Best hand lotion on Reddit
273 reviews from r/beauty, r/askTO, r/nursing and 25 more subreddits
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#1
Aveeno
4.5
(15)
"I have found this one works well for me"
"Aveeno, although a bit pricey but it's the best one for me."
"I use Aveno, the regular one."
"Aveeno or Cetaphil."
"I really like Aveeno."
"I use Aveeno lotion/cream (daytime) and Eucerin cream (sleep in it)."
"I swear by aveeno that stuff is amazing."
"We use aveeno"
"Aveeno hand cream is very good: non-greasy, does a good job keeping hands moisturised."
"Aveeno!"
#2
O'Keefe's
5.0
(12)
"Is really good."
"My saving grace this winter."
"O’Keefes Working Hands"
"Okeeffe’s working hands 🙌"
"During the day I'll use O'Keefes Working Hands or Eucerin Advanced hand cream."
"I use o’keefees working hands and it helps with my dry hands a lot."
"O'Keefes working hands, helps with eczema actually."
"Its non greasy and kinda on more solid side."
"O'Keefes."
"By far the best product I've used."
#3
O'Keeffe's Working Hands
4.8
(10)
"O'keefe's working hands, aquaphor, vaseline intensive care advanced repair- this is currently the one keeping the dishydrotix eczema at bay this winter."
"O’keefes working hands"
"O’Keeffe’s working hands!"
"O'Keefe's working hands (and similar products) are good as well."
"[O Keeffes Working Hands or Skin Repair]"
"I'm a fan of O'Keefe's working hands."
"This is the ONLY thing that has ever helped, and I've tried most of the other suggestions here."
"This stuff is great. I need it this time of year or my hands look like they were run over a cheese grater."
"Okeefe’s working hands."
"I use working hands. It stings when you put it on, but I personally have noticed a big difference."
#4
CeraVe
4.7
(10)
"I have been using fragrance free cera ve baby lotion."
"I’m a big fan of cerave"
"Cerave Reparative Hand Cream!! Great for eczema and sensitive skin!!"
"Cerave has been the only thing to work for me, but if used regularly works like a miracle."
"CeraVe if you have regular dry skin."
"Are all amazing end of day creams I use and love."
"The best by far is CeraVe. It soaks into skin quickly and doesn't leave you feeling waxy."
"Had a dermatologist recommend Cerave a few years ago."
"Cerave has a nice hand cream that moisturizes without that greasy feeling."
"Cerave healing ointment."
#5
Gold Bond
4.5
(10)
"I like the healing lotion the best."
"It fixed my sandpaper hands within a couple of days."
"Gold bond makes an eczema specific lotion that soaks into your skin pretty quickly."
"I love gold bond ultimate healing."
"I use Gold Bond."
"Gold bond intense healing hand cream."
"Huge fan of GoldBond."
"Doesn't feel sticky, soaks in pretty fast."
"Has a nice lotion."
#6
Eucerin
4.4
(9)
"Urea softens and smoothes skin texture."
"It’s the only thing I’ve found that actually feels moisturizing for my hands."
"Eucerin."
"My vote is for Eucerin."
"Eucerin Advanced Repair hand cream for very dry skin."
"Eucerin worked well for me!"
"I keep mini versions of eucerin."
"Helps me a lot."
"The only one that’s helped me has been eucerin, but generally any thicker cream would work better than thinner lotions."
#7
Glysomed
4.7
(7)
"I can’t live without Glysomed hand cream (the tube version). This is way stronger than the typical all-purpose body lotion."
"I love Glysomed."
"Every woman I have ever known swears by it."
"The only one that works for me is glysomed."
"Glysomed is a god send."
"It sinks into the skin and leaves the skin so soft."
#8
Lush
5.0
(6)
"Dream Cream from Lush."
"It’s been the only thing to ever help."
"It works so amazing."
"Best product I have found!"
"It works so amazing."
"Its *amazing*."
#9
O'Keeffe's
5.0
(5)
"I also hate the feeling of lotion on my hands and with this one I only have to use it around once a week overnight."
"I found that O'Keeffe's 'Working Hands' is the best cream."
"I like O'Keefes. No scent, I keep 3 variations around."
"O'Keefes! This has been a life saver for me."
"O Keefe's is magic - saves your calluses but still heals dry cracks/splits."
#10
Neutrogena
4.8
(5)
"A lifesaver and around $5 a tube."
