Moisturising hands overnight

cjmcork

my hands are really dry at the moment, so I was going to cover them in e45 cream and wear latex gloves overnight to keep the moisturiser in the gloves.........what do people reckon??

dragona

I have done this on occasion and my feet too but I would use cotton gloves, not latex,else your hands will sweat and stay wet.

JenL

A good thick moisturiser and cotton gloves work best. You can get the gloves in Tesco & Boots. They're not expensive at all.

baby and crumble

Yeah don't use latex you'll sweat like hell and bacteria and all sorts can develop. Use cotton gloves you can buy them in most chemists. I use the toughest Neutrogena for moisturising my hands and feet like this, works a treat.

willow tree

Also bliss do special glove & hand cream combo. It's a little pricey but really nice.

lorebringer

Do not wear latex gloves over night - it can lead to very nasty skin conditions and infections... the last thing you want!

+ 1 on the cotton gloves - Boots etc. sell them and they can be washed over and over. Slap on a mother loads of moisturiser and them pop on the gloves overnight - you'll have super soft hand in no time!

Milly33

Picked up some of the mane n tail hoofmaker hand cream and have to say it is quite nice. I tried out the soap and glory handcream and while tis nice it washes off very easy.. Hoofmaker and cotton gloves = loverly hands

cjmcork

thanks for the responses, Milly33 -where did you get the Mane and Tail (as in who stocks this???) - thanks again :-)

Milly33

I got it in Touchstone in Mahon/Blackrock. The pharmacy down by Aldi there. But Sam McCauleys stock it also. It is a little pricey at €7 and a few cents but Im defo in favour of it. Has a small nozzle so you don't end up squirting a load of it into your hands. You should also try the coconut oil as a treat, you pick up a tub in any chemist for around €4 I think but it is great for everything feet, hands, skin, hair. It is a hard cream you have to melt it in your hands but this is nice also in the gloves at night..best of luck with it

cjmcork

that's super - thanks!

Toast4532

The Sanctuary Intensive Rescue Heel Balm is amazing, its a miracle for dry skin. I have horrible dry skin on my hands, at sides of my baby fingers and in between all my fingers I have dry skin which bleeds in very cold weather and I use this on it and after a few days its clears up. It's around €7 in Boots but so worth it. It's the only thing I have found that gets rid of dry skin.

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