Dry chapped split sore hands!

Rachie_B

my hands get dry / cracked / sore too, and i use either E.arden 8 hour cream or Aveeno

moneysaving_pharmacist

Firstly, use some kind of moisturiser. Medical ones such as E45, Aveeno and Cetraben are unperfumed and may be preferable to some of the perfumed cosmetic moisturisers. Secondly, avoid soap on the area - it strips oil from the skin which can cause dry skin or make it worse. You can use something like aqueous cream or emulsifying ointment as a soap substitute, although they won't lather up like soap. There are also products like E45 wash lotion and doublebase shower gel.

Rowan9

aqueous cream is good too. You can wash with it and also use it as a barrier cream. Massive tub is £3 from Boots but i think the Superdrug one might be £1 cheaper, same size. This is great form my son's eczema. We keep a tub beside the shower. i also use it on my face sometimes.

MissEyre

Glycerine is also really good-you can buy it from a pharmacy, it's cheap, and most of the good hand creams contain it, so easier to just get the pure stuff!

AlderneyAgain

I use Neutrogena unperfumed - I have very very sensitive skin on my hands and I couldn't use the body shop hemp cream as I reacted to it.

Avon used to do their own equivilent of Neutogena but they have stopped it (I've got a huge stock though as I bought up loads when they indicated they were stopping it.)

Highland_Lass_2

As others have said, the Virgin Vie and also the Body Shop hemp ones are brilliant. Always seem to have hacks on my thumb and use the Snowfire stick a lot too. Definitely work better if you apply loads at night and put on the thin cotton gloves. My lot used to tell me you could smooth down the walls with my hands as they were like sandpaper.

kazmeister

Hi, another sufferer here and the best I found was called "gloves in a bottle" you only need a tiny amount (which is good as it is expensive). I found it the best I've tried and I've tried a lot!!! I think I got it from the presents for men website in the gifts for the girls section will try and find a link.

Found it http://www.presentsformen.co.uk/brand/2/product-PFM-Gloves-In-A-Bottle-w66/

Maxjessdru

Two creams I would recommend from Avon - one is their glycerine and silicone hand cream (although I think they have now changed the name!) which I have converted everyone in my office to - and the other is their skin soothing balm. It is very think and looks more like lip balm than cream but can be used everywhere, including lips. I use this on my face as I suffer from mild dermatitis which is always worse when the weather gets cold - its good stuff!

skyrocket

i think i'm going to need ALL of these creams over the next week or two as we are apparently about to enter the next ice age!

eyelinerprincess

Thanks everyone, there's one part of my left hand that's dry all the time, I tried the aqueous cream and it's worked wonders, hands are still dry but only been using it for a few days and it's a lot better than it was.