"I've been using this cream for over a decade."
"I love neutrogena Norwegian hand cream!"
"Dermatologist recommended for my contact excema."
"Neutrogena norwegian hand cream."
#11
L’Occitane
4.8
(5)
"Works really well!"
"Also really love L’occitane."
"Expensive, and worth every penny."
"It changed my hand cream world."
"I love l’occitane hand cream."
#12
The Body Shop
4.8
(5)
"I’m not a fan of many body shop products, but their hemp moisturizing hand cream is like nothing else I’ve tried."
"I am obsessed with the scent of moringa hand cream from The Body Shop."
"Is my favorite."
"I love all of them and some are specifically for very dry skin."
"Body shop hand lotion is really good."
#13
Vaseline
4.8
(4)
"Miracle ♥️"
"I just slather on Vaseline and put gloves on."
"Super cheap and very effective."
"That I mix with a few drops of sweet almond oil."
#14
Kiehl's
4.8
(4)
"They swore by the 'kheils ultimate strength hand salve'."
"The best hand cream I’ve found is KIEHL’S ultimate strength hand salve."
"It works wonders!"
"I use Kiehl's hand salve."
#15
The Body Shop Hemp Hand Cream
5.0
(3)
"I use The Body Shop Hemp hand cream every night. I love love love it."
"I work in this space and we ALWAYS appreciate chocolates, lollies and small gifts. We always joke that the food tastes so much better at work 😀
As for hand cream - I think The Body Shop has small little individual ones."
"Nothing else compares."
#16
Udder Balm
5.0
(3)
"Utter balm!"
"Another vote here for Udder Balm!"
"My old clinic had a big tub of udder balm, stuff worked wonders."
#17
Caudalie
5.0
(3)
"It has enough moisture for someone with eczema without being greasy."
"Caudalie I love and loccitane aveda serum and hand cream is prob my fav tbo"
"Hands down."
#18
Derma E
4.7
(3)
"I am obsessed with this Derma E lotion."
"I have only been able to find it on Derma E website, but it is worth every Penny."
"Derma E - Therapeutic Shea Hand Repair Cream."
#19
Aquaphor
3.7
(3)
"Nothing scented."
"A tiny little dab does wonders!"
"Aquaphor, it is Greasy but put it on before you go to sleep."
#20
Neutrogena Norwegian Formula Hand Cream
5.0
(2)
"Recommended to me by nurses who I've worked with that have been used to frequent hand washing."
"Neutrogena Norwegian formula hand cream is my HG."
#21
Burt's Bees Almond & Milk Hand Cream
5.0
(2)
"Burt's Bees Almond & Milk Hand Cream at night."
"Tackles even the driest of dry hands!"
#22
Lush Lemony Flutter
5.0
(2)
"Lush has “Lemony Flutter” hand lotion."
"I’d give lemony flutter a shot! It’s been the most effective hand cream from lush for me."
#23
Lush Charity Pot
5.0
(2)
"I LOVE IT."
"Charity Pot! I Love it so much! It healed my really dry hands."
#24
Handy Gurugu
5.0
(2)
"Handy Gurugu is super thick, so give that a try!"
"Handy Gurugu works wonders for super dry hands."
#25
Moogoo
5.0
(2)
"Moogoo!"
"The Moogoo skin milk udder cream has been my holy grail for hand + body."
#26
La Roche-Posay
5.0
(2)
"Has been the most hydrating I’ve found."
"La Roche posay cicaplast mains balme."
#27
Beekman 1802
5.0
(2)
"I use Beekman 1802 Goat Milk hand cream all day."
"Beekman’s 1802 is the best I’ve used."
#28
Weleda Skin Food
4.5
(2)
"Weleda Skin food is really nice as a hand cream."
"It’s super rich and greasy."
#29
Burt's Bees Shea Butter Hand Repair Cream
4.5
(2)
"Burts bee’s shea butter hand repair cream!"
#30
Lush Helping Hands
4.5
(2)
"Best overall- Lush Helping Hands"
"Also get a moisturizing hand soap!"
#31
Palmer's Cocoa Butter
4.5
(2)
"Palmers Cocoa Butter."
"I’ve been using palmers cocoa butter and goldbond eczema hand cream."
#32
Gloves in a Bottle
4.5
(2)
"I swear by it!"
"It does help."
#33
Bag Balm
4.5
(2)
"This does the job!"
