Addicted to Hand Cream...I still have dry hands!

Thanks very much, I have never tried the Cetaphil lotion.

good to hear that... buy a small bottle that you can stash in your bag so that you have it handy at all times. in time, you r skin will be able to recover...take care... have you considered using gloves when washing bottles, glasses, etc. ? that can prevent it too...

So far it is working wonderfully. But my abused hands have a long way to go. Thanks so much for the response.

I wear gloves at home but at work I'd look kind of funny, at least I can keep my hands out of chemicals and water some of the time.

Yeah, at that price, I'd have to look for something else too! I also watch the Bath and Body WOrks sales for the 3/$10 sales - some of their hand lotions, although not as good as that Vasaline one, at least they smell good and do some softening and they aren't greasy.

I'm going out to buy that one today. Who can pass it up at 3.00? Thanks so much for the response. I will let you know if I come across anything that works great for me. I have one that I have used in the past that is absolutely fabulous by L'Occitane. The thing is- it runs about 24.00 a tube. Yikes!! I'm actually looking for something comparable and cheaper.

I haven't used their lotions in a long time. I'll have to watch for a sale. Thanks!

I think Burt's Bee's is overpriced and overhyped. I have used that Hand Salve. While it smells good, it did the same thing to me. You put on too much. But you can't win because it doesn't really feel like you put on too much, it feels like not enough. Somehow it creeps up on you. I don't know what they put in it but it sure makes your hands do something weird. I would give it away to someone or throw it away, it doesn't get any better after using it for awhile.

Thanks Skinny. It's not just me then.

I have used so many...Almost everything out there that says hand cream on it. I usually try one kind from each brand and have decided that most don't work. My favorite cream hands down is the L'Occitane Lavender Shea Butter Hand Cream but it's too expensive for my budget right now. Though I'm thinking it might be worth it.

My Mam loves the L'Occitane products. She also likes the Body Shop products, so you might want to try them if you haven't already as they are a little cheaper.

That vasaline never worked on my hands but I do that on my feet nad then put on no-cuff socks over night. Works well on my feet! My hands are a problem too. I even bought one of those parafin wax therapudic machiens - you heat the wax and when melted you dip your hands in and leave it on for 15 minutes. I even did the part of putting my hands in plastic gloves while the warm wax settled and still ...did nothing for my hands.

I did that last night and it did work. I was very surprised. My hands are really trashed so it didn't completely help totally but there is a great turnaround. I need a couple more rounds of doing that I think. Thanks so much for the response.

Awww I was looking at those machines. I so love to get my hands parafin waxed at the salon but I can't afford it right now. I won't waste my money there either. Thanks for the warning.

I did that and it's amazing- along with Vaseline at the same time! LOL Talk about greasy. I really should have taken before and after pictures since I have posted this discussion. My hands are still amazing and healed. Even with working they are staying like that. I do the Vaseline thing once a week now. I was doing it everyday. I'm also going through hand lotion pretty fast, I put it on all day long. I like that Avon one- along with Silicone Glove. I also found a really nice light Lavender hand lotion at Dollar Tree called Natural Benefits and so far that is one of my favorites. I love that it's only a buck!

I have heard that as well. I'll have to give it a try. Thanks so much for the response.

Thanks for the response and your right.

I'm a now 4th year nursing student. A year left and only 1 clinical semester left. Then comes the management semester- I might be able to save some of the skin on my hands by then. :) I sleep about 4 hours a night when I'm in school. Our semester is over now so I can sleep a little longer. Thankfully, I tend bar in a fine dining restaurant that doesn't stay open to the wee hours. So I work around it all but it's quite the juggle. Thanks so much for the great response. I would have never thought about Crisco but I have some and I'm desperate. Between that and the Vaseline I'm going to be one greasy mess but maybe my hands will stop aching.

LOL...Homemade ice skates!! Nice! I haven't tried Corn Huskers. But Neutrogena didn't work for me. :( Thanks for the response.

Can you find that in the USA? I haven't heard of that one. Thanks for the response.

I really have to try that one. Thanks!! They discontinued one I had been using from them that worked well but I will try this one. Thanks for the response.