No matter how diligent you are at moisturising your body, your hands always seem to need an extra helping of TLC. Editor Trudi Brewer shares her hand creams of choice.
Hand cream needs to tick many boxes for me. It needs to smell good, be fast absorbing, nourish the cuticles and come in a travel-friendly tube. Here’s a hand cream for any beauty duty.
Hydrating with the best scent.
Pure Fiji Nourishing Hand Crème, from $15.
It's nourishing, thanks to the combination of coconut, and organic nut oils and offers a great antioxidant, vitamin boost thanks to the addition of tropical fruit extracts. But why it sits on my desk in the office is the gorgeous tropical scent that instantly transports me back to my holiday in the sun. There are six scents pictured here Guava.
For irritated, eczema-prone skin.
Avène Cicaifate Hand Cream, $26.
Once your hands are irritated, they then become itchy. Next, you scratch, and this is when infection and inflammation sets in, exasperating the dryness and causing the skin to split. The fastest healing hand cream we have ever used combines soothing, mineral-rich thermal spring water and anti-bacterial sucralfate. This ingredient duo soothes and repairs damaged skin by forming a second skin on your hands to relieve irritation and correct dryness. It's also fragrance and paraben-free crucial for eczema-prone skin types.
For treating brown spots.
VERSO Hand Serum, $87.
The patented retinol 8 complex works to boost collagen improving the texture and look of ageing skin. While the addition of hyaluronic acid hydrates and a UV filter protects the skin from further sun exposure, which is a great way to prevent more brown spots from appearing.
For hands and nails.
Revitanail Hand & Nail Cream, $24
This fast-absorbing cream not only nourishes the skin and cuticles, it strengthens your nails at that same time. The added benefits of pure aloe, avocado oil and a host of multi-vitamins works within weeks to encourage length and strength.
For everyday needs
Lanolips Lano Hands Everyday Rose Hand Cream, $28.
For keeping in the kitchen, laundry and for that guest bathroom, the combination of medical grade lanolin, coconut, and rose oil nourishes in seconds - also, the vintage-inspired tube is so pretty.