"Bag balm."
#34
Cetaphil
4.5
(2)
"It actually keeps your skin moisturized for hours."
"I prefer Cetaphil because I like that it doesn't absorb right away."
#35
Trader Joe's
4.5
(2)
"If you have a Trader Joe’s near you, you can just get it."
"Trader Joes Ultra Moisturizing Hand Cream. It's like 8 bucks."
#36
Curel
4.5
(2)
"It's very nourishing!"
#37
Palmer's
4.5
(2)
"Leaves my hands so soft."
"Palmer's coconut oil lotion or Hempz lotions absorb quickly."
#38
Bath & Body Works
4.5
(2)
"It worked wonders."
"My top pick is their banana scented hand lotion."
#39
Lubriderm
4.0
(2)
"I really like the unscented lubriderm. Mainly for my tattoos but it’s also nice on my hands!"
"I started using Lubriderm Unscented lotion."
#40
QV Skin Lotion
5.0
(1)
"I swear by QV Skin Lotion, pretty stock standard but effective and doesn't feel too gross under gloves."
#41
Pure Fiji
5.0
(1)
"Pure Fiji is a super nice brand I’m sure you can buy it over there."
#42
Leif Buddha Wood Hand Soap and Lotion
5.0
(1)
"I love the Leif Buddha Wood hand soap and lotion."
#43
Vanicream Moisturizing Cream
5.0
(1)
"Vanicream brand, their moisturizing cream and moisturizing lotion are both excellent."
#44
CeraVe Moisturizing Lotion
5.0
(1)
"Cerave moisturizing lotion is great! Non-greasy and keeps your hands moisturized for hours."
#45
Lush Lemony Flutter Cuticle Butter
5.0
(1)
"Lush specifically, lemony flutter cuticle butter and sweet wild orange hand balm are my favorites."
#46
Lush Handy Gurugu
5.0
(1)
"Handy Gurugu and Lemony Flutter are my go to for super dry hands."
#47
Lush Dream Cream
5.0
(1)
"I recommend dream cream highly."
#48
Neutrogena Immediate Absorption Hand Cream
5.0
(1)
"Neutrogena immediate Absorption hand Creme is literally so good."
#49
La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M
5.0
(1)
"Imo there is no better lotion than La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M"
#50
Duke Cannon Bloody Knuckles Hand Repair
5.0
(1)
"It's called Bloody Knuckles Hand Repair. I used to use it when I worked on cars, and it's better than O'Keefe."
#51
L'Occitane Shea Hand Cream
5.0
(1)
"[L’Occitane Shea Hand Cream]"
#52
O'Keeffe's Skin Repair
5.0
(1)
"O’Keefe’s Skin Repair, LiveClean Intense Moisture"
#53
The Body Shop Hemp Hand Protector
5.0
(1)
"My friend is a potter and swears by the Hemp Hand Protector by The Body Shop!"
#54
Baby Night Lotion
5.0
(1)
"I really like the baby night lotion. It comes in a purple bottle and smells like lavender."
#55
CeraVe Itch Relief Moisturizing Lotion
5.0
(1)
"CeraVe itch relief moisturizing lotion!"
#56
Burt's Bees Hand Cream
5.0
(1)
"Burts bees has a great hand cream."
#57
Vaseline Dry Hand Relief
5.0
(1)
"Vaseline Dry Hand Relief, helped me sooooo much when my hands cracked up."
#58
Working Hands
5.0
(1)
"Working hands is great for at night before bed."
#59
First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream
5.0
(1)
"First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair cream."
#60
Herbacin Kamille Hand Cream
5.0
(1)
"Trust me (grandmas sworn product) Herbacin Kamille hand cream."
#61
Kamill
5.0
(1)
"I really love the brand “Kamill” - I have bad eczema."
#62
Trader Joe's Balm in a Tin
5.0
(1)
"The Trader Joe’s balm in a tin is great at night."
#63
Eucerin Eczema Body Cream
5.0
(1)
"I swear by eucerins eczema body cream in the red and white tube."
#64
Aquaphor Healing Ointment
5.0
(1)
"I love Aquaphor healing ointment."
#65
Gold Bond Ultimate Healing
5.0
(1)
"It's non-greasy, smells clean, deep moisture and doesn't wash off the first time you wash your hands."
