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.

Please don't think that I am being flippant, but...'Battle's Udder Cream'. It is formulated for use on dairy cows when their teats become dry and cracked or sore, but it is brilliant on human skin too. Available at most agricultural merchants or online, comes in a 1 litre tub and smells very neutral. I swear by it! Does contain lanolin though, so, if you are allergic, obviously best avoided.

Crabtree and Evelyn La Source works for me

Another vote for L'Occitane, I have tubes everywhere, it's lovely stuff

I really like Liz Earle hand cream (full title Orange flower hand repair). Smells lovely, sinks in right away, not greasy and does not irritate the skin even when it is sore and dry. Just a thought, but If your hands are very bad, it might be worth investing in some hand wash, too. Again I really rate the Liz Earle Orange flower one. The least stripping one I have ever tried. The products are expensive, but if you order from them direct they have regular promotions and I stock up then.

@Orangesand , is that Lush hand cream Handy Gurugu?

Best and richest hand cream I have ever found and I have tried a lot of the other ones mentioned here. It just seems to seal the moisture in for ages while others leave my hands dry and flaky after about an hour.

Jo malone is great but as it nursem I use both and they are both excellent

@Hedgesfullofbirds I came on to say Battles udder cream too! I bought it as have eczema on my hands and it was recommended to help with that.

It’s thick but absorbs well and is really moisturising.

I also like Neals yard calendula cream but that works out a lot more expensive than the udder cream!

@SpringtimeSummertime

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

Yes! I love this and the whole ethos around the company! Brilliant cream

Thank you for the endorsement @Squiz81 - I am a professional gardener and my hands suffer terribly, especially in the winter and this is the only product I have found which really works for me

Another vote for O'Keefe's - just discovered it and it's a total game changer.

O'Keefe's here too. Sorts my hands overnight if they get bad but a little a day prevents that really. Unscented but I prefer that.

Body Shope Hemp hand cream.

Neutrogena is the best. My hands crack and bleed, it works immediately.

Burts bees almond cream

HEMP body shop, £12 used it for 20 years. My hands look & feel fabulous. Highly recommend.

Opposite ends of the price spectrum - I love Margaret Dabbs balm. It smells lovely and sinks in immediately. And I also love Mixa Cica Hand Balm which is much thicker and fragrance free. It takes a bit of rubbing in but the effects last.

Aesop resurrection- heaven in a tube ❤️

Nursem. Transformed my over washed hospital hands

I’ve found that a weekly scrub with a teaspoon each of olive oil and sugar means that any old hand cream will do the trick. It’s cheap as chips and so effective on my rough mitts. Must remember to do it tomorrow...

Aveeno is good

Lanolips rose hand cream is amazing. Sorts mine out when they're a mess and smells incredible. It's an overnight one for me though as it can leave hands sticky

@Apileofballyhoo

Kiehl's Ultimate Strength hand salve for general, Burt's Bees in the flat tin for cracks and cuts. CeraVe moisturising lotion for excellent value.

This is my one and only after way too many duff purchases

Dr Hauscka is the best. I didn't think Nursem was any good.

L’occitane Almond smells the best but nuetrogena probably works the hardest

Working hands cream is amazing!