Hand creams

Hand cream: moisturising care for hands and cuticles

A hand cream moisturises and softens the skin on your hands and is made for daily use. Here you will find hand creams with different textures and scents: rich shea butter creams, softly floral options and fresh verbena and citrus scents.

How to choose a hand cream

Choose a hand cream by how dry your hands are and where you use it. Dry skin does well with a rich shea butter cream, while a quickly absorbed texture works at work where you use your hands a lot. A small pack fits in a bag and is easy to carry.

• Rich shea butter cream: suits dry hands and cold weather.
• Light texture: absorbs quickly and does not leave a greasy feel.
• Scent versions: floral, rose, cherry blossom and verbena creams make hand care a pleasure.
• Hand and nail cream: keeps the cuticles soft as well.

For washing your hands see our hand soap, and for the whole body body lotions.

Popular brands

Many of the hand creams come from L’Occitane, with shea butter, rose, cherry blossom and verbena scented options, and you will also find products from Elizabeth Arden and Clinique.

Hand cream by skin type and need

Your hands are the part of you that works all day: you wash, write, carry bags and hold the phone. That is why they need care just when you think about it least. For very dry hands the richest option fits best, for example the L’Occitane intensive cream with 25% shea butter in a large 150 ml pack. For sensitive, dry skin there is the Eucerin pH5 hand cream, and for hand and nail care the Bioderma Atoderm Mains & Ongles.

Scents that make care a pleasure

The scent of a hand cream is part of the experience. Floral creams bring spring to the table: see the rose hand cream or Pivoine Flora. Fresh and light is the cooling verbena cream, and the citrusy Citrus Verbena suits summer. If you want something soft and familiar, choose cherry blossom, which you will find in the Cherry Blossom cream. A scent turns using the cream into a ritual you look forward to.

Hand and nail cream

The cuticle is the forgotten part of hand care. A hand and nail cream keeps it soft so that your hands look well kept. For this there is the Clinique Deep Comfort, and it helps keep your hands looking well kept. After applying the cream, massage the cuticles gently.

Hand cream for the whole day

A hand cream works best when it is always within reach. Keep one at work, one in your bag and a third on the bedside table. That way the cream is there whenever you need it. Small packs fit in a bag, bigger ones stay at home. If you like the same scent in different places, choose the same line in different sizes.

Hands and body: one scent for everything

If you want the same scent for hands and body, the range includes the Shea Verbena hand and body lotion. See also the wider selection in body care and body oils for the body. Face care is in face care.

Hand care through the seasons

Hands feel changes in the weather first. In cold weather and with dry indoor air they need a richer cream and more frequent care, in summer a lighter, quickly absorbed texture suits. In autumn and winter it is worth keeping the cream by the front door so that you can apply it before going outside. In spring and summer many people like a fresh verbena or citrus scent that suits warm days. That way your care moves with the seasons.

A small ritual of care

Hand cream can also be a moment of calm. Apply the cream to your palms, warm it slightly and massage it over all the skin you can reach, from the fingertips to the wrists. Pay attention to the spaces between the fingers and to the cuticles. This pleasant moment takes under a minute but gives the day a quiet pause. In the evening, before bed, you can make the moment longer.

Shea butter in hand cream

Shea butter is a rich, soft and nourishing ingredient used in many hand creams. That is why shea butter creams are popular for dry hands and cold weather. If you prefer a lighter texture, choose a cream that absorbs in a thin layer, leaves the hands non-greasy and suits working at a keyboard. Both options are in the range, so you will find one that suits you.

Hand cream as a gift

A hand cream is a small and pretty gift that suits almost everyone. A colleague, a teacher, a friend, a mother: everybody uses their hands every day and appreciates care. Small creams are easy to give several at a time, and in a nice box they become a memorable present. More ideas are in gift sets.

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