What's the best hand cream you've used?

[JustReallyWorried]

My hands are like sandpaper and I've tried a few different creams now. Recommendations for what to buy next? Especially if it smells amazing too! Effectiveness is most important though obviously.

Prai anti ageing hand cream, or o’Keefes working hands. My hands are sooo bad. I need a steroid cream too.

Just starting using child’s farm moisturing hand wash, and that helps!

The Chemistry Brand Hand Cream

Me - Clarins - DH - O'Keefe's working hands

Used to be L’Occitane
Until I discovered Cicaplast (La Roche Posay)

O'Keefes Working Hands Cream!

I'm a dog groomer and having my hands constantly in the water with shampoos etc just ruined them, they were so cracked and painful, this cleared them right up and prevented it from happening again!

I only put a tiny bit on at a time though as find if I put too much on it can be quite greasy, but a tiny bit is all you need and so the tub last ages!

Liz Earle and Caudalie are my favourites. Beautiful scent and hands are softer the minute I use them.

Child’s Farm hand cream is the only one that works for me when my hands get dry and sore, anything else stings but this is formulated for sensitive skin and eczema. My hands were sore last week from too much hand sanitizer and hand washing, popped into Superdrug for some Child’s Farm and 2 shop assistants both said they also swear by it.

Yes! Once my hands get to the dry and cracked stage this or O'keeffe's working hands are the only thing that works. I carry L'occitane in my handbag to use while out and about but it's not quite intensive enough to use exclusively.

I’ve tried them all but keep returning to jo Malone vitamin e hand cream. It’s the only jo Malone product that I rate

@SOLINVICTUS

The best I've ever used is the Neutrogena Norwegian which costs £3.99 and the tiny tube has 300 applications. I literally need to use it about once a week only. O'Keefe's doesn't touch it (but I like to use O'Keefes on my feet inside socks overnight. L'Occitane smells fab and I have some of theirs too, and also Tisserand. But if you want effectiveness, it's the cheapo Neutrogena all the way.

Yes. I agree with this - Neutrogena

And especially if left on overnight (in cotton gloves or socks). Sorted out my hands in one night - and they were sore and scaly from a bad reaction to a hand gel.

SEAMS handcream (buy it online) is great

Body shop hemp. L’occitane didn’t work for me.

The Body Shop, L'occitaine and Atrixo all work really well.

Use the cheaper ones during the day when you're washing your hands more often and the expensive ones at night before bed.

Kiehls is easily the best I've used. It's really not very cheap but it's definitely worth it!

Does the o keefes smell?

Elizabeth Arden 24 hr hand cream.

Neutrogena Norwegian all the way, my hands were in a right state with gels, washing with no other hand creams touching it. Neutrogena really does the trick.

Neutrogena for when I've been lax in putting on the L’Occitane. Neutrogena is sticky but it works and L’Occitane smells lovely. @FizzyApricot I had no idea you could get a key to squeeze L'Occitane out. Off to Google...

Has anyone tried nursem. It’s really good! I use the cream but you can get a lotion too.

Body Shop hemp was my most highly rated.

Sadly Body Shop anything is out of the question for me now, so am looking through this thread for a replacement.

@Chicchicchicchiclana

Body Shop hemp was my most highly rated.

Sadly Body Shop anything is out of the question for me now, so am looking through this thread for a replacement.

Is that because of their terrible treatment of JKRowling?

Another vote for L’Occitane. It’s amazing, and I’ve tried a lot of hand creams. Nothing comes close to theirs.

@SpringtimeSummertime

Has anyone tried nursem. It’s really good! I use the cream but you can get a lotion too.

Yes @SpringtimeSummertime! I bought some recently after seeing it on Dragons Den and it’s genuinely really good. My hands were so dry and cracked after all continuous washing. So much better now.

Agree with the Neutrogena Norwegian Formula. More effective than much more expensive things I’ve tried.

Body shop hemp...oddly enough body shop rose one is v poor

Rituals, Soap and Glory or Neutrogena all get my vote.

If they’re really dry & cracked Neutrogena but it doesn’t really have a smell whereas the Rituals & Soap and Glory ones smell lovely.