich.

My hands regularly crack and bleed. The best creams I've used are Atrixo and O'Keefe's Working Hands.