lindaiah

Yep - it's terrible! I was getting a facial one day and my facialist knew I was sensitive to aloe, but apparently forgot about it and proceeded to "soothe" my skin at the end of the process with a lovely coating of some kind of cool gel with aloe in it. The resulting burning sensation (particularly after a thorough facial treatment) was how I imagine being sunburned and dabbing your skin with Tabasco sauce would feel ....holy cow.
Years ago I put some on sunburned shoulders and it felt (and almost looked) like a layer of my skin had been stripped off.

BaliParis

Shea Nilotica is a soft and creamy shea butter, definitely easier to apply. It's quite nice. I also like the L'Occitane shea butter.

I love AmLactin lotion!

easydoesit

cheap solution recommended to me from a cosmetics person in Neiman's.
http://www.johnsonsbaby.com/johnsons...d-cocoa-butter
Love this stuff! Put it on right out of the shower. Make sure you get the gel (I repackage it in a small TSA approved container).

There is also a baby oil lotion for your hands for daily use.

http://www.johnsonsforyou.com/produc....jsp?id=3#spot

Hoyaheel

My favorites for daily use are Neutrogena's Norwegian Formula hand cream and Kiehls Ultimate strength hand salve. At night I'll use a shea butter or Eucerin but that's more for heels & elbows unless my hands are especially dry (I tend to alternate because I love to buy lotions & potions and am always trying something new)

I've never been able to use a glove or sock for extra penetration - I get oddly claustrophobic.

You could also try a paraffin treatment (borrow a friend's unit or go to the day spa for a treatment) And I agree with the early poster who recommended using a more gentle soap for your frequent handwashing - might help. Good luck!

MichelleNC

Would Burt's Bees Hand Salve work?

Here are the ingredients -- no petroleum-based products!

Ingredients: prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, cera alba (beeswax, cire d'abeille), helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, lavandin hybrida (lavandin) oil, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf oil, eucalyptus globulus (eucalyptus) oil, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower extract, tocopherol, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, glycine soja (soybean) oil, canola oil (huile de colza), linalool, limonene.

Hoyaheel

I like the burts bees hand salve for travel (I've never had to put it in my liquids bag) but find it a bit greasy for regular use. The cuticle cream, however - I cannot live without^

I think for the original poster it's the NUT oil she needs to avoid (not petroleum)- wouldn't be able to use the Burts Bees product because of the almond oil.

kipper

Unfortunately, for me, the almond oil means I'm not able to use it. I have a nut allergy, so the almond oil would, at a minimum, make me pretty itchy and splotchy. But, thank you anyway!
This is true. I"m ok with petroleum products, but no one would want to look at me after I'd used something with nut oil... I would not be a pretty sight.

sucheng

Another suggestion, as I just found an old tube from back when I was nursing my son: Lansinoh lanolin-based balm. It is aimed at mothers who are breastfeeding, and quite pricey - but super rich and soothing. They tout it as being pure and non-allergenic, so maybe it would work for you?

lalala

Butter - I just made a bunch of pie crusts and mix in butter with flour by hand. My hands feel fabulous.

obscure2k

What are you putting in the pie crusts?

Analise

Your comment about butter reminded me of The Handmaid's Tale with Robert Duvall, Natasha Richardson and Faye Dunaway. Did anyone ever see that?

It'sHip2B^2

Winters coupled with hours of daily chalkboard use and OCD are awful on my hands. I'm prone to get bleeding crackes on my fingertips when I'm not vigilant.

I've tacked the problem in several ways. First off, I don't use hotel soap I bring along a liquid soap pump. I usual use lotion EVERY time I wash my hands even if I don't feel like I need it. Finally, I use NewSkin on cracks that do develop to keep the chalk out.

I've tried lots of lotions and the best I've found is the Aveno Oatmeal lotion. It calms the sometimes itch and general discomfort of m dry hands and stays moist for a while. For me the Vasiline hand lotions are too watery. I need three coats to get the comfort level of the Aveno.

So if you're into something fairly cheap, try the Aveno.

Penny

My hands are dry in part because the pump soap they use in my office is terribly drying.

My current (inexpensive) favorite is Vaseline Healthy Hand and Nail conditioning cream in a small pink tube. Dries quickly and is thick and feels very nourishing.

Another I use is Lather AHA hand creme with evening primrose. I used it a few years ago and decided to try it again. I think the formula may have undergone a slight change, because I do not like it quite as much as I used to. It used to dry quicker and feel less greasy. But it works great under gloves and leaves my hands feeling exceptionally smooth.

lalala

O2k- chicken pot pie! Using the fabulous Kate McDermott's recipe - art of the pie

Calcifer

Yum!

Back to hand lotions, I adore Kiehl's "Ultimate Strength Hand Salve", but it's a little on the pricey side. My tube is on my desk at work so I can't check ingredients, but IIRC it's a glycerine-based product. In my experience these seem to stand up better to frequent hand washing than other hand lotions, so I'd recommend looking for something glycerine-based at the drugstore.