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Hands and feet

Thick creams for cracked hands and heels, and one alarming foot peel.

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Work hands pick
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#1 · Body · Hands and feet

O'Keeffe's Working Hands Hand Cream

A dense glycerin cream the maker sells for extremely dry, cracked hands, with a money-back promise. It works by sitting on the skin, which some owners call greasy.

Skip it if you want it to sink in at once; owners call it greasy or clammy

No maker list price for this size · 3.4 ozAmazon →
Feet pick
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#2 · Body · Hands and feet

O'Keeffe's Healthy Feet Foot Cream

The foot version, with glycerin and allantoin, sold by the maker for extremely dry, cracked feet. The maker suggests using it at night; results and texture divide owners.

Skip it if you want a peel or an acid; this is a moisturizer

No maker list price for this size · 3.2 ozAmazon →
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#3 · Body · Hands and feet

CeraVe Therapeutic Hand Cream

Dimethicone 1% with ceramides and niacinamide in a thin cream that sinks in fast. Labeled by the maker to help prevent and temporarily protect chafed, chapped or cracked skin.

Skip it if you want a thick cream; owners call this one watery

$11.99 MSRP · 3 ozAmazon →
Peel pick
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#4 · Body · Hands and feet

Baby Foot Original Foot Peel, Lavender Scent

Booties you wear for an hour, then wait for your feet to peel. The maker says it can take 5 to 14 days, and for some owners nothing happens at all.

Skip it if you need to show your feet soon; peeling can last into the second week

$25 MSRP · 1 pairAmazon →