#66
Trader Joe's Hand Cream
5.0
(1)
"It is amazingly moisturizing, non greasy, quick drying."
#67
Daylogic
5.0
(1)
"It has saved my hands from looking dry, bumpy and red."
#68
Duke Cannon Bloody Knuckles
5.0
(1)
"This stuff saves my life."
#69
Cetaphil Body Cream
5.0
(1)
"It’s the only way to go."
#70
EOS Hand Lotion
5.0
(1)
"I LOVE."
#71
Hand Food
5.0
(1)
"Works wonders."
#72
Curel Hydra Therapy Wet Skin Moisturizer
5.0
(1)
"My hands haven't cracked since."
#73
Aveda Hand Lotion
5.0
(1)
"Is the best."
#74
Soap and Glory Hand Food
5.0
(1)
#75
Gold Bond Ultimate Healing Hand Cream
5.0
(1)
"It’s the only thing that lasts a few hand washes."
#76
Gold Bond Healing Lotion
5.0
(1)
"Helps soothe that too."
#77
Caudalie Hand and Nail Cream
5.0
(1)
"It eases the pain/irritation."
#78
Gold Bond Healing with Aloe
5.0
(1)
"My skin is hydrated for a whole 24 hours."
#79
CeraVe Moisturizing Cream
5.0
(1)
#80
Mario Badescu Special Hand Cream with Vitamin E
5.0
(1)
"Mario Badescu Special Hand Cream with Vitamin E is my favorite."
#81
Gold Bond Ultimate Healing Cream
5.0
(1)
"Try Gold Bond Ultimate healing cream. It's thick, moisturizing and not greasy at all."
#82
Avon Moisture Therapy Intensive Healing & Repair Hand Cream
5.0
(1)
"Avon moisture therapy intensive healing & repair hand cream is my go-to."
#83
Natio
5.0
(1)
"The natio wellness hand cream is the GOAT"
#84
Dermal Therapy
5.0
(1)
"Dermal Therapy very rough hands - it has 10% Urea"
#85
Acure
5.0
(1)
"I LOVE it."
#86
Klairs
5.0
(1)
"No scent, soaks into my skin quickly, no sticky/oily texture"
#87
Mary Kay
5.0
(1)
"Mary Kay’s night hand cream is the best I’ve ever used."
#88
Puriya
5.0
(1)
#89
Clairns
5.0
(1)
"I’ve tried a lot and this works for me."
#90
DU'IT
5.0
(1)
"OR DU'IT Hand Therapy/Tough Hands - also has 10% Urea in it."
#91
Mrs Meyer's
5.0
(1)
"Mrs Meyer's hand lotion is awesome."
#92
Dermaveen
5.0
(1)
"I am a nurse and currently obsessed with the dermaveen hand cream."
#93
Skinfix
5.0
(1)
"Skinfix Hand Cream!"
#94
Sol de Janeiro
5.0
(1)
"Sol de janeiro hand cream is my HG favorite."
#95
Herbalind
5.0
(1)
"I use herbalind glycerin, it has worked the best for me so far."
#96
Udderly Smooth
5.0
(1)
"My hands feel brand new when I wake up."
#97
Honest
5.0
(1)
"It’s great! Not greasy, works well, absorbs fast."
#98
Glaxal Base
5.0
(1)
"I looove glaxal base colloidal oatmeal and aloe cream."
#99
Bubbsi
5.0
(1)
"Bubbsi coconut oil balm is amazing."
#100
Pretty Farm Girl
5.0
(1)
"My skin loves that stuff"
#101
Cavilon
5.0
(1)
"I absolutely love it and recommend it to everyone."
#102
Tubby Todd
5.0
(1)
"It’s so so nice! Only thing that really works on eczema for both of us."
#103
William Morris
5.0
(1)
"William morris and advanced clinical hand cream."
#104
Whipped Tallow
5.0
(1)
"I found some on Etsy and it absorbs really nicely and doesn’t leave my hands feeling greasy"
#105
Marin Skincare
5.0
(1)
"Lotion is incredible and really fab for anyone with eczema."
#106
Farmhouse Fresh
5.0
(1)
"Anything with shea butter is good especially Farmhouse Fresh, in a tube, from Amazon and it’s moisturizing but not greasy!"
#107
Helping Hands
5.0
(1)
"Helping Hands is my go to, I keep a pot of it by the sink in our bathroom."
