Best hand cream on Reddit
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#1
O'Keeffe's
4.8
(70)
"O’Keefee’s Working Hands. It really does work."
"O'Keefe Working Hands."
"O'keefe's working hands."
"O'Keeffe's Working Hands."
"Working Hands for well, at work during the day."
"Is the only answer to your question."
"All excellent all little to no scent."
"The only thing that saves me"
"Okeefe’s or Bagbalm"
"If you get some of the hand gloves and wear them over Okeefe's when you sleep, it's heavenly."
#2
Neutrogena
4.7
(45)
"Neutrogena Norwegian formula hand cream is great!"
"Neutrogena Norwegian formula."
"I’d say the Norwegian formula stuff from Neutrogena."
"Neutragena is brilliant! They have one that’s for extra dry hands."
"The Neutrogena Norwegian formula allll the way."
"The neutrogena Norwegian formula hand cream is my forever go to! Affordable and really really works."
"The only one that ever worked for me is Neutrogena Norwegian formula hand cream."
"My absolute favorite is the Neutrogena Norwegian Formula from the drugstore!"
"It's thick and soothing, but it doesn't interfere with my grip on the needles."
"Neutrogena Norwegian Formula Hand Cream."
#3
L'Occitane
4.7
(40)
"I've been trying the L'occitane hand cream."
"Working hands or L’Occitaine!"
"L'Occitane hand cream is the one, but prohibitively expensive."
"Seconding L’Occitane"
"Do you know about occitane brand ? They have both big and small size."
"L’occitane for hands and feet."
"L’occitane is my absolute favorite hand cream I’ve ever used."
"I like L’Occitane, I’m currently using the shea butter scent and it’s really nice."
"Loccitane is THE BEST followed by Clarins."
"Any of the L'Occitane shea butter hand creams are great."
#4
CeraVe
4.6
(38)
"I love the Cerave Moisturising Cream."
"CeraVe cream is the only thing that works for me."
"Is my go to."
"Cerave is my go to."
"CeraVe recently."
"CeraVe worked wonders very quickly."
"You should try Cerave Reparative Hand Cream."
"Cerave hand cream has worked well for me."
"Cerave Moisturizing Lotion worked best without any stinging or even drying effect."
"Cerave cream is seriously the best."
#5
Gold Bond
4.6
(28)
"Gold bond hand cream works soooo well for me."
"Is my life saver!"
"Gold Bond Healing Hand Cream is worth a try."
"Gold Bond hand cream is my favorite because it soaks in instantly and isn't greasy."
"Gold bond is the answer. Seriously non greasy."
"It's my holy Grail."
"The only cream I like is the Gold Bond Eczema relief hand cream."
"I swear it helps SO much!"
"I like to use gold bond healing hand cream with aloe!"
"Gold Bond healing hand cream is the only thing that helps /works in the winter."
#6
Aveeno
4.5
(27)
"I’ve been using aveeno since it was recommended to me."
"I love Aveeno for dry hands."
"It’s under $10 and is the only hand cream I’ve found that actually sinks in."
"I also really like their cooling lotion with the menthol in it, feels amazing."
"My favourite is aveeno intense relief hand cream."
"Aveeno skin relief hand cream"
"I use Aveeno"
"I love Aveeno. All their lotions are amazing 🤩."
"The only cream that has worked for me!"
"Too good. Use on damp skin saves quantity 😛"
#7
Kiehl's
4.6
(25)
"Kiehl’s Hand Salve is my HG for hand cream."
"Kiehls hand cream is the best out there."
"Get the kiehls one. I have a skin disease and that one is the best."
"Is super nice!"
"Kiehls hand cream."
"Kiehl's, always and forever."
"Kiehls and neutrogena NORWEGIAN formula!!!"
"The best for your hands."
"Makes my hands feel more moisturized for longer than any other brand."
"In the white tube with blue letters on it"
#8
Eucerin
4.5
(22)
"My favorite ended up being Eucerin Original Healing Cream."
"The only thing that made a difference for me was Eucerin Aquaphor."
"It’s non-greasy, very hydrating, and lasts much longer than most creams."
"Eucerin Advanced Repair Hand Cream. Not greasy, fragrance free and perfect for overwashed hands."
"Eucerin hand cream works for me."
"It's really thick and wax like."
"Eucerin is top tier!"
"Eucerin Advanced Repair Hand Cream is amazing!!!"
"Eucerin hand cream. Mine get so dry they crack and bleed."
"Seriously Eucerin hand cream. Its the red/white with light blue stripe bottle."
#9
La Roche-Posay
4.7
(20)
"Top."
"If I have super dry hands La Roche Posay cicaplast hand cream fixes it so quick."
