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Title: Hand cream
Post by: Cinderhills on August 13, 2010, 08:07:46 am
I really really need to find a good hand cream!  Any suggestions?  It's not even winter yet (although today might as well be) and my hands are getting dry and cracked.  :(
Title: Re: Hand cream
Post by: plumseverywhere on August 13, 2010, 08:11:57 am
have you tried the creams that you leave on overnight with gloves on?
when I was nursing we used to have a pot of diprobase next to the sinks as our hands were cracked beyond belief - ouch.

I will be making (ahem - shameless plug..) goats milk moisturiser soon!! 
Title: Re: Hand cream
Post by: Cinderhills on August 13, 2010, 08:14:09 am
Do you know, I was going to ask if you were going to make creams.  Goats milk sounds the perfect solution.  I just don't like the sound of wearing gloves at night, not until winter at least.
Title: Re: Hand cream
Post by: knightquest on August 13, 2010, 08:32:05 am
I'm sure Lisas' hand cream will be better but at the moment we stumbled across a stand at Crufts that sells beeswax hand & foot cream. It's called Starkies and it works.

www.StarkiesBeeswaxCreams.com

Ian
Title: Re: Hand cream
Post by: Cinderhills on August 13, 2010, 08:42:20 am
Thanks Ian.  I have used this in the past but for my feet.  :) It didn't work for them but I have some left and will try it on my hands.
Title: Re: Hand cream
Post by: gavo on August 13, 2010, 09:25:42 am
You could try Boots Emolliant Cream it's inexpensive but very efffective the wife [a nurse ]swears by it .
Title: Re: Hand cream
Post by: ser3dan on August 13, 2010, 10:48:44 am
Superdrug do one, but I can't think what it's called! It's in a blue tube though, about 5" tall. I'll look when I get home and post later.
Very nice to use and has sorted out my hands which were shockingly bad!

Edited to add
I've checked, it's Superdrug Concentrated Hand Balm - rescue treatment for dry and chapped hands. Fantastic stuff and sorts my hands out no problem!
Title: Re: Hand cream
Post by: ballingall on August 13, 2010, 11:30:39 am
I use hand cream because my hands get so dry and cracked- particularly when I am at shows for some reason. I also have sensitive skin- sometimes fairy liquid can bring me up in a rash, and so do some hand creams. I use the Bodyshop's Hemp hand cream  http://www.thebodyshop.co.uk/_en/_gb/catalog/product.aspx?ParentCatCode=C_BathBody&CatCode=C_BathBody_HandsFeet&prdcode=24243m (http://www.thebodyshop.co.uk/_en/_gb/catalog/product.aspx?ParentCatCode=C_BathBody&CatCode=C_BathBody_HandsFeet&prdcode=24243m)  It is the best stuff I have ever used, and I always have some with me. Also, Aveeno cream available from boots is really good.

Beth
Title: Re: Hand cream
Post by: Anke on August 13, 2010, 07:48:28 pm
Udder cream! (The goats hate it!) use it mainly at night. But also E45. The bodyshop one that Beth recommends is also good, just not available locally here....

I am just shuddering at the thought of cracked tops of my fingers and having to milk...
Title: Re: Hand cream
Post by: little blue on August 13, 2010, 07:57:20 pm
if your skin is sensitive, try something like atrixo or Norwegian formula (the fisherman's one!)
my dad has psoriasis, and swears by both these (he calls them non-ladies handcreams... as they aren't perfumed!)
Title: Re: Hand cream
Post by: scattybiker1972 on August 13, 2010, 09:33:11 pm
I'm sure Lisas' hand cream will be better but at the moment we stumbled across a stand at Crufts that sells beeswax hand & foot cream. It's called Starkies and it works.

www.StarkiesBeeswaxCreams.com

Ian


 can vouch for thius cream bought some for my mother in laws really bad dermatitis and it worked a treat.
Title: Re: Hand cream
Post by: ellisr on August 13, 2010, 10:10:39 pm
I use L'Occitane it is expensive but is incredibly good it is my indulgance
Title: Re: Hand cream
Post by: Ty Siriol on August 13, 2010, 10:12:56 pm
Hi, I would certainly recommend Norwegian formula or Aveeno. My son and I have sensitive skin and both of these are fantastic, not greasy but ease the dry/tight feeling instantly.

