Hand Lotion?

Nope, don't use it. Our skin is dry in the winter due to lack of moisture inside the body.
Drink lots of water, and take your oil internally. Yeah, sounds crazy, but our skin gets dry from the inside. So things like Flaxseed Oil or Coconut Oil will help you. Also these have other benefit for your health.
You can also use the flaxseed oil for the outside of the skin. Flaxseed comes in a pill.

Call me crazy !!!

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R. M:

You have to try Hydrolatum!! It is non-prescription cream that is kept behind the counter of the pharmacy dept. It is petrolatum (vaseline) based thus it is greasy when you first put it on but eventually it gets absorbed and will no longer be greasy. It was originally recommended by the pediatrician to help prevent dry skin since my son has eczema. It then became something for the whole family. I apply it all over my children (ages 5 and 3) after baths and even on face in the morning. I personally use it all over also especially on hands and feet before bedtime. I am a dentist and am constantly washing my hands. I bouht a tub for the office and everyone loves it. My mother lives in CA and she cannot find it there, so she always stocks up when she visits us here. It is not expensive. Maybe about $10 at CVS,even Costco sells it for $7.95 for a 16 oz jar that should last you a year. This works wonders for dry skin and nails too.

Good luck.

C. P

R.,

i get really really dry skin too in the winter...i used to be an aquatics director and the chlorine would ruin me! it was awful...the only thing that worked for me was Aveeno. It's the skin relief moisturizing lotion (bottle says "relieves itchy, extra dry skin"). i like the kind with cooling menthol but they also make a version that is fragrance-free. it works wonders for me...maybe it will help!

if nothing else helps, get some cotton gloves and Aquaphor and slather the Aquaphor on before bed and then put the gloves on and sleep with them on. You'll have brand new hands in the morning! It's also a miracle diaper rash salve! :)

I have the same problem and have been using Neutragena's Norwegian Formula hand cream. You only need a tiny bit and it especially helps if you use it just before bed. Good luck!

I've tried a lot of lotions, but my favorite for the winter season is the Neutrogena Hand Cream. It's pretty thick so you don't use very much but it works!!! It heals the cracks pretty quickly and even stays on through a hand washing. Hope this helps.

Hi R.,

I am a nurse and obviously wash my hands a lot! I'm also an Arbonne consultant and one of the first products I fell in love with was in fact the hand cream. If you're interested in trying some, let me know and I will get it for you!

Bath and Body Works makes Body Butter which works quite well when hands are really dry. They also have some other lotions (one is called Glove Potion #9, I think). If that doesn't work, try Bag Balm (should be available at a drug store). It comes in a square, green patterned tin.

Hi R.,

I have heard that Bag Balm works great, it's something farmers put on cows' udders, but found it also soothed their rough chapped hands. Always read the ingredients on the hand lotions some contain alcohol and that's counter-productive. Hemp oil, salve or cream always helped my husband's eczema...good luck!

S.

Have you tried salve? There are some really nice ones that aren't too expensive. Hand Solve by Co-op 108 works really well (a personal fave), and you can get it at Cornucopia in Northampton or on their website, www.coop108.com. Good luck!

Hi my name is E. bishop and i am an independent beauty consultant for mary kay!!! We have a wonderful hand pampering set it works soooo good your hands will feel amazing!! Its called satin hands pampering set its $30.00 for the whole set!! You can go on my website at marykay.com/ebishop32 i offer free shipping anywhere or call me at ###-###-#### thank you E. bishop

I have the most wonderful solution. It's called Satin Hands and it makes your hands incredibly soft and smooth. I use it on my feet as well and it takes away all the rough dry cracks. You just have to try it. It is by Mary Kay - go to my website
www.marykay.com/mychanning
Everything marykay has a 100% satisfaction guarantee so if you don't absolutely love it you can always return it no questions asked.
C.

wear gloves to bed with petroleum jelly of some kind . It always works for me

I have a 9 month old so I have the same issue with dry hands and diper changing...lol..I use equate dry skin cream, it comes in a tub from walmart..very inexpensive but works great!!

