It is imperative that you invest in high-quality hand cream, particularly if you wash your hands frequently or have naturally dry skin. It helps to keep the skin moisturized, which not only results in hands and cuticles that are soft and supple, but it also reduces the likelihood of the skin on your hands cracking and splitting. In contrast to traditional lotions, which are designed to be applied all over the body, hand creams are more viscous and have a higher percentage of oil content. Because the skin on your hands is thicker, hand creams are also thicker. In order to bring back the moisture, more oils and lipids are needed.
We have provided a list below of the best hand creams to use during the winter season.
Cerave Therapeutic Hand Cream, $11 At Amazon
My skin gets red and itchy if I even look at scented hand cream. I swear by CeraVe Therapeutic hand cream for my dry, sensitive skin. This simple hand cream is gentle and doesn't leave my hands greasy. It also fixes my cracked hands, which get worse in the winter. This cream for sensitive skin is made with two of my favorite skincare ingredients: niacinamide and hyaluronic acid. It absorbs quickly and is very cheap compared to other creams for sensitive skin on the market.
Aveda Hand Relief, $10 At Aveda
In the winter, my skin looks like scales. My hands, especially, get so dry, and I'm not very good at moisturizing them regularly. This is mostly because I never remember to pick up small tubes of hand cream from the drugstore that I can carry with me. So I was thrilled when, as a stocking stuffer last Christmas, my wonderful mother-in-law gave me a set of Aveda x Phillip Lim hand relief creams. The three small bottles, which smell like rosemary mint, Shampure, and cherry almond, are just the right size for my purse. They don't get greasy and smell great.
L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream, $13 At Sephora
I keep a small bottle of L'occitane hand cream (the kind intended for travel) on my nightstand all year long and use it every night before I go to sleep. The artificial scent of vanilla (which gives me a terrible headache) is completely absent here, and the shea butter helps create a luxuriously thick consistency that manages to avoid feeling sticky. As an added bonus, the packaging, a tiny aluminum tube with a twist-off cap, is surprisingly stylish and reminds of old apothecaries.
Bastide Fleurs d’Oranger Hand Cream, $12 At Neiman Marcus
It's true that L'Occitane is based in Provence, but it's not the only business there to produce a famous formula. Bastide, based in Aix-en-Provence, uses traditional ingredients from the south of France to treat dry skin, such as olive oil and lavender extract. The refreshing balm can be purchased in several different fragrances, including summer fig and orange blossom, and is a travel-friendly size.
