16 Of The Best Hand Creams To Soothe, Soften And Heal Dry Hands

This heavy duty aromatic cream is a classic. It will leave your hands a little slippery, so apply in the evening and throw on a pair of gloves for baby soft hands in the morning.

Hand creams with in-built sun protection are especially handy considering body sunscreens are often greasier and too bulky to toss in our handbags. This one by suncare brand Hello Sunday is a pleasure to use, and fits nicely in the smallest clutch.

With every purchase of Nursem's product, British brand Nursem donates a month's worth of hand products to a nurse. It provides lasting hydration, without feeling oily on the skin. We love that there's an unscented version too.

Yes, this smells identical to the perfume (we've had curious colleagues asking 'who's wearing Portrait?') but the formula itself is just as beautiful. Luxurious creams are often on the heavier end of the spectrum but this sinks in quickly and leaves hands comfortably soft.

This hard-working hand cream not only takes care of dry patches, it's also been formulated with sensitive, inflamed skin in mind. Expect to find cocooning ingredients such as shea butter and squalane alongside vitamin C and hyaluronic acid.

Jo Malone's scented hand lotions are gorgeous, but it's the Vitamin E hand treatment that's the unsung hero. Manicurists love this velvety cream as it treats dry cuticles and parched hands, leaving it feeling extra soft.

Aveda's super nourishing hand cream is packed with Vitamins E and A as well as exfoliating fruit acids and hydrating plant emollients for an ultra moisturising lotion that waves goodbye to dry, cracked hands.

If a thick, buttery hand cream is too much for you, then REN's lightweight lotion is the one. Enriched with Atlantic Kelp Extract and Magnesium PCS, this hand cream gives fingertips a good dose of hydration whilst the essential oil blend treats your other senses to a spa-worthy scent.

If anyone knows how to treat hands with some tender loving care it's Margaret Dabbs. This pro-loved hand cream is formulated with hempseed oil, seaweed extract, rock rose, white water lily and comfrey for a truly luxe hand lotion that soothes dry and irritated skin.

We can't decide if the pastel pink lighter style packaging is cute or totally random, but what we do know is that Glossier's squeezy hand cream is packed full of fast-absorbing moisturisers like coconut fruit extract to help hydrate dry hands without the greasiness.

Arguably not the most glamorous of hand creams out there, but Eucerin's urea-infused formula really works.

There's nothing more annoying than applying hand cream only to have to spend half an hour rubbing it in. Aveeno's clinically tested formula absorbs in super quick time so you can get on with working from home.

La Roche-Posay's genius barrier hand cream leaves an invisible glove-like film to protect from dryness and irritation. What's more, the hypoallergenic and paraben-free formula means it's ideal for even the most sensitive of skin.

Let super cool perfume brand Le Labo soften and soothe anti-bac ridden hands with its sweet almond oil and safflower infused formula. It smells so good, we dare you not to sniff your hands.

Thanks to the ultra-moisturising duo of shea butter and coconut oils, ragged cuticles and rough knuckles don't stand a chance against Aesop's sell-out hand balm - and we can vouch for that. With added mandarin orange, lavender and rosemary leaf, it lifts the senses as it nurtures.

L'Occitane's thick whip takes hands toughened by water, weather and hard work and makes them supple and soft. With almond, honey and coconut it's as indulgent as it is nourishing.