#108
Lemony Flutter
5.0
(1)
"Lemony flutter (generous amount) and then wear some latex or vinyl gloves over for an impromptu “hand mask”."
#109
Dream Cream
5.0
(1)
"Dream cream has been helping me tremendously."
#110
Marks and Spencer
5.0
(1)
"My go to is marks and spencer."
#111
Nature Republic
5.0
(1)
"Nature republic! Usually may buy 1 take 1 promos sila sa mga hand creams nila 😅."
#112
Udder Butter
5.0
(1)
"Silky soft hands it is amazing!"
#113
Glycomed
5.0
(1)
"Is the hands down the best."
#114
Hempz
5.0
(1)
"Made my hands look like they did 20 years ago!"
#115
Ahava
5.0
(1)
"I LOVE it! It's saved my hands."
#116
African Shea Butter
5.0
(1)
"A little bit goes a long way and I find that it penetrates well into my skin."
#117
Uriage Hand Cream
4.0
(1)
"I find the uriage hand cream absorbs quite well & doesnt leave my hands too greasy."
#118
Neutrogena Norwegian Formula
4.0
(1)
"It’s $5. If you want to splurge then L’Occitane Shea butter is gorgeous."
#119
Hempz Body Moisturizers
4.0
(1)
"They work great on hands and everywhere else."
#120
Dr Organic Bioactive Skin Care Royal Jelly Anti Aging Hand and Nail Cream
4.0
(1)
#121
L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream
4.0
(1)
"Price kind of high but very rich."
#122
C.O. Bigelow Chapped Hands Remedy
4.0
(1)
"It works wonders."
#123
Bath and Body Works True Blue Hand Lotion
4.0
(1)
#124
Keri Lotion
4.0
(1)
"Hands up for me."
#125
Caren Lotion
4.0
(1)
"Doesn’t stay tacky or wet for too long."
#126
Vaseline Fragrance-Free Intensive Care Lotion
4.0
(1)
#127
Eucerin Daily Hydration Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Body Cream
4.0
(1)
#128
Corn Huskers Lotion
4.0
(1)
"A couple guys I work with swear by corn huskers lotion, looks like a bottle of jizz but they say it works wonders."
#129
Gojo Hand Medic
4.0
(1)
"Gojo Hand medic works pretty well if you use it regularly."
#130
Gold Bond Ultimate Hand Sanitizing Moisturizer
4.0
(1)
"While at work: Gold Bond Ultimate Hand Sanitizing Moisturizer."
#131
Burt's Bees Hand Salve
4.0
(1)
"For lotion, I use burt's bees at home."
#132
St. Ives Vitamin E Lotion
4.0
(1)
"St. Ives Vitamin E lotion is great, has hardly any scent to it too."
#133
Alba Botanica
4.0
(1)
"Alba Botanica unscented lotion, Cetaphil lotion."
#134
St Ives
4.0
(1)
"St Ives renewing moisturizer."
#135
Libertine Bath Haus
4.0
(1)
"Definitely good as a summer lotion."
#136
Nivea
4.0
(1)
"I love Nivea hand creams, or the illiyoon cermaide ato concentrate cream."
#137
Aveda
4.0
(1)
"Aveda hand cream"
#138
Crabtree & Evelyn
4.0
(1)
"Crabtree and evelyn for something special they have a gardeners one which is great for dry hands"
#139
QV
4.0
(1)
"Something practical QV cream or cetaphil."
#140
Garnier
4.0
(1)
#141
Haus of Gloi
4.0
(1)
"Very light but moisturizing."
#142
Duke Cannon
4.0
(1)
"Bloody knuckles from Duke Cannon."
#143
Shea Butter
4.0
(1)
"I love using shea butter pretty much everywhere - i get dry skin and it's helped a lot."
#144
Swiss Formula
4.0
(1)
"Anything that says Swiss formula will work -look also for ceramides in the ingredient list"
#145
Jergen's
4.0
(1)
"Jergen’s makes a really nice thick one that has no grease factor whatsoever."
#146
First Aid Beauty
4.0
(1)
"First aid beauty."
#147
Brandless
4.0
(1)
"Brandless and Vanicream."
#148
Soap & Glory
4.0
(1)
"This really helps. Plus it smells nice too!"
#149
Shikai
3.0
(1)
"The only one that has ever worked for me."
#150
Petroleum Jelly
3.0
(1)
"You can probably find it at the dollar store."
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