Your Hand's Gonna Be Softer Than A Baby's 🍑 With This Hand Cream (2024)

Dr. Gonzalez says that CeraVe's hand cream is great at replacing the natural ceramides in your skin. This formula contains three types of ceramides for the skin barrier as well as hyaluronic acid for a truly therapeutic feel, as the name would suggest.

Reviewers say it's super gentle on sensitive skin, too.

Dermatologist Dr. Harold Lancer, MD, recommends Eucerin's ultra recognizable hand cream. "It's an affordable, easy-to-find hand cream that helps lock in moisture," he says.

Free of both fragrances and dyes, it calms irritated, sensitive skin with ingredients like ceramides and shea butter. Reviewers swear by it for healing cracked, callous hands.

Blended with replenishing lactic acid, hydrating andiroba oil, and more plant-based hydrating ingredients, Aveda's hand cream is loved for its therapeutic feel and relaxing, spa-like scent. It was specifically designed to decrease signs of aging (which are, obviously, totally normal, beautiful, and natural!).

It's an indulgent option to complete your at-home manicure routine.

Aquaphor is a great option for the driest of hands. Dr. Gonzalez says that ointments like these are great for locking in the skin's natural moisture and for healing super cracked knuckles and creases.

Smother your hands (and even elbows or lips) in it overnight to wake up with soft-as-a-baby-butt skin.

Neutrogena's gel formula is lightweight without skimping on its hydrating qualities. It won't provide the instant satisfaction that a thick cream, ointment, or lotion does, but the hyaluronic acid-infused formula is great for anyone who needs to relieve dryness in a non-greasy formula.

It has a refreshing feel that you'll love during the summer time, too.

When someone pulls this Aesop hand balm out of their purse, you just know they have good taste. The brand is all about clean elegance in their packaging and formulas, and this is probably one of their most popular products.

It's not exactly cheap, but you do get a pretty large amount of product in a tube, and since this is a balm (rather than a lotion), just a pea-sized amount goes a very long way.

A lover of Weleda's iconic Skin Food Cream? With ingredients like sea buckthorn, sesame, and mandarin essential oil, this cream might be a worthy match for your rough AF hands.

Plus, the all-natural ingredients list make it a real fan fave.

Yet another ointment to put on your radar, this salve by bestselling brand Burt's Bees soothes uncomfortable cracks and skin breaks with a combo of botanical oils, herbs, and beeswax. Salves are def on the heavier side, but that's good because, again, it protects your skin barrier.

Reviewers say it helps to smooth out wrinkles if that's a goal of yours, too.

It's true that hands show the first signs of aging, so don't skimp on the SPF. Supergoop's "Handscreen" is super easy to apply and reapply. It's pricey, but that's just because it's packed with tons of high-quality, skin-loving ingredients like sea buckthorn, sunflower, and argan oil.

You'll always want to keep some on-hand (literally—sorry, couldn't help myself).

"This industrial strength hand healer is packed with Vitamins A and E and offers a light, clean scent," says dermatologist Dr. David E. Bank, MD. "It’s actually great because it's packed with the perfect amount of emollients and absorbs quickly, leaving hands super soft."

He adds that it works wonders on cuticles, too.

"Cetaphil's Restoring Lotion is not only great for the body, but for the hands, too, since it improves skin’s radiance and helps minimize the appearance of dark spots," says Dr. Bank. He also likes that it's fragrance-free, paraben-free, non-comedogenic, non-irritating, and non-greasy. That makes it a great option for sensitive skin.

Since you can use it all over the body, it's a great do-it-all lotion you'll love keeping on your bathroom vanity or nightstand.