My son had eczema as an infant and the pediatrician recommended Cetaphil for his dry skin. Since then I use it for my hands in the winter. The kind that comes in a tub works best for really bad dry skin, but the lotion in the pump bottle is very good too.

I use an AVON product. It is Rich Moisture Hand and Nail Cream. It's one of the AVON Basics line of products. I don't have the diaper changes, but with so many cold germs around, I too wash my hands more frequently in the winter. And I have a wood stove, so loading the wood into the fire drys me out.

good luck. oh and remember to wear gloves...nothing worse than dried chapped hands...I learned that the hard way!

Try Curel with green tea. This is the best thing I've found for chronic dry skin. We have a woodstove that dries the house out even with a humidifier and the Curel works (and it's a whole lot cheaper than what I used to use).

Hope this helps. Jo

Have you tried Eucerin? It comes as a lotion and a thick cream. I use the thick cream for my kids' excema and my dry skin (same issue with handwashing often,my hands are horribly dry and cracking, ouch!). Anyhow, my recommendation is the thick cream Eucerin makes, don't expect to handle anything for about 10 minutes after application, it'll take sometime to soak in but well worth it! Good luck!
N.

UtterCream has always been a favorite of mine. It's not terribly expensive and you can find it at Trader Joes.

Have you tried Aquaphor? You can get it at walmart for a good price. Its helps very well with dry hands/skin. It has a vaseline consistency so you don't really need that much each time.

I have the same problem & I hate it! I find that straight up Vaseline petroleum jelly right before bed works wonders!

I am a manicurist! Im sure I have know something that can help. Pure vitamin e oil is great, apply especially at bed when you and just sit. Also, walmart carries a huge jar of generic eucerin cream (not lotion, cream) this is great and will do the trick smear it all over your hands whenver you need it , but, before you go to sleep (have your hubby help you) apply the cream, then vaseline over it which will make a sort of seal and apply a pair of white cotton socks! For extra extra moisture, apply the vitamin E oil before the cream and you can also wrap your hands in plastic for 20 mins. The moisturizer has no other choice but to absorb into your skin. Do this, and you should see a difference really quick. Also, if after you have healed you have alot of dry flaky skin, exfoliate your hands with fine sea salt or even sugar, your hand will be as soft as your baby's bum! This is also great on dry cracked feet! good luck!

hi mira,
i get extremly dry cracked hands in the winter and it drives me crazy every year. have you tried eucerin cream. thats good for dry skin. what works for me is my son's johnsons baby cream the pink one. every one is different. i hate the greasy feeling some lotions leaves on your hands. the baby lotion doesn't do that. you good also lube up your hands with vaseline and put socks on your hands and wear it overnight or a couple of hours and works really well even for feet as well. well hope this helps. goodluck and if you try something that works other than these please share. thanks
K.

Hi R.,
I know I'm a bit late on replying to this message, but I am a beauty consultant for Mary Kay. We have a product called Satin Hands. I would highly recommend this to everyone and anyone I know. I have dry hands, also areas that are prone to eczema. I've been using Satin Hands since I started with Mary Kay and my hands are so much better. If your interested let me know or you can check it out on my website at www.marykay.com/annamorin

Have a wonderful holiday season!

P.S. I would also highly recommend the Satin Lips, you'd never go back to chapstick again!

A.

Hello out there - I just joined mamasource and saw this posting. I went to the dermatologist yesterday for skin irritation where my ring was..he said that the best thing for your skin is vaseline - you can even wear those gloves with it at bedtime. He also said that the excessive hand washing can really irritate the skin - when this happens, use Cetaphil. I hope this helps!!!

I've always found that Nivea, extra dry formula works in the worst winters...no idea why, but when nothing else works, I always tunr there and it always quenches..

E.

I normally have dry skin, but in winter it gets REAL bad, leaving flakes on my clothes and stuff. I switch to Eucerin cream and drink ALOT more water! The water will help hydrate your skin... and it is good for you anyway :)

The cheapest and most effective way to combat the dry skin (without having a million people try to sell you on home parties and products their friends made) is to get Johnson and Johnson's baby lotion with oil.

