You literally use your hands for everything. From eating to brushing your teeth to even driving- You need them for your daily use. However with an irritable skin condition such as eczema, you are in agony almost always when using them. Having tried every clinical solution to get the dry, reddened, blister popping skin to look normal how about trying something creamy now, like a cream?
How do you get rid of eczema on your hands?
Eczema on the hands can be quite uncomfortable and there are ways you could keep the symptoms at bay.
Limiting contact with hot and soapy should be always followed, same with cleaning hands with lukewarm water and fragrance-free soaps (anti-bacterial soaps irritate the skin). Applying moisturizers daily containing emollients should be a daily routine as it helps soothe the skin.
Using gloves is advisable, preferably cotton-based ones while dealing with housework or using chemical based cleansers. Avoid latex gloves at all costs, as they make the hands sweat, leading to a flare-up.
Will hand eczema ever go away?
There is no known cure for eczema as of yet, and if left untreated, rashes will worsen and simply would not go away, resulting in more symptoms to be triggered in the process.
Although incurable, it is treatable with proper care and can be done so with the right ointments and steroid creams. For severe cases, it is best to seek advice from your local dermatologists before applying any product.
Have a look below at some of the best creams you could use to help keep the flare-ups at a minimum and to treat those mild symptoms.
This cream seems to be a miracle worker for many users. O’Keeffe’s specifically designed this cream to heal and repair extremely dry and cracked hands, thus its greaseless formula when used. Although a little stinging is anticipated when used on cracked skin, do discontinue if symptoms persist.
This dermatologist-approved cream by Dove has been clinically proven to give a soothing effect for flaky and reddened skin. With glycerin to help lock in moisture, this formula also comes with hydroxystearic acid, that helps with the skin’s regenerative power. Creamy and totally grease-free, this one’s a must have for every eczema prone skin.
What’s not to like from The Body Shop? Anything and everything smells like it could take your breathe away. This cream doesn’t fall short off the list. Infused with real honey for antibacterial properties and organic almond milk, this fragranced hand cream was formulated for sensitive and dry skin.
The blends of shea butter, honey, almond extracts and coconut oil can do wonders for your hands with this creamy formula by L’Occitane. Its sweet almond oil rich in omegas 6 and 9 is mostly used to help soothe dry and sensitive skin and honey helps in the nourishment part of it. The best part? It dries up so quickly without leaving your hands greasy or slippery!
Aveeno never disappoints when it comes to caring for eczema prone bodily conditions. This hand cream proves to be a relief to the skin of your hand with colloidal oatmeal as a key ingredient as it helps to maintain a great barrier against outdoor elements and keeps it non-greasy at the same time. Your skin is left hydrated and moisturized even after a long day’s worth of work.
This hand cream by Neutrogena is rich in glycerin which is a moisturizing agent known to trap moisture into the skin to protect it. This fragrance-free formula is on the heavier side and has been a triumphant success in healing many a chapped hands, making it worth your buy.
Eucerin’s Advanced Repair Hand Cream is specially formulated for hands, with a combination of ceramide-3 to help lock in moisture and natural moisturizing factors for the softening and moisturizing of hands.
For light sensitivity eczema sufferers, this cream is best to be used with sunblock as it contains alpha hydroxy acids, which helps in cell turnover for younger-looking skin but can also cause sun sensitivity at the same time.
As babies and kids always somehow end up putting their hands in their mouths for some reason, ( parents would know) they need a safer hand cream to be applied on their hands and such a cream comes from MooGoo. With such soothing ingredients such as aloe vera, sweet almond oils and olive oil, this paraben-free formula is suitable to be used by your little ones from 3 months and above who have dry, red and itchy skin.
Formulated with eucalyptus oil, avocado oil and sesame seed oil, this heavy-duty formula helps to provide a ‘glove-like’ barrier that keeps moisture and hydration locked into the hands. This salve is applicable for those who work in manual labour, especially in harsh conditions that takes away the hand moisture on a daily basis.
CeraVe has many benefits for eczema prone skin. With ceramides needed essentially for the maintenance of healthy skin, hyaluronic acid for the attraction of hydration and moisture, niacinamide for the betterment of the appearance of the skin and dimenthicone to give the skin that silky feel, what more could you need? Non-irritating and fragrance-free, this therapeutic cream has been amazingly prepared by well, dermatologists.
Aloe vera is often formulated in creams as it acts as a moisturizing agent that helps to treat and prevent dry, rough, scaly, itchy and irritated hand. Just what someone who suffers from eczema needs. Gold Bond’s hand cream is also completed with vitamin C for antioxidant benefits and vitamin E for minimization of moisture loss. Lightly scented, this non-greasy formula is able to even last through multiple hand washes.
Now here’s a hand cream as beautiful as it is to behold as it is to use. A certified organic skin care brand, the list is as organic as it can be with rosehip oil, orange peel oil, wheatgerm and grapeseed oil to deliver powerful antioxidant protection while aloe vera helps to soothe burned skin and sea buckthorn berry helps for skin elasticity and softness. Your hands will be sure to thank you for all the nutrients that its receiving.