The 10 Best Hand Creams That’ll Save Even the Scaliest Skin

Best Overall

Winter has sadly gotten the best of our hands, and we’ve never needed a rich hand cream more than we do now. This sweet, supple hand salve will save you from the dry, reptilian skin you’ve been hiding under those gloves. Throw this skin saver in your bag when you’re running out the door and enjoy the intense hydration and coconut scent, which reminds us of a day at the beach. 

The best part? Despite its rich formula, you’re not left with a sticky residue—just a silky finish.  

 Best Fragrance-Free Formula

If your hands are dry and sensitive, you might want to opt for a fragrance-free formula. This one from Neutrogena is our favorite, and we love that just a dab goes a long way to deeply nourish even the roughest parched skin.

Best Cruelty-Free Hand Cream

Feel good about hydrating your skin with this vegan and cruelty-free hand cream from Sol de Janiero. A perfect complement to the brand’s cult-classic Brazilian Bum Bum Cream, this hand cream leaves hands feeling silky soft thanks to its nourishing formula of cupuaçu butter, açaí, and coconut oil.

Best Hand Cream for Cracked Skin

This hand cream from Burt’s Bees is made for people who suffer from cracked skin and dryness. Just apply a dime-sized portion to your hands and let the natural formula, made of vitamin E, beeswax, and sweet almond oil, work its magic. It goes on thick so you won’t need much, and even after a few uses, you’ll start to witness its healing power. 

Best Scented Hand Cream

With so many fragrances, TOCCA’s cream could easily pass for hand perfume. Choose from Bianca’s calming green tea and lemon, to a fruity scent like Liliana’s peach and muguet. The Italian fragrance house offers a cream that smells delicious with incredible results, while avocado oil, coconut, and chamomile feel extra soothing and softening.

Best Hand Cream with SPF

Massage and mend with this correcting cream from Supergoop that hydrates hands while preventing premature signs of aging. It’s a great pre-road-trip staple as well; with an SPF of 40, as well as argan oil and meadowfoam seed, both hands on the wheel will be protected from windshield rays. 

Best Hand Cream for Him

Men are in need of skin salvation, too, and this vitamin-packed hand cream from Jack Black will do just the trick. It’s great for anyone who washes their hands several times a day or spends a lot of time outdoors and suffers from callouses and cracks. Vitamins A and E work to soften skin—and it doesn’t have a fragrance, which makes it great for anyone who’s sensitive to smell.

Best Hand Cream With Shea Butter

You can bet that this best-selling balm from L’Occitane will save your skin from unnecessary dryness. A soothing blend of honey and almond extracts, coconut oil, and shea butter, this correction cream leaves hands feeling supple and smooth.

Best for Hands and Nails

Can we just zero in on Caudalie killing two skin concerns with one cream over here? This fast-absorbing treatment, comprised of sweet orange, grapeseed extract, and organic avocado, nourishes both the hands and fingernails with a slew of antioxidants. 

We think it’s quite a stroke of genius, considering you massage the cream all over your hands anyway—it might as well service all areas.

Best for Youthful Hands

This cream from Ahava works to reverse the signs that you’re getting older by minimizing skin discoloration and sun damage, and it protects skin from outside elements that could cause damage. It also absorbs quickly, so it’s great for applying day or night without leaving your hands feeling greasy.