"Is my favorite."
"La Roche Posay Cicaplast hand cream!"
"I’ve been liking la Roche posay lipikar baume and cicaplast mains."
"La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Hand Cream!"
"Not at Sephora, but La Roche Posay Cicaplast Hand Cream."
"Not sephora but La roche-posay cicaplast mains is the best hand cream I have used."
"La Roche Posay Cicaplast hand cream is really calming and protective."
"La roche posay cicaplast hand cream was a life saver."
#10
Vaseline
4.5
(20)
"It’s perfect for cold weather."
"At night."
"Honestly the best one I’ve tried is the Vaseline Dry Hands rescue."
"For my dry cracked hands, Vaseline dry hands rescue."
"Vaseline."
"Apply a thin coat of plain ol' Vaseline, wear cotton gloves to sleep."
"I’ve been using it for 25 years."
"Vasaline makes a lotion for after handwashing."
"Put Vaseline on your hands every night before bed."
"Vaseline."
#11
Aquaphor
4.6
(19)
"Aquaphor, slather that on and wear cotton gloves."
"Wearing those while sleeping whilst your hands are slathered in Aquaphor has been lifechanging."
"Every night when you go to bed."
"+ 100% cotton gloves from the pharmacy before bed."
"A less smelly Vaseline."
"Use aquaphor at night ❤️"
"Aquaphor."
"Aquaphor, then the gold bond eczema hand cream over top of it."
"Aquaphor healed the eczema on my hands!"
"The only thing that actually works for me is Aquaphor."
#12
Vanicream
4.9
(14)
"Vanicream Moisturizing Cream in a tub with a pump."
"Vanicream is the best I’ve found."
"By far."
"Vanicream in the tub! I have severe eczema."
"Vanicream in the tub. It’s great."
"I love Vanicream, it fully removes all flakiness throughout the day."
"Vanicream moisturizing cream is amazing for my dry skin."
"It’s the only thing that saves my hands in the dry Colorado winter!"
"Vanicream."
"I love Vanicream!"
#13
Gloves in a Bottle
4.4
(14)
"Works like a charm for me. Genuinely the best lotion I’ve ever tried."
"It's all she and her fellow nurses used to keep their hands moisturized."
"Gloves in a Bottle. It's expensive, but it's worth it."
"They make hand creams specifically for medical workers that are designed to stay on through washing."
"Not Sephora but my gurl you need this: https://www.glovesinabottle.com/"
"“Gloves in a bottle” is definitely what you need!"
"I’ve heard good things about “gloves in a bottle”!."
"Supposedly it leaves a protective layer after washing."
"If you wash your hands a lot use glove in a bottle."
"If you wash your hands a lot use glove in a bottle."
#14
Nivea
4.4
(14)
"Nivea (blue jar) and on top of that you layer them with a generous amount of vaseline."
"The Nivea blue tin."
"Nivea Creme (blue tin) is my fav for everything!"
"A good hand CREAM (not lotion) like Nivea or Working Hands will help."
"Nivea."
"Nivea, Bag Balm."
"Awesome and super convenient to carry around."
"Nivea."
"Nivea in the blue tin!"
"I use Nivea on my face and hands every morning (in lieu of make up or anything else). I don't think it's oily or greasy."
#15
Caudalie
4.8
(12)
"Caudalie!"
"I’m also a Caudalie fan. Love the texture and scent."
"The Caudalie one is amazing and pretty affordable."
"Caudalie has amazing ones for holiday!"
"Caudalie all the way and it’s $16! I stocked up on the trios today love giving them out for Xmas!"
"The Caudalie hand cream that’s in a light purple tube checks all those boxes."
"Absorbs quickly, doesn’t leave my hands sticky/tacky, smells amazing."
"Moisturizes like crazy (even the cuticles!) and leaves my hands so soft."
"The caudelie hand cream is the only thing that works for me."
"Is my #1 recommendation for a daytime hand cream."
#16
First Aid Beauty
4.7
(12)
"The absolute best cream I have ever found."
"IMO First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream!"
"First Aid is a life saver for our harsh winter's."
"The only cream that I have found to help is First Aid Beauty."
"It's really good for my eczema, and it's not oily if you use just a tad."
"First Aid Beauty ultra repair cream!"
"I love first aide beauty's ultra repair cream."
"<3"
"Best to wait ‘till Black Friday."
"First aid beauty"
#17
The Body Shop
4.4
(12)
"Hemp hand cream by Body Shop."
"Is VERY good"
"For hand creams, The body shop hemp cream is amazing!"
"The good old Body Shop hemp hand cream is thick and does a lovely job."
"So the body shop hemp hand cream."
