I go through vast amounts of hand lotion but it doesn't seem to help.

have as their first or second ingredients water and/or cetyl alcohol.

Both are very drying.

I posted below, the best thing is Burt's Bees Hand Salve.

https://www.burtsbees.com/product/hand-salve/VM-10599-00-1.html

I just now applied some. I usually just do the backs of my hands and my wrists. I wipe off any that remains on my palms after applying. I'm actually about to go out the door to the grocery store, and it's on my list....

Back of the wrists. I am taking care of my 91-year-old dad, so I’m constantly washing hands by CDC guidelines. I am guessing that I’m not used to having to rinse my wrists, so that’s where I have dry, itchy patches from the soaps likely not being rinsed well enough. Otherwise, I just keep putting on Eucerin cream at night and seem to be surviving.

Lotion washes off. Aquaphor at bedtime helps a little; I slather it on hands and feet every night.

skin in normal times, and used to work in restaurants with long hours harsh soap and even harsher sanitizers. Kept a jar in the office, we all used it.

Best thing, hands down , is Burt's Bees Hand Salve:

https://www.burtsbees.com/product/hand-salve/VM-10599-00-1.html

Before bed I wash my hands one last time and pat them dry with a hand towel. I dab and massage the Vaseline in between the webs of my fingers and on the outer edges of my index fingers. Next, I dab a little more into the palm and back of my hands. I sit and watch TV for 5-10 minutes and let the Vaseline soak in before heading to bed.



When I wake up in the morning and my hands are silky and smooth.


Always make sure that you're rinsing all the soap off your skin as well. I messed up my wrist. I wasn't paying attention and my right wrist was red and extremely dry. I realized that I was in too big of a hurry washing my hands and wasn't rinsing off the soap that ended up in this area. I pay more attention now and I make sure I do a better job of rinsing off.

Believe it or not I was not being very careful about making sure the soap was completely gone and then putting lotion on I got a skin infection. I have been extremely careful now. I will be able to start putting hand lotion on again but I had to keep my wrists and hands dry for now.

That's a brilliant idea, wash for 2 and rinse for 3. I'm so glad to hear that I wasn't the only one that slacked off on the rinsing. I corrected my mistake as soon as I realized what I was (or in this case wasn't) doing.

I just shutter to think what is lingering there when not washed. I guess I am OCD when it comes to washing hands.

I used to clean kennels and was a custodian for a couple schools and those are the two places that makes you want to wash your hands a lot.

I wash my hands longer than the recommended 20 seconds. I don't feel like that short of time would kill any germs or virus.



I use to serve breakfast and lunch for a couple of schools and my job wasn't limited to serving food. It was being a cashier and operating the industrial dishwasher. We had to wear disposable gloves to serve food but I always washed my hands after handling cash or dirty dishes.

I hate gloves as they chap my hands to the point of being raw.

I know it sounds bad but when I did custodial I did not wear gloves. I sure as hell washed my hand a lot.

I have found hand sanitizer to be hard on my skin, that is why I prefer soap and warm water over that stuff.

I always mositurize directly after washing, wear gloves to wash dishes etc. I have to use steroid topicals for flair ups. I had started washing my wrists as well as my hands and I started getting a rash on my wrist area treated with steroids. I think it was a combination of washing the wrists with the stronger dish detergent and then wearing gloves as well.

Anyway, you should moisturize within two minutes of washing your hands every time and that should help. Use an unscented moisturizer with no irritating ingredients such as Eucerin. Also avoid the alcohol-based sanitizers as much as possible. And use a soap that is unscented and mild.

Many are against petrolatum but for severely dry skin it offers the best protection barrier sealing in moisture so your skin can begin to heal. It also has no fragrances etc.

I can't use anything with scent. This isn't greasy, but makes my hands softer. I use Burt's Bees cuticle cream on my cuticles and nails. I also use coconut oil - the kind you use for cooking. Honestly, my hands haven't been in better condition since years.

But they tend to irritate my skin and the lemon smell my lungs etc. I am super sensitive to fragrances and a lot of plant ingredients so I found petrolatum is better if I need something heavy duty.

As soon as I started moisturizing every time skin got wet etc, it made a difference. But I still get very dry skin around my finger nails etc and feet so I need urea based lotions there and warm water only. Cold water and weather makes it worse.

I like the advanced repair too but I also use the other versions that are thinner because the acid ones can irritate me. One of them is very thick which I don’t like.

Hand lotion

My hand sanitizer has aloe in it but that doesn’t seem to be doing much. Being kitchen staff now at work isn’t helping, either. Between the glove powder (I go though about one box of gloves per shift) and the bleach from constantly cleaning everything, my hands are a wreck.

I put lotion on at least once every 30 minutes when I’m at home. It just gets sucked right into my skin like it was never there. In the morning, my hands look and feel a little better. Then I go back to work and the drying starts over again. It’s a vicious cycle.

and then using "Aveeno skin relief moisture repair cream - intense moisture".

At night I use "Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream for very dry, sensitive skin".

The Dove is in a tall squeeze bottle and the other two are in tubs.

So far so good.

I've saved lots of money on sandpaper lately by simply rubbing my corona-dessicated hands on whatever surface I need to smooth.

I use it all winter for cracking.

Are you out and about all the time?

To supposedly prevent covid.

If you stay home most of the time, no reason to wash them more than you normally would.

As an aside, there is a great documentary about Burt of Burt's Bees...he was a lovely man.

It works well. You can even soak some herbs in it for a few weeks and it works even better. Or you can warm it up a little and melt bees' wax into it and make a slave.

then, by a dark moon, back up to the stump, jam your hands in the water without lookin', then run away without lookin' back while yellin', "Get thee behind me, Old Scratch! I'm done with ye!"

Maybe that's the receipt fer demons, I fergit. Worth a try, though.


Fast Orange contains lanolin and pumice and will even remove molybdenum grease. Smells good and won't dry out your hands.

I'm a nurse and haven't had decent skin on my hand for 30 years.

Folks this is NOT an advertisement. Someone asked so I am responding. Use the following

GOLD BOND - Eczema Relief

This is a cream. You do NOT have to over saturate. Wash your hands obviously first. Then let them dry. Apply a thin layer over both hands. IT WILL WORK. Mine got red and scales. Used it and it works.

Hope this helps.

I’ve always been a hand washer, so I wash them about the same amount. I’ve always used lotion.

Never used sanitizer before, and I don’t now. So miy hands are fine.

I get home. Put them on a towel to dry under the ceiling fan.. and then gingerly take off my mask and put it in a paper bag to dry out, too.

there might be some allergic reactions going on for some people.

after washing hands

its generic version. A former pharmacist turned geriatric specialist doctor told me it was the best for dry skin.

My phone has stopped recognizing my fingerprints. Had to add the new, dry, cracked fingertip images to the ID file. Yikes.

Udder cream is similar but harder to find (check animal supply sources). Most other creams and lotions don't provide the protection those do - they are heavier and greasier, but once they are worked into the skin, they protect it better than anything else I have used.

I used to run a farm and had to be out in all sorts of nasty weather. My hands would get so dry they would crack and bleed. I kept udder cream in the barn for the mares and ended up using it for my own hands.

There is another one called Bag Balm, but it is more the consistency of petroleum jelly and do not seem to last as long for protecting and healing the skin.