I find that Cocoa Butter works best; I usually use Palmer's but if that is what you are using, try the concentrated Palmer's Cocoa Butter, or they also have a lotion out with Olive Oil in it. Anything oil based would work well, and you don't have to spend a lot of money to do it. Also, if you have a Family Dollar store in your area, you can get a regular sized bottle of Palmer's for $4.00. I believe they also carry Johnson and Johnson's too, for less than you'd pay in a drugstore.

Hope this helped. :)

A.

Hello,
I have been using Eucerin for Sensative skin on my kids and myself since my son was born. The pediatrician suggested it b/c both my kids were born in the winter and we didn't want them to get too dry from washing and the weather. I have always had luck with it and when my skin gets real bad I use Aquaphor (also from Eucerin) before I go to bed and my hands are a lot better in the am. My daughters Derm. also suggested Aquaphor for chapped lips at night. Good luck.

Avon makes a very inexpensive lotion in a small tub called intesive therapy. It's about 3.00 and will last you a good while. they also make smaller hand lotion size tubes of it for travel. this works for me and i have very dry, skaley (ash like) skin all winter mostly from lots of sun in the summer.

take care.

Hi,
My 10 y.o. daughter and I both suffer from extremely dry skin and we found that Dead Sea Hand cream works the best for us. A friend of mine from Israel used to swear by it and gave me a small bottle to try. I found mine online last year and bought a whole case for us to use. I bought the name brand "Premier" and paid about $7 per bottle but it is worth it. It is the only type of cream that my daughter will use. Good Luck!
PS I find using a humidifier helps too

there is this really inexpensive stuff called aquaphilic lotion, it's used to mix with exzema meds. But, it's over the counter and works great and like I said it's cheap, like 5 bucks a tub. Or, if you look for mousturzer, not lotion or moisturizing lotion, it makes a differance. Hope this helps!

My friend Karen makes a beautiful, all natural, hand butter. I'm a waitress and my hands are in bleach-water 4 nights a week, and Spring Blossoms hand butter works wonders for me! Send me a message if you want info on where to buy it. Blessings!
H.

Hey R., I have the same problem this year, washing hands is certainly not helping!! :) However, the wellness company I get all my products from has the absolute best lotion for dry skin. It is clinically tested for sever dry skin and beat out the #1 doctor rec. Eucerin. It is called Renew. I would be happy to let you know where to get it. Talk to you soon. God Bless

I have psoriasis as well as very dry cracked hands, I am a obsessive handwasher, and at their worst my hands feel as if I have tons of paper cuts or razor bldes suts on them. I have been using Corn Huskers Lotion. You can find it in any pharmacy. It's over-the-counter and costs only a few dollars. Also, I do the Vaseline as others have mentioned, but I pour table salt on my hands over the Vaseline and rub together then rinse with warm water. The salt works as an exfoliator and gets rid of the dead skin while helping the Vaseline to penetrate your skin.

I have the same problem every single winter. I have found that any of the newer Gold Bond lotions work great! Usually even through at least one hand washing. You might pay a little bit more, but it is really worth it. Hope that helps!

Hi. I have the same problem. Try a generous coat of vaseline at night and wrap your hands in plastic wrap and then old cotton socks. Hope this helps!

Hi R.!

I do at-home pampering parties with The Body Shop At Home. We do have stores in some malls so you may have heard of The Body Shop but now they have extended into home parties. We have some awesome almond oil hand cream, intensive almond oil hand cream, hemp hand protector, and alot of people's favorite: the original body butter! My hostesses right now are averaging $200-$400 in free products because their friends and family are shopping for the holidays. You could get what you needed for yourself and get gifts for free and discounted. If you get a moment, check out my website at:
www.thebodyshopathome.com/web/jcolecchi
If would like to get together to sample some products, or if you would like me to send you a few samples, let me know. I would be happy to do so. I used to have the same dry skin problems, but from head to toe, before I found these wonderful moisturizers!

Lubriderm has worked really well for me in the past

Being inside during winter, where the air is really dry, and washing hands constantly is tough on hands, no question. I find that putting hand lotion on right before I go to bed really helps. That way it really sinks in over night and you wake up with softer hands. Some folks even put on soft gloves at night, after they put on lotion, to really let the lotion work.