Pamper Your Claws: 6 Luxurious Hand Creams for Soft, Supple Skin

No one likes dry hands. Having dry hands can mean cracked, ashy fingers that are prone to paper cuts. Regardless of the climate you live in, it’s important to care for the skin that covers your delicate fingers. Your hands are probably your most used body part, and often times, the least cared for.

Whether you’re in the market for something that is fragrant or something more neutral smelling, the below hand creams will nourish your manitos.

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Gold Bond’s Ultimate Healing Hand and Body Lotion – $4.49

Before you turn away and say, “this isn’t a cool lotion,” Gold Bond is always a safe option, especially if you live in cold climates. Not only is it not greasy, it provides a phenomenal about of moisture.

The Gold Bond Healing Hand Cream packs seven intensive moisturizers as well as vitamins B, C, and E. This dermatologist-tested cream is also hypoallergenic and works well with all skin types.

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Luma & Leaf’s Botanical Bliss Hand Cream – $12

The Botanical Bliss Hand Cream will help you achieve the soft and well-hydrated hands you’ve always dreamed of. It uses ingredients like Blackberry, Coconut, Hyaluronic Acid, and Cupauçu Butter  all working together to minimize the appearance of darks spots and aging. It’s also easily absorbed by the skin, so you won’t get that overly saturated feeling.

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54 Thrones’ Mini African Beauty Butters – $12

54 Thrones is a African-American owned beauty company that sources all of it’s ingredients from the African continent. Its African Beauty Butters use rich African Shea butter sourced from Uganda and Ghana  leaving you with incredibly nourished skin.

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Beloved’s Coconut & Warm Vanilla Hand Lotion – $4.99

This plant-based moisturizer is vegan and certified cruelty-free by PETA. It uses Avocado Oil, Coconut Oil, and Vanilla Fruit Extract to help moisturize your hands. The Coconut & Warm Vanilla Hand Lotion is also free of parabens and is packaged using 65% recycled plastic.

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L’OCCITANE en Provence’s Shea Butter Hand Cream – $13

It’s no surprise that L’OCCITANE has made it’s way onto this list as French skincare and cosmetics has always carried a certain level of respect. This hand cream not only has Shea butter in its formula, but it also uses Beta Glucan (something that helps soothe skin).

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Caudalíe’s Vinotherapist Hand & Nail Cream – $16

Rounding off the list is Caudalíe’s Vinotherapist hand cream. Among it’s many ingredients, it has shea butter, avocado oil, and an olive oil-based lipidic duo. The hand and nail cream is dermatologist-tested, vegan, and great for all skin types.

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