The Best Hand Creams For Dry Hands

Dry air, excessive washing and sun exposure can leave your hands feeling dry, flaking and taking on a crepe-like appearance, warns Paula Begoun, beauty expert and author of "The Original Beauty Bible." Rub on a moisturizing hand cream to smooth away wrinkles and hydrate your skin for younger, healthier-looking hands.

Eucerin Plus Intensive Repair Hand Crème

The beauty editors of InStyle magazine rated Eucerin's hand cream as one of the best hand creams on the market. Reviewing the intensive repair product for the magazine, California dermatologist Jessica Wu liked it because it moisturized without leaving behind a greasy residue. The combination of lactic acid and urea also helps smooth away dead skin cells while hydrating.

Butter London Hand & Nail Crème

Butter London's hand cream was highlighted by Elle magazine as an effective way to combat dry skin on your hands. It's formulated with humectants and emollients, like lanolin and sweet almond oil, plus antioxidants like vitamin E to help reduce the wrinkle-creating damage.

Neutrogena Norwegian Formula Age Shield Hand Cream with Helioplex

The built-in sunscreen in Neutrogena's hand cream helps guard against wrinkles, discoloration and other skin problems that arise due to exposure to the sun. InStyle magazine called it one of the best hand creams available, loving its high glycerin content, which helps soothe very dry, cracked skin.

Dove Cream Oil Intensive Hand Cream

Real Simple magazine's beauty editors named Dove's hand cream as one of the top hand salves, saying it penetrates your skin deeply to help resolve itchy, flaky skin conditions. The magazine notes that it contains a very high percentage of moisturizers---18 percent of it is made of petrolatum and glycerin---for softer, smoother skin.

Lancôme Absolue Hand Cream SPF 15

Look for exotic skin conditioners like wild yam extract in this fast-absorbing hand cream, which plastic surgeon Randal Haworth says felt like "liquid silk," in his review for InStyle magazine. It moisturizes and nourishes with proteins, glycerin and soy extract while its UV filtering ingredients protect your hands from the sun.