Intensive hand cream.

[jAded]

Can anyone recommend a good, heavy duty handcream? Working in hospitality part-time is a bitch to my hands and I want something thick and easily absorbed and not too fragranced.

I always hear great things about Jurlique but I'm not willing to spend 50 bucks.

Preferably something available in Australia too.

[jenna]

I really love the whipped shea butter that I get from http://www.chagrinvalleysoapandcraft.com/ You don't need much at all and it absorbs fairly quickly, too. So wherever you can get whipped shea butter where you are, I'd give it a go. It's not expensive, either.

[Cocoa]

I use shea butter, I buy Alaffia brand so it is fair trade and unrefined.
Only need a teeny bit and it works so well!

[rabid_child]

I have horribly dry skin and my two favorites right now for functional hand creams is either Gold Bond Ultimate Healing Skin Therapy or Eucerin Calming Cream.

As far as deep healing for when my skin gets cracked or I get a lot of eczema patches, I use Aquaphor Healing Ointment at night -- slather it on and put cotton gloves over it. It's thicker than Vasoline but really works wonders on chapped skin. It is not, however, vegan as it contains lanolin. I don't know about the other ones though.

[Dingo5]

In Australia you can get Lucas' Papaw Ointment at a very reasonable price and it lasts awhile, too. I love it! Although I no longer live in Australia, I order it and have it shipped to North America if I can't fine it at a health store here. At night, spread it liberally over chapped hands, using a regular, low-cost hand cream (like no-fragrance Lubriderm) over the Pawpaw Ointment. It absorps after awhile or you can wear cotton gloves to bed.

[jAded]

Oh I totally forgot about this thread!

Thanks for the recs everyone. Ive used vaseline/pawpaw ointment in the past but I'd rather something moisturising than just a petroleum based product which acts as a barrier and nothing more. I find them drying in the long-run.

[missj5]

Try Arbonne products. ALL of their skin and body care products are certified vegan. And their hand cream is great. I'd be happy to send you a sample! If you want to PM me, or you can check out the website in my sig.

[Scorpius]

I have horribly dry skin and my two favorites right now for functional hand creams is either Gold Bond Ultimate Healing Skin Therapy or Eucerin Calming Cream.

As far as deep healing for when my skin gets cracked or I get a lot of eczema patches, I use Aquaphor Healing Ointment at night -- slather it on and put cotton gloves over it. It's thicker than Vasoline but really works wonders on chapped skin. It is not, however, vegan as it contains lanolin. I don't know about the other ones though.

I second Aquaphor. I've had a nurse who's mother works for a plastic surgeon and my sister's dermatologist both recommend this brand.

Speaking of which...I should pick some up....Winter's been a bitch on my skin. :(

[kazyeeqen]

My job gives me dry, weird looking hands except when I use Shea butter. I haven't found anything else I like at all, but I don't really like products in general. It smells really lovely too, without added fragrance.

[jAded]

I cleaned out my room the other day and found a body butter I forgot about that has shea butter as the second ingredient so have been using past few days. Even if it does nothing, it both feels and smells great!

[pandora9kry]

I work in a daycare and I have the same problem - dry hands.

Zim's Crack Creme Butter Blends Body Lotion is great, I find. It's not too thick, but absorbs fully and quickly, so if need be you can apply more.

I'm not sure if it's tested on animals or not, though.