Best lotion for dry hands?

[AnnieOaklyRN]

Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone uses any hand moisturizers that are really good. I am using vaseline intensive care and it just isn't doing the trick, as my hands are very dry and cracked, it feels really good when I use the hand gel on rare occasion.

Any recommendations would be great!

HPRN

[Twinmom06, ASN, APN]

Mary Kay Satin Hands - and it continues to work even through several hand washings/foam sanitizer use. Couldn't tell you the cost as my mom keeps me supplied!

[wannabecnl]

I love Vaseline Deep Moisture Creamy Formula petroleum jelly cream. It is my favorite, especially overnight. Cheap and very effective. I also like Mary Kay Satin Hands, but more as a daily/preventive cream than a healing cream.

I agree that Vaseline Intensive Care is too watery. It has never worked for me.

[Spangle Brown]

I use Coconut oil. It also works great as a makeup remover.

[xoemmylouox, ASN, RN]

Aquaphor by Eucerin. Its messy, but you slather that on at night with cotton gloves and your hands feel much better in the morning. It doesn't sting either. Now to use as a lotion throughout the day I use Jergens Original Scent. I wash my hands so often that I need something that aborbs quickly.

[AnnieOaklyRN, BSN, RN, EMT-P]

Hi,

Thanks everyone for the great suggestions!

HPRN

[CelticGoddess, BSN, RN]

I use Aveeno and badger balm. I use the Badger balm cuticle care for my cuticles and Aveeno after I wash my hands. It works for me. Aveeno has an eczema lotion that works.

Udder cream is another good one. I have used Udder Cream when my eczema flared up and it kept my hands from cracking.

[CT Pixie, BSN, RN]

I always use Avon Silicone Glove to maintain them. However, if they do get overly dry or chapped (usually because I forgot to bring the Avon SG to work or ran out), I have to start using Eucerin to heal them up. I'm not a big fan of using it while working because it tends to be a bit greasy feeling but it works wonders healing up my poor abused hands.

The SG works well for me because I can wash my hands and they still feel like their moisturized and soft. I just keep reapplying after every few handwashings and frequently throughout the day. Eucerine is for healing them up as well as overnight.

[CT Pixie, BSN, RN]

I use Aveeno and badger balm. I use the Badger balm cuticle care for my cuticles and Aveeno after I wash my hands. It works for me. Aveeno has an eczema lotion that works.

Udder cream is another good one. I have used Udder Cream when my eczema flared up and it kept my hands from cracking.

I have eczema as well and use udder cream to heal them up. But the smell of the udder cream to me is just nasty.

[OCNRN63, RN]

Aquaphor

[Conqueror+, BSN, RN]

Eucerin

[LobotRN, BSN, RN]

Okeefe's Working Hands.....used nightly it really made my hands so much softer and made my nails and cuticles better, too! Find it on Amazon or Walmart carries it, too. Look for a little green tub...

[SmilingBluEyes]

COCOA BUTTER. works like a charm and smells good without being perfumy.