I like Hemp Hand protector from Body Shop.Pricey, but I try and buy it when it's on offer. Good for after gardening and also after a five hour shift of washing up.
Ha ha Fritillary - I saw your name come up and I wondered if you were going to recommend Udder Cream - it used to keep my hands in such good condition when I was hand milking twice a day - but a tub of that would be a bit large for my dressing table.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I have very dry hands so I tend to wear Briars ripply-rubber gloves, but as you say, they have to come off for delicate work. They've been a godsend as I am potting up plants for a sale at the moment. Then it's Lidl handcream - absolutely the best I've ever used and it vanishes so doesn't leave your hands feeling greasy. Probably the last thing I do every night, massage the handcream in and wave my hands around!
I'm really bad at keeping gloves on just cant feel anything through them. I find compost sucks all the moisture out of my hands. I use Aquaeous Cream in a big tub to wash my hands after gardening and then whatever tube of hand cream is handy. The only thing that rescues my hands fully is a Paraffin Wax hand treatment but its expensive so if anyone can figure out how I can do one of these at home that would be really helpful !!
I really like Crabtree and Evelyn's hand creams too, but they are very expensive. E45 is a good option for me, with my near-eczema every winter, or the hand cream from Simple. And I've recently discovered Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula with Vitamin E and that does wonders for my poor hands.
I keep wondering about the presenters on all the gardening programmes, none of them wear gloves - I tried that once and once only, and was really regretting it for a week afterwards. And it's not just that gloves prevent scratches, it's infection prevention as well.
On a side note, I make sure my tetanus shot is current, especially now that I'm gardening.
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I like Hemp Hand protector from Body Shop.Pricey, but I try and buy it when it's on offer. Good for after gardening and also after a five hour shift of washing up.
Ha ha Fritillary - I saw your name come up and I wondered if you were going to recommend Udder Cream - it used to keep my hands in such good condition when I was hand milking twice a day - but a tub of that would be a bit large for my dressing table.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Yes, udder cream does work as well. The three litre tub is a bit big but might be able to squeeze a litre one on the dressing table.
I have very dry hands so I tend to wear Briars ripply-rubber gloves, but as you say, they have to come off for delicate work. They've been a godsend as I am potting up plants for a sale at the moment. Then it's Lidl handcream - absolutely the best I've ever used and it vanishes so doesn't leave your hands feeling greasy. Probably the last thing I do every night, massage the handcream in and wave my hands around!
Dove. I went down to the cows to get you a photo
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I'm really bad at keeping gloves on just cant feel anything through them. I find compost sucks all the moisture out of my hands. I use Aquaeous Cream in a big tub to wash my hands after gardening and then whatever tube of hand cream is handy. The only thing that rescues my hands fully is a Paraffin Wax hand treatment but its expensive so if anyone can figure out how I can do one of these at home that would be really helpful !!
I really like Crabtree and Evelyn's hand creams too, but they are very expensive. E45 is a good option for me, with my near-eczema every winter, or the hand cream from Simple. And I've recently discovered Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula with Vitamin E and that does wonders for my poor hands.
I keep wondering about the presenters on all the gardening programmes, none of them wear gloves - I tried that once and once only, and was really regretting it for a week afterwards. And it's not just that gloves prevent scratches, it's infection prevention as well.
On a side note, I make sure my tetanus shot is current, especially now that I'm gardening.
Fiancée has just read over my shoulder and suggested Lanolin cream or Nutrogena cream and rubber gloves at bedtime for cracked skin.
Nosy witch..