"Body shop hemp one! It’s greasy AF though so personally I only use it overnight."
"The Body Shop Hemp hand cream!"
"The Body Shop's hemp hand cream is great!"
"One of the hand creams that lasts longer than most because of the oils in it is the body shops hemp hand cream."
"The Bodyshop hemp hand cream or the O’Keeffe’s one, can’t remember the name."
#18
Bag Balm
4.6
(11)
"The old studio where I used to work had tins of Bag Balm around. It works great."
"It has basically cured me."
"Bag balm."
"For winter hand repair I use bag balm, udder cream, badger balm or okeefes working hands at night."
"Bag Balm or GTFO."
"Bag balm at night is the best route for me."
"Bag balm"
"Bag balm is also really good."
"Especially at night."
"It has helped my eczema too!"
#19
Weleda
4.6
(11)
"Weleda Skinfood is an Instant repair for dry hands. I love it!"
"Weleda skin food"
"It's so thick and moisturising, that you only need a little bit."
"Changed my life!! I have to constantly wash my hands for my job."
"Weleda skin food."
"Weleda skin food saved my dry skin!! It's super thick and moisturising."
"Weleda has a nice hand cream which does a very good job with moisturizing and healing."
"It does have an herbal scent, but I like it."
"WELEDA SKIN FOODDD it’s like $12 at Whole Foods or CVS plz do not break ur bank for a hand cream"
"Weleda hand cream (it is expensive but a little goes a long way) for moisturizing after work"
#20
Aveda
4.8
(9)
"Not cheap, but amazing."
"A little goes a long way."
"I don’t think it’s at Sephora but the Aveda hand cream is divine."
"Aveda Hand Relief."
"Is lovely!"
"I love- Osea oil (absorbs so nicely and not oily), Aveda hand relief, and l’occitane hand cream."
"Not at Sephora, but I love Avedas hand cream."
"I like their scents and more importantly I find that it moisturizes without feeling greasy."
"I’ve been using it almost 20 years."
#21
Lush
4.8
(9)
"Lush’s Helping Hands is my A1."
"Saved my hands during the pandemic."
"Cleared up my dyshidrotic eczema in a couple weeks time."
"Will change your life."
"I find Dream Cream to be better on the hands than their actual hand creams."
"I use handy gurugu when I have painful cuts and peeling due to detergent/dishwash allergies."
"Helping Hands from Lush is my go to."
"For daily maintenance, I just use Lush's helping hands."
"I also use Aveeno and Vanicream."
#22
Glysomed
4.8
(8)
"Glysomed..game changer."
"Glysomed works wonders."
"Glysomed. i will die for them."
"Glysomed is the best hand cream I've ever used."
"Glysomed works best for me."
"Glysomed is my go-to for when my hands are very dry."
"This or o’keeffe, they are heavy hitters"
#23
Trader Joe's
4.6
(8)
"I really like Trader Joe's hand cream."
"Trader joes handcream is so nice!! i call it hand creamcheese because of how thick the formula is similar to loccitane."
"I love the trader joes blue one, it is compared to loccitane. It is thick, absorbable, smells good!"
"Omg the Trader Joe’s one or the lush one. Both actually made a difference for me."
"I absolutely love Trader Joe’s hand creams."
"If you’re near a Trader Joe’s, they have a hand cream that’s a $5 dupe of loccitane."
"Trader joe’s!! exactly like the loccitane but much cheaper."
"They are great. Close to Traders Joes hand cream if I had to say something was similar."
#24
Cetaphil
4.6
(8)
"Is the best imo."
"Cheaper but still AMAZING: Cetaphil moisturizing cream."
"Every time I wash my hands."
"I have a cetaphil one (the tub), and also a big thick ointmenty one (dermeeze) - winners."
"Cetaphil moisturising cream is absolutely amazing."
"It’s non-greasy and saved my hands."
"Cetaphil cream in the jar."
"If my hands are already dry, I have to use cetaphil."
#25
Udderly Smooth
4.9
(7)
"I love udderly smooth lol its based on udder cream for cows."
"Udderly Smooth."
"Oh I bought one on Amazon that I love. Udderly smooth. It works amazing."
"Udderly smooth. It worked wonders for my father in law."
"My absolute favorite hand cream is the “udderly smooth” one."
"By far the best I’ve used is Udderly Smooth."
"Udderly Smooth!"
#26
Necessaire
4.7
(7)
"Best I’ve found in my 51+ years."
"Soooo good."
"It is very moisturizing, non greasy, and super gentle on eczema!"
"Necessaire!!!"
"It is light-weight, absorbs beautifully, but is still very nourishing."
"Necessaire is great, avene xera-calm is good."
"Necessaire."
