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luppamom

Tue, Jan 06 2015, 5:48 pm

I have very chapped hands during the winter that s/t bleed and scale. I use a lot of cream. For many yrs. I used Eucerin (the kind for hands) and recently I tried Neutrogena. I'm curious what other people w/ very dry skin use and what works for them.

allthingsblue

Tue, Jan 06 2015, 5:59 pm

aveeno

Nicky

Tue, Jan 06 2015, 6:02 pm

Curel

happy2Bamommy

Tue, Jan 06 2015, 6:12 pm

St. Ives works like a charm for me. I like to use the unscented ones so that the fragrance shouldn't burn my hands.

gold21

Tue, Jan 06 2015, 6:14 pm

Neutrogena (Norwegian formula) unscented hand cream

Barbara

Tue, Jan 06 2015, 6:17 pm

Carmex Everyday Healing Cream. My hands cracked and bled before I found this.

Gold Bond Intensive Healing Hand Cream. The only thing even close to Carmex.

L'Occitane Shea Butter. I confess, its even better than Carmex, but too expensive given how much I use.

oliveoil

Tue, Jan 06 2015, 6:33 pm

renew

OOTBubby

Tue, Jan 06 2015, 6:35 pm

For this kind of thing, the best is Aquaphor

alef12

Tue, Jan 06 2015, 6:36 pm

gold21 wrote:

Neutrogena (Norwegian formula) unscented hand cream

THIS!

zaq

Tue, Jan 06 2015, 6:39 pm

Eucerin, Nivea, Norwegian Formula, and Dr. Fischer's hand cream (I think that's the name, it's an Israeli brand in a pink tube). I've been told that for people whose dry skin is complicated by eczema, formulas with urea are the best, and the higher %age urea the better.

Aquaphor is good, but greasy. Fine for nighttime under a pair of gloves but messy for daytime use.

Pineapple

Tue, Jan 06 2015, 6:44 pm

Use cotton gloves at night

Twinster

Tue, Jan 06 2015, 6:44 pm

I use Mary Kay Satin Hands. I love it!

If it's really bad, I sometimes use Aquaphor. Rub it in well so your hands don't stay sticky/greasy.

Chayalle

Tue, Jan 06 2015, 6:49 pm

A coworker of mine introduced me to Yves Rocher Hand Cream - they have several kinds but the good ones are the Ultra Nourishing cream and the Cold Weather Balm with Shea Butter.

I have never had chapped hands since.

chavs

Tue, Jan 06 2015, 6:55 pm

Nivea works really well for me.

OOTBubby

Tue, Jan 06 2015, 6:56 pm

Twinster wrote:

I use Mary Kay Satin Hands. I love it!

If it's really bad, I sometimes use Aquaphor. Rub it in well so your hands don't stay sticky/greasy.

I find the Aquaphor interesting. It seems so greasy when you put it on, but if you really need it, it absorbs so fast.

Grateful2bhere

Tue, Jan 06 2015, 6:57 pm

Two winters ago I had 9 band-aids on my hands. No joke. Hands felt like sandpaper & touching certain materials like silk was uncomfortable. This winter maybe once I had a crack on my finger? BH the time to post this reply is worth it if it will help someone with this "trivial" yet majorly frustrating problem - especially us women in the kitchen washing hands so much etc.

Here's what's worked for me:

!. Humidifiers going
2. Pure coconut oil - With warmth it liquefies & can be used on Shabbos; my rav said to just keep it where it will stay in liquid form, so I have a piece of foil formed so that it will stay on top of the urn. I use this on Shabbos for my lips too.
3. I'm not sure if this really helped, but I think that it did:
Supplementing Black Currant Seed Oil (or evening primrose oil. Here is a link about if from reputable source. http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/AR......html
4. I use latex gloves often too to avoid extra washing (even in bathroom, ya. - on Shabbos to avoid the freezing cold water hand washing)
Hope this helps!