Our Top 11 Hand Cream Picks

While we love the fact McBloom's is Canadian, the proof is in the…lotion. With 92% natural ingredients including chamomile, rosemary and Vitamin D, this cream is ideal for cracked and chapped hands, elbows and other hard to hydrate areas (also available in fragrance-free formula).

An over-the-counter lotion often recommended by dermatologists and pediatricians, if Eucerin can cure the painful, itchy eczema and atopic dermatitis flare ups, imagine what it can do for your day-to-day dry skin? Made with oatmeal and moisturizing glycerine.

This Australian skin ailment cure-all is a tried-and-true miracle formula which is now a staple in every Oz mother's purse or bathroom vanity. Made from the fruit of the Papaw (we know it as ‘Papaya') tree, Lucas' Papaw Ointment is also an excellent lip balm and will become a staple in your purse, too.

Many creams claim they last through frequent hand washing, but Aveeno Intense Relief Hand Cream really stands up to the boast. Made with specially formulated Collodial oatmeal which acts as a barrier to your hands losing moisture, Aveeno's product quickly relieves that sandpaper feeling you're itching to get rid of.

What's not to love about Kiehl's? Free samples, in business for almost 160 years, and a guarantee behind every one of their products. Their Ultimate Strength Salve is extremely long lasting and essentially scent-free. Once it's fully absorbed you won't need to reapply all day.

Real men should use hand creams. Why? Because after you've softened yours, who wants to rough it with their beloved? Unscented, effective and easily absorbed, the only reason he won't use it is because you sampled it and decided to keep the cream for yourself.

Your mother told you hands age quickest, but this shea butter hand cream will keep them feeling young and supple without feeling oily. One of the pricier recommendations, but fans of L'Occitaine swear by its effectiveness and its subtle fragrance.

Often ranked by beauty editors as their favourite inexpensive drug store brand, Neutrogena's Norwegian Formula Hand Cream offers a fairly thick yet quickly absorbed lotion for moisture-starved hands that just can't seem to get enough to drink.

Mango butter, marshmallow extract, whole milk, shea butter and milk powder are some of the key ingredients in this easily-absorbed cream created by a Canadian company that users say gives off a delicious smell (including a hint of vanilla). Almost good enough to eat (but we don't recommend it).

How do you spell r-e-l-i-e-f? This tough, organic balm softens anything in its path yet is gentle enough for everyday use. With the light scent of sweet birch and wintergreen, Bader's Hard Working Hands is one of the most recommended organic creams.

Soft and strong describes most women we know, and this cream from Glysomed fits the bill for their well-used hands. A little goes a long way with this readily-absorbed lotion made from a triumvirate of moisturizing ingredients: glycerin, silicone and chamomile.