#27
Skinfix
4.6
(7)
"The skinfix eczema one is very nice and isn’t greasy."
"Super thick and hydrating and is vegan + cruelty free."
"Skinfix or the Aveeno eczema care. Both are incredibly hydrating."
"Skinfix eczema hand cream! Have a bottle in every bag and my car."
"Personally, I really love the skinfix one."
"Also not greasy without fragrance, but might smell kinda weird"
"Skinfix, lanolips, the body shop, BYBI balm, riversol."
#28
O'Keefe's
5.0
(5)
"O’Keefe’s Working Hands has been a savior for my hands."
"Definitely the best I've tried so far"
"A little goes a long way."
"O'Keefe's Working Hands helps me."
"I recommend O’Keeffe’s in the green round container."
#29
Aesop
4.8
(5)
"L’occitane, Aesop, and Caudalie."
"The only one that actually repaired my hands and has become my HG is Aesop."
"I like nice smelling hand creams so I sometimes go for Aesop or L'occitane."
"It was literally the only cream that felt like it was properly sinking into the skin."
"I love the Aesop one, but for me this lives at work for when I have a few mins."
#30
Working Hands
4.8
(5)
"Working hands is my favorite!"
"It’s the ONLY cream that basically cured my eczema"
"I love Working Hands and some sunscreen on top if you’re outside."
"Working Hands is a life saver."
#31
Corn Huskers
4.6
(5)
"My hands crack terribly and this stuff is awesome!"
"Apply corn huskers lotion, apply cotton gloves. Works great."
"Corn huskers lotion, you can get it at Walmart and its amazing for dry/cracked hands."
"My dad swears by it."
"Cornhusker's Lotion. Light and glycerin-based, but it works well."
#32
L’Occitane
5.0
(4)
"L'occitane hand creams have been a god-send."
"L’Occitane en Provence is exactly what you want. They are known for their hand creams."
"L’Occitane and Neutrogena Norwegian Formula does it for me."
"Loccaitane."
#33
Helping Hands
4.8
(4)
"Is brilliant."
"I love Helping Hands!"
"I love helping hands. ❤️"
"We used to recommend helping hands due to the chamomile and linseed that’s supposed to be gentle and soothing."
#34
Ahava
4.5
(4)
"It's insane to me that no one has said Ahava yet. That stuff is magic."
"Ahava!"
"Ahava."
#35
Clarins
4.3
(4)
"Clarins has THE best hand cream."
"Clarins makes a kick ass hand cream."
"The Clarins hand cream is really good, but I had to apply it several times in the beginning."
"If you can swing it, the Clarins hand cream is really good."
#36
Du'it
4.3
(4)
"If you have dry hands use the DUIT tough hands cream at night before sleep"
"I use DU'IT Tough Hands"
"Really good. Gel texture and cheap to boot."
#37
Dionis
4.3
(4)
"I love it! Super soft without being greasy and smells incredible!"
"Might not be the most expensive but absolutely luxury experience."
"I love the Dionis brand. It doesn't leave a greasy feeling."
"Been using it a few years, love it."
#38
Shea Butter
5.0
(3)
"Pure shea butter would be just as effective as Vaseline/aquaphor."
"Plain shea butter has been great for me in the past."
#39
Dream Cream
4.7
(3)
"Works well for my eczema!"
"Self preserving dream cream for use throughout the day."
#40
Palmer's
4.3
(3)
"Palmers Cocoa Butter!! It’s cheap, smells yummy and makes my hands soft."
"Palmers cocoa butter is good too."
#41
Sol de Janeiro
3.7
(3)
"Sol de janeiro hand cream!"
"I like thee sol de janeiro hand cream"
"It's not moisturising, it's drying."
#42
Nursem
5.0
(2)
"Is brilliant and smells incredible:)"
"Nursem works best for me and cleared up my hands when they broke out from washing and sanitising."
#43
Labor Labs
5.0
(2)
"Has been magic and saved my hands honestly."
"Labor Labs Workforce Relief has been magic and saved my hands honestly."
#44
Shiseido
4.5
(2)
"Not Sephora but the shiseido hand cream that comes in the red tub is absolutely undefeated in my house."
#45
Chanel
4.5
(2)
"I honestly love the Chanel hand cream."
"Doesn’t leave hand greasy but super moisturising."
#46
Dermal Therapy
4.5
(2)
"I usually go the eczema and dermatitis lotion because it sinks in quickly."
"Any of the below are good: Dermal Therapy. Du It. Aveeno. Neutrgena Norwegian. Cerave."
#47
Trader Joe’s
4.5
(2)
"Trader Joe’s hand cream is the best and cheap."
"The trick is to slather it on thick before bed."
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