Is it just us or has this excessive washing to stop coronavirus spreading made our hands rougher than sandpaper? Probably aged an extra 10 years too?
Well don’t panic! We’ve searched the high street high and low - well from what’s left of it anyway, and found some of the most nourishing hand creams that will nurse them back to full health in no time. All you need to remember to do is keep it in your bag and apply after you've sung 'happy birthday' twice.
Ranging in price and hopefully available from a chemist near you, these hand creams will soothe, moisturise and hydrate in an instant.
Our top hand cream picks:
Hand Chemistry Intense Youth Complex Cream 100ml, £25.90
Say hello to younger looking hands with The Chemistry Brand Intense Youth Complex Hand Cream. Featuring a concentrated, multi-functional formula that simultaneously targets eight signs of hand ageing, the nourishing hand cream contains 19.5% active ingredients that work to improve firmness, smoothness and evenness to name but a few.
Swedish Spa Soft Tide Hand Mask, £9
Swedish Spa Soft Tide Hand Mask is the perfect final step to your pampering home spa ritual. Its luxurious and highly-nourishing formula provides all the extra moisture they crave. Featuring the relaxing Aquatic Floral floral Swedish Spa scent, your hands are left soft, supple and perfectly relaxed.
Lush Handy Gurugu Hand Cream, £9
Indulge your hands with a high butter content: shea, cashew and almond butters are blended with pumpkinseed and an infusion of rose water and rose absolute to reduce redness and hydrate. Evening primrose calms the skin, while chamomile blue oil acts as an antiseptic and fresh lemon juice brightens the skin. Slather on at night and let it work its magic.
My Little Sudocrem, £3.89
It’s used to soothe nappy rash and acne-prone skin, now, the British public are turning to Sudocrem to heal dry skin caused by hand sanitiser and frequent hand washing. Sales of the familiar brand have increased by 25% in the last few weeks as many people are stocking up on this household favourite.
Apply a thin layer of Sudocrem whenever needed or just before bedtime for maximum soothing effect.
Zoetic Lemongrass and Ylang Ylang CBD Hand Cream 100ml, £25.00
Give your dry and tired hands the care and repair they need. The CBD hand cream is enriched with Vitamin E and Macadamia Oil to hydrate and protect your hands against the elements.
No7 Beautiful Skin Revitalising Hand Polish 75ml, £9
Exfoliating salt crystals gently smooth the skin, for hands that feel even softer for longer. Formulated with a moisturising blend of Almond and Grapeseed oils that leave hands luxuriously wrapped in moisture, and looking younger.
Garnier Organic Argan Multi Use Rescue Balm 50ml, £5.50
This hand cream is made with selected herbs and essential oils to be gentle on every skin type.
Soap & Glory Hand Food Hand Cream 125ml, £6
Apply a little Hand Food as often as you want to soften, smooth and soothe dry, chapped or otherwise hampered hands and relish in the delightful aromas of fresh bergamot, strawberries and mandarin, with floral and fruity midnotes, and musk, amber and warm vanilla.
Garnier Body Repair Hand Cream Dry Skin 100ml, £3.99
This hand cream contains maple Sap which is renowned for its smoothing properties. It intensively nourishes the skin with moisture and instantly smoothes. It moisturises the skin leaving it feeling soft, supple and more comfortable.
Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Formula Concentrated Cream 60g, £1.30
This rich, concentrated cream is an advanced moisturiser that softens, smoothes and relieves very dry skin. Enriched with Vitamin E it also helps blend marks and scars and is ideal for moisturising hands, elbows, knees and feet. This handbag size tube is perfect for moisturisation on the move.
Garnier Intensive 7 Days Shea Butter Hand Cream Dry Skin 100ml, £3.29
This Garnier hand cream is an ultra-hydrating formula which is enriched with Shea Butter to leave even extra-dry hands feeing soft and ultra-nourished with moisture. It has a non-greasy and non-sticky formula and is fast absorbing.
Dove Beauty Sleep Overnight Manicure Hand Cream 75ml, £5.49
A luxurious hand cream to use before bedtime for manicure-worthy hands by morning. Formulated with spa-like comfort in mind, the Dove DermaSpa Overnight Manicure Hand Cream intensely moisturises, leaving hands feeling supremely soft and cared for. Spa while you sleep with this ultra-nourishing hand cream.
Aveeno Daily Moisturising Hand Cream 75ml, £6.80
This hand cream has a clinically proven and fast absorbing formula that moisturises for 24 hours. It helps protect and nourish normal to dry hands even through hand washing. With prebiotic colloidal oatmeal, it preserves the skin’s natural microbiome for healthy looking and more resilient skin from the first use.
Neutrogena Norwegian Formula Hand Cream Concentrated Unscented 50ml, £3.90
The Neutrogena Norwegian Formula Concentrated Unscented Hand Cream smooths and softens hands for instant, lasting relief from dry, chapped skin, thanks to its nourishing formula, rich in glycerin.
La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Hands 50ml, £7.50
La Roche-Posay soothes and repairs the skin's protective barrier and provides an invisible wash and friction resistant barrier. It has a quick-absorbing texture, invisible, non-oily and non-sticky finish.
NIVEA Hand Cream Intensive Nourishing Moisturiser 100ml, £2.99
Its formula with caring Almond Oil and the unique Nivea scent provides rich care and intensive nourishment that lasts for 24 hours. For well protected and incredibly soft hands all day long.
Burt’s Bees Moisturising Hand Cream with Shea Butter, Lavender & Honey, £6.99
Burt’s Bees Hand Cream with Shea Butter softens dry hands and indulges the senses with a botanical-blend fragrance of Lavender and Honey.
This luxurious hand cream nourishes hands with all day moisture with the help of Shea Butter, Baobab Oil and Pumpkin Seed Oil.
CeraVe Reparative Hyaluronic Acid Hand Cream 50ml, £6
This is the perfect cream for extremely dry and rough hands.
It alleviates dryness and helps restore the proctective skin barrier. With 3 essential ceramides & hyaluronic acid.
L'Occitane Shea Hand Cream 150ml, £21.50
Enriched with 20% Shea Butter, this super-creamy formula penetrates quickly to protect, nourish and repair the skin. A luxurious cream, enriched with honey, almond and coconut oils, it performs wonders on dry and fragile hands all year-round.
Lightly scented with Jasmine and YlangYlang essential oil this gorgeous balm leaves hands supple, soft and protected.
Since launching in 1994, Shea Butter Hand Cream is L’Occitane’s best-selling product worldwide, with one being sold every 3 seconds.
Roger&Gallet Fleur de Figuier Moisturising Hand and Nail Cream 30ml, £6.50
Enriched with shea butter, aloe vera and fig extract, Roger & Gallet Fleur de Figuier Hand & Nail Balm is perfect for nourishing and protecting dry hands.
The wax based formula offers long lasting hydration and has a mattifying finish on skin.
Elemental Herbology Hand Nutrition Hand Cream 75ml, £18
An easily absorbed, non-greasy hand cream to repair and nourish, leaving hands soft and nails strengthened.
Skin Republic Hand Repair, £5.49
These dual layered gloves contain an intensive moisturising serum packed with Plant Extracts for soft, younger looking hands.
The outer layer of the gloves stays dry so you can continue with daily activities like working from home, hoovering or watching TV in your jammies.
Amanda Harrington Ultra Balm Universal Rescue Cream, £16
This nourishing, protecting and replenishing universal rescue cream soothes extra dry areas of the skin. It instantly hydrating and softening on dehydrated skin. Containing Sweet Almond Oil, it nourishes skin leaving it soft and supple.
