Which hand cream?

innovate

Can the fellow MSE lady members suggest what the best value for money hand cream is?

I have tried tons of them over the years and have one favourite but it is a Clarins one and is just sooo expensive.

I hate

• highly perfumed ones
• the ones that leave your hands slippery like an ice rink
• those that take ages to rub in
• the clearly useless ones that leave your hands feel tight and dry
• those that come with a stinking price tag [like my Clarins one]

NB: Suggestions from male MSEers are of course also welcome, but only if you understand the female psyche when it comes to hand cremes

across

i always use vaseline intensive care lotion the lemon coloured bottle i hate any that make your hands squeeky and this one doesnt i have used this for nearly 2 decades and no other matches up to it for me! hope you try it and like it!

photome

I am glad you put that nb at the end otherwise it would have been a very sexist post.

Anyway I am male and for many years I was a window cleaner so I had my hands in water/fairy liquid all day every day in all weathers, the best hand cream I found was from lush it is called "helping hands" £4.70 for 100g. I found it so good that I even wrote to lush to tell them.

Allexie

across wrote:

i always use vaseline intensive care lotion the lemon coloured bottle i hate any that make your hands squeeky and this one doesnt i have used this for nearly 2 decades and no other matches up to it for me! hope you try it and like it!

Seconded!!!

Str4berr3

Could I suggest a cheaper alternative?

Smother hands in regular vaseline and wear a pair of gloves ( woolly ones ) to sleep and repeat when need.

This aplies to feet too.

innovate

Str4berr3 wrote:

Could I suggest a cheaper alternative?

Smother hands in regular vaseline and wear a pair of gloves ( woolly ones ) to sleep and repeat when need.

This aplies to feet too.

Like that, especially for the feet (though won't even think about what it could do to romance...).

Do you need to wash the mits/socks after every use or can they be re-used several times?

shazrazmataz

Allexie wrote:

Seconded!!!

snap !

I buy it in a tube from Wilkinsons, I think it's 99p

xxbutterflygirlxx

I'm using aqueous cream at the moment, I have really dry hands and it seems really good. Very cheap too and available everywhere.

System

I have tried allsorts over the years but have found that e45 lotion is good for my hands (as well as the ends of my frizzy mop ) . The creams are too rich and leave my hands feeling greasy.

Happyroly

I like Holland and Barrett Aloe Vera Gel ("Bio Active Skin Treatment - 99.9% Soothing Hand Filleted Organic Aloe Vera Gel" it says on the tube). I also use it on minor burns and on my face under moisturiser as a booster)
Very good value at £5 for 200ml and it is often on offer at half price!
For something a bit more luxurious try Liz Earle's Hand Repair from QVC - the advantage with purchasing from them is, if you don't like it, they have a 30 day money back guarantee so you only lose the cost of postage.
Happyroly

Copjunk2

For Clarins Hand Cream try e-bay. Lots of people sell the free-gift sizes there. Neutrogena is my favourite, I've also just tried Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Hand Cream and think Neutrogena is just as good at less than half the price.