Good luck, hope you find a good solution! :hshoe:
Title: Re: Hand cream
Post by: Fleecewife on August 14, 2010, 12:01:34 am
My hands are not too bad at the moment but in the winter they can get horribly cracked.  I use a variety of creams including a barrier cream (such as zinc and castor oil) before I go out.  At the moment I'm finding Atrixo good, for my feet too.  I go through giant pots of E45 and also use beeswax and comfrey and any 'gardeners' creams I can buy.  For the actual cracks I use Sudocrem.  Anything with cocoa butter makes my eyes stream, as do most of the perfumed ones.  For the depths of winter, bag balm (udder cream) is great and comes in giant pots so you can use plenty.  I also find that wearing gloves all the time helps, and putting wet hands into wool or sheepskin lined gloves can reduce the cracking.  I have recently found a gardeners soap with primrose seeds in which cleans the hands gently but very thoroughly and moisturises as it goes - excellent after a muddy day in the garden.
Title: Re: Hand cream
Post by: Cinderhills on August 14, 2010, 07:52:52 am
Thanks everyone.  That's great info.  Have to decide which one to use!  Will go for the cheaper options first I think.  :)
Title: Re: Hand cream
Post by: plumseverywhere on August 14, 2010, 09:27:09 am
ooh yes, udder cream is brilliant!! whenever i use it to milk our goat my hands are soft.

another thought is breastfeeding cream? that's good for cracked skin. but pricey  :-\

promise to get cracking (scuse pun!) with some moisturiser and shampoo (goats milk) soon  :)
Title: Re: Hand cream
Post by: JulieS on August 14, 2010, 10:20:18 am
Forever Living....Propolis Cream.   Brilliant!

Let me know if anyone would like more information. 
Title: Re: Hand cream
Post by: ellisr on August 14, 2010, 10:56:45 am
JulieS propolis cream is fantastic when working with the animals and after gardening . I have used it on my kness and elbows as well when the get a bit worse for wear
Title: Re: Hand cream
Post by: gavo on August 14, 2010, 03:26:07 pm
Fleecewife if you are using sudocream when your hands are very bad may i suggest ANTIPEOL cream [it's been around since WW1 and was used in the field hospitals. ] It has a wonderful ingrediant called Ichthamol[sp] which is just about the best wound and general skin invention ever! This cream is still used in the NHS we always have a tube around for everyone animals included.You should see some of the skin problems we have treated with this stuff;large gaping wounds, pus filled wounds,infected thorns deeply inbedded ,excema the list is endless.By the way we don't have shares in the company;it has just never failed us yet.
Title: Re: Hand cream
Post by: Fleecewife on August 14, 2010, 10:07:21 pm
Hi Gavo. I worked in the good old NHS for donkey's years and never came across Antipeol cream  :o  I'll look out for it.  The word Ichthamol, if you break it down, sounds as if it means 'softens dinosaur skin' - about right  :D
Title: Re: Hand cream
Post by: Jackie on August 16, 2010, 05:05:52 am
If you havent got anything to clean your hands with in specifically try sugar sprinkled on full fat mayo. It cleans and conditions.
 Mayo is good for your hair as a conditioner.
Title: Re: Hand cream
Post by: Birdie Wife on August 17, 2010, 11:56:57 am
Of the cheaper options I use E45 or Vaseline Intensive care (the one with aloe vera but I've recently switched to Bio Oil, which is a tad more pricey, and takes a while to sink in, but lasts for ages and ages (like, DAYS) and for a mid-range moisturiser I don't think it can be beaten. I occasionally get stress-related excema and I've found Bio Oil the best thing for that too, as it works with the body's defences and helps the healing process.