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What are the best hand creams?
I'm always trying new products, and one of the things I'm constantly trying out is different hand creams. I live in the Northeast, and our winters get pretty cold pretty fast. I'm also obsessed with washing my hands to keep from getting sick, so I usually wake up one day with craked and dry hands, not realizing how it's happened.
This winter I tried several different hand creams, and have found a number of favorites at various price points. Read on for the winners.
This winter I tried several different hand creams, and have found a number of favorites at various price points. Read on for the winners.
Neutrogena's Norwegian Formula, Unscented
Best Budget Hand Cream
If you don't have a lot of money to spend, the best product I've found is Neutrogena's Norwegian Formula, Unscented. This is a thick and heavy cream, so you don't need to use a lot. It will last you a whole winter and into the spring. I like to use it at night before bed. It also absorbs really well after a minute or so. The price is very reasonable for a 2 ounce container. I love that it's unscented as well. It's always good to avoid unnecessary scents if you can.
Bonus: you can take it on a plane with you!
Bonus: you can take it on a plane with you!
La Mer's The Hand Treatment
Best Hand Cream Splurge
There's a reason La Mer products are so expensive -- it's because they are so amazing. Just as people swear by the facial moisturizer, people won't give up The Hand Treatment. At over $100 a tube, it's not cheap. But if you are looking for a splurge, this is what you want. Silky smooth and instant absorption make it the best of the best. It's also been said that it can reduce aging in your hands.
The biggest problem is that if you splurge for this once, you won't want to go back to the other creams, so be aware that you will be hooked.
The biggest problem is that if you splurge for this once, you won't want to go back to the other creams, so be aware that you will be hooked.
Aveeno Active Naturals
Best Daytime Hand Cream
Aveeno's hand lotion is very lightweight, with a pleasant scent. It's perfect for daytime. It absorbs super quickly, and can be used frequently throughout the day. My personal favorite is the Colloidal Oatmeal lotion, which smells delicate and rubs in quickly. Oatmeal has many healing properties, so when you have cracked and dry skin, this is perfect.
Aveeno is a great brand of natural products that are easy to find and at a decent price. I love their stuff.
Aveeno is a great brand of natural products that are easy to find and at a decent price. I love their stuff.
Weleda's Skin Food
Best Nighttime Hand Cream
Weleda's Skin Food is extremely heavy and thick. This does not absorb quickly, but it's perfect for overnight. It will heal the most cracked and dry skin with just a single night. It is serious stuff. The smell is not the best; sometimes I feel like I'm drinking a gin and tonic after I've applied it, but it's worth it.
It's particularly good to use with cotton gloves for additional moisturizing properties.
It's particularly good to use with cotton gloves for additional moisturizing properties.
L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand Creme
Best Gift Hand Cream
Buy the best at Dermstore! L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream (5.2 oz.)
My favorite hand cream to give as a gift (or receive as a gift) is L'Occitane's Shea Butter Hand Creme. This is really a fantastic hand cream. I send it every year to my mom, who lives in a dry climate, and I think she's starting to expect it! Shea butter has extremely moisturizing properties, and nowhere is it more obvious than this phenomenal product. It feels fantastic as soon as you start applying it and absorbs quickly. It feels luxurious on the skin. The only problem is that I have a tendency to use too much because it feels so good!
If you like L'Occitane, you might want to check out my new article on Best French Hand Creams!
First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream
Best Cream for Hands and Face
First Aid Beauty is my current favorite product for moisturizing my face, but it's great for use on your hands and body as well. It's perfect for those with sensitive skin, and people with KP, rosacea, excema, and other various skin issues swear by it. I have pretty sensitive skin on my face (usually I use oil-free, but tried this based on a recommendation) and haven't had any breakouts. It's very moisturizing.
It has a slight menthol smell, so be warned. It soaks in very quickly, though, and the smell won't be noticeable after a few seconds.
It has a slight menthol smell, so be warned. It soaks in very quickly, though, and the smell won't be noticeable after a few seconds.
Gold Bond Sanitizer and Moisturizer
Best Hand Cream and Sanitizer
This product solves the ever-present problem of hand sanitizer that dries up your hands. Gold Bond has a fantastic product that combines both sanitizer and moisturizer in one step. It moisturizes your hands as well as a traditional hand cream, but it also gets rid of 99% of germs at the same time. What could be more perfect than that? Not only will your hands look younger and healthier, you will be reducing your risk of getting sick.
Other resources
There are a lot of lists out there for favorite hand creams: here are some that I obsessed over during my winter of searching for the "best of the
- Best Budget-Friendly Hand Creams | Real Simple
- Real Simple readers find three hand creams that fit your budget.
- Hand Cream Showdown - Find out which top hand hydrators for dry skin our testers found desk drawer-worthy
- We spend hundreds on youth-enhancing face lotions -- but when's the last time your hands got some love? "Hands show aging more than the face," says Los Angeles-based dermatologist Dr. Howard Murad. Good point. So we had 10 testers review hand creams for two weeks. Which ones offered the best hydration -- and which were just greasy? Find out in the ratings.
- iVillage Top 10 Hand creams
- Want soft, supple, holdable hands? Try one of these luxurious hand creams, rated among the 10 best by you -- the women of iVillage Beauty!
1. Neutrogena Norwegian Formula Hand Cream
Do you have a favorite hand cream? Let me know in the comments.
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Lilly
Apr 3, 2012 @ 2:31 am | delete
- Good one..Nice lens..quite informative as well..I found it very useful..Thanks a lot for sharing..:)
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TheLifestyleChanger
Feb 28, 2012 @ 12:59 am | delete
- I have indulged in the La Mer hand cream and would choose it all the time, but L'Occitaine Shea Butter hand cream is a brilliant substitute at a considerably happier price!
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artbyrodriguez
Feb 26, 2012 @ 9:42 pm | delete
- I love hand creams. Great idea for a lens, and very will done.
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susannaduffy
Feb 25, 2012 @ 6:13 pm | delete
- I feel so ashamed, I don't have any hand cream at all, much less a favourite one
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JoanneOtt
Feb 23, 2012 @ 10:20 pm | delete
- I don't have a favorite one, but do like anything with shea butter. You have some good examples here.
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