Best products for dry sensitive skin?

Rachie_B

mine are really bad at the moment too

my ring finger is all swollen and i cant get my rings off!

i am going to wear a cotton glove thing to bed tonight with cream on ,see if that helps

Horace

I use Dermalogica handcream - it works a treat.

DebbieMids72

DebbieMids72 wrote: »

My hands are an absolute mess this week, with blood on my knuckles on both hands. I've been doing more cleaning and washing up. I hate the washing up, I really do (because it makes my hands dry, don't mind it otherwise). Maybe one day I'll win the lottery, and buy a dishwasher lol. I've been putting Hemp Cream on at night time. But, well, nothing works long term.

Basically I hate this season too, my hands aren't too bad in the summer, but in the winter, they are dry, rough, scaly and covered in blood patches. They are truly embarrassing. I'm literally at the end of my tether now I'm 36, but my hands look like they belong to an 80 year old

My hands are a lot better now. I started to use my Marigolds again, and put my Hemp Cream and Cotton Gloves on every night. Seems to be working, hooray. I thoroughly, do NOT recommend Persil Washing Up Liquid. I think it caused my knuckles to bleed. And it was Very Painful.

EagerLearner

I recently made some whipped shea butter (click my username to find my blog where I give more info) and this has really helped my skin. I use it on my face and hands also, very gentle and the only thing I need now is to find out how I can make a proper facial moisturiser from shea butter so it's not as thick consistency as the one I have made.

hannoja

EagerLearner wrote: »

For anyone who uses or is considering using Aquaceous cream, I wrote this up earlier on that very same thread (you and I must be reading the same things at the same time GFN!)

"I liked the idea of the Aqueous cream, however as I understand it, it has SLS in it? Apparently SLS Sodium Lauryl Sulphate is used to strip engines? I want to understand more about it, but see so many things saying 'SLS free' now...

Hi EagerLearner, and everyone else :wave:

I'm slowly trying to build up a little collection of natural products (creams, oils, essential oils, etc..) and my current 'want' is shea butter. This is one of the threads that came up whilst searching, so I browsed it. I usually try to read a thread thoroughly before posting, but I confess that I haven't fully read this one. I'm not really interested in expensive names and brands, and unlike most of you, I seem to be fairly lucky in that I don't have any skin problems. It seems to be getting dryer as I get older, but nothing really to worry about.

Anyway, I noticed your post, and just felt that I had to comment on aqueous cream.
I bought a couple of pots a while back. First, a small one to see if I liked it, then a ginormous one (500g - from Asda I think) after I'd used some of the small one. The first (smaller) did NOT have SLS in it, but I stupidly assumed the second would be the same and bought it, only later realising that that one DID have SLS in it.

I couldn't remember what the smaller one was, but after a bit of searching, I'm pretty sure this was the one. As you can see from the ingredients, no nasties.

So my point is, you can use aqueous cream, but just make sure you check the ingredients and get one that has no nasties in it. It's pretty cheap too.

Whilst I'm at it, I'll second the comment someone made about vaseline. If you smear it on your hands and feet before bed, and wear gloves and socks, the results are lovely :T
The stuff I've got is actually 'Yellow Soft Paraffin BP', (big 500g pot) which I think is the same thing...? Haven't really checked tbh, but seems the same to me.. It was prescribed to my little boy as he had/s eczema, which is rather mild now: more like dry skin.. Only put cream on him occasionally now, and even less often, oilatum in their bath.

EagerLearner

Thanks Hannoja, seems there are two types and anyone wanting to get some should def buy the one without SLS, if they can.

I love the shea butter personally and it feels like it may do the same results as the paraffin etc. My main bugbear is that I want to use an effective product but I know paraffin is essential refined petrol... and every time I see a tub I just think of petrol glugging into my skin! x

jimmyG_3

emilyt wrote: »

I too have dry skin and use aqueous cream or double base. The aqueous cream is cheap.Even though the double base is more expensive it lasts ages.Both work really well for me.

Hi i have been using Goats milk cream for dry sensitive skin -i had really really dry skin and psoriasis and touch wood! you would never no it to look at me !
i have had a discount code with my order i placed on thursday
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jimmyG_3

hannoja wrote: »

Hi EagerLearner, and everyone else :wave:

I'm slowly trying to build up a little collection of natural products (creams, oils, essential oils, etc..) and my current 'want' is shea butter. This is one of the threads that came up whilst searching, so I browsed it. I usually try to read a thread thoroughly before posting, but I confess that I haven't fully read this one. I'm not really interested in expensive names and brands, and unlike most of you, I seem to be fairly lucky in that I don't have any skin problems. It seems to be getting dryer as I get older, but nothing really to worry about.

Anyway, I noticed your post, and just felt that I had to comment on aqueous cream.
I bought a couple of pots a while back. First, a small one to see if I liked it, then a ginormous one (500g - from Asda I think) after I'd used some of the small one. The first (smaller) did NOT have SLS in it, but I stupidly assumed the second would be the same and bought it, only later realising that that one DID have SLS in it.

I couldn't remember what the smaller one was, but after a bit of searching, I'm pretty sure this was the one. As you can see from the ingredients, no nasties.

So my point is, you can use aqueous cream, but just make sure you check the ingredients and get one that has no nasties in it. It's pretty cheap too.

Whilst I'm at it, I'll second the comment someone made about vaseline. If you smear it on your hands and feet before bed, and wear gloves and socks, the results are lovely :T
The stuff I've got is actually 'Yellow Soft Paraffin BP', (big 500g pot) which I think is the same thing...? Haven't really checked tbh, but seems the same to me.. It was prescribed to my little boy as he had/s eczema, which is rather mild now: more like dry skin.. Only put cream on him occasionally now, and even less often, oilatum in their bath.

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jimmyG_3

DebbieMids72 wrote: »

My hands are an absolute mess this week, with blood on my knuckles on both hands. I've been doing more cleaning and washing up. I hate the washing up, I really do (because it makes my hands dry, don't mind it otherwise). Maybe one day I'll win the lottery, and buy a dishwasher lol. I've been putting Hemp Cream on at night time. But, well, nothing works long term.

Basically I hate this season too, my hands aren't too bad in the summer, but in the winter, they are dry, rough, scaly and covered in blood patches. They are truly embarrassing. I'm literally at the end of my tether now I'm 36, but my hands look like they belong to an 80 year old

Famous gardeners Honey hand cream -great for dry hands cracks and chaps
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jimmyG_3

Rachie_B wrote: »

mine are really bad at the moment too

my ring finger is all swollen and i cant get my rings off!

i am going to wear a cotton glove thing to bed tonight with cream on ,see if that helps

Famous gardeners Honey hand cream -great for dry hands cracks and chaps
01948 666 550 call for a free sample and get 10% off with this code
SQKUQ15753 my whole family swear by this company s products :rotfl: