Hand Cream

Always_Harassed

When my other half did outdoors job used to buy Avon hand cream and found that great. Ikea do a good one as well and its pretty reasonable.

Tootsiepops

my DH, works with concrete and he uses sudocrem and then put cotton gloves on when he comes home, and its worked for him and his hands were really rough & chapped,

freyasmum

I like Jergens (the ultra hydrating one).

Bronnie

I use Flexitol Cracked Heel Balm as a heavy duty treatment when my fingers get cracked. It is excellent for taking the pain away from the cracks. I apply it heavily overnight with cotton gloves on too....it's quite miraculous, as the cracks are very painful and normal handcream doesnt really make any difference.

I've just bought the Boots equivalent , which is slightly cheaper and appears to have the same ingredients, but IMO is not as good. Flexitol is much thicker and gungier, has a different smell and works more quickly and effectively and is worth the extra 50p or so.

no.1swimmum

I suffer at this time of year with really sore cracked skin on my hands, I have tried lots of different hand creams with little success, the best thing I have found is to use handcream last thing at night and then wear white cotton gloves that I bought in boots, overnight, and it helps quite a bit. But my reason for posting is I had this discussion with my mum just yesterday, she told me that the best thing to use was Goose Grease! not sure that I would actually try it don't want to walk around smelling like a roast potato!!!

lostinrates

BlondeHeadOn wrote: »

This may sound strange, but several people I know swear by udder cream !

You can buy it on Amazon and lots of other places online, and it's pretty cheap and fantastic for anyone with dry amd chapped skin.

And yes, that is 'udder' as in a cows undercarriage....



Link to the Amazon product page here:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=udder+cream&!!!!!googhydr-21&index=aps&hvadid=4588293883&ref=pd_sl_8il2q928fj_b

I do use udder cream...because I use it for animals, and its on my hands then, but really...I don't think its that great. Its not something I'd buy over handcream unless I was getting it anyway IYSWIM.

geri1965_2

I bought some Udderly Smooth but I can't stand the smell. I bought the handcream and the chamois cream (for cycling) but I ended up giving it all away.

**skinnyminny**

I have just bought this and it is really really good and lasts for ages

http://www.thebodyshop.co.uk/_en/_gb/catalog/product.aspx?ParentCatCode=C_BathBody&CatCode=C_BathBody_HandsFeet&prdcode=24243m

nikki2804

Try parafin wax. Slightly expensive but it works. Plus it peels off like PVA glue, brill for all those 'young at heart'

BitterAndTwisted

I'd suggest trying pure lanolin. Most decent chemists should stock it as do Boots and it will probably be cheaper than most ordinary hand-creams or lotions