Hi I have very bad skin on my hands they are very cracked and bleeding very sore. I have tryed my sons eczema cream, did not work. I have tried the body shop' hemp' did not work. please if any one out there know of any think please help.

Neutrogena.  Great stuff. 

Yes, blokes get dry skin too.

(Actually I stole it from my sis - but it is good!)

I have a tub of "Skintex" medicinal cream, made by Aimee Lloyd & Co of Ruislip, Middlesex. I find it works a treat.
:)

thanx Jg where can I buy this from

Hi Jakesmum

I also have this problem and have attended hospital clinics for it plus tried probably every cream under the sun from E45 to the pulped bark of some african tree :D  The best thing I've found is to get good old fashioned liquid paraffin ointment and a pair of white cotton gloves from the chemist.  Every night at bedtime slather it on your hands and wear the gloves to bed.  Lovely :)  But it does work, so its worth it!  Then during the day use a cream like the others have suggested to keep your hands moisturised.  Good luck; I know how painful it can be, so hope you get it under control soon :)

Lesley

Try aqueous cream from the chemists - that's very good for problem skin conditions.
Lara x

Maybe you should see your doctor as you may have an allergy to something.  My husband's got an allergy to nickel and this is what happens to his hands.  He's been prescribed a very strong hydrocortisone (not sure about spelling!) cream that he has to use when it flares up that you can only get with a prescription.

the aqueous tryed no good. I have a hydrocortisone cream I have eczema on my legs this is also no good.

Another thing I use Jakesmum is one of those little sun lamp things designed to give a bit of colour to the face.  I just put it on for a minute or so daily and hold my hands in front of it, turning them of course :D   This also helps keep it at bay.  I agree with you, hydrocortisone isn't any use, especially not in the long term :(

Lesley

I had horrendous hands and tried every prescription cream out there.  Some of the hydrocortisones worked for a short time but they're not good long term as they thin the skin.  A good tip is to not get your hands too hot - run them under the cold tap after a bath and definitely don't put them in the kettle.  The earlier posting about the cream and gloves is a good tip but you may wake up in the middle of the night and think you're a mummy. Do what your granny always said - dry properly, don't use perfumed products and don't scratch.

"Don't put them in the Kettle"   good idea Joe :)

Geoff :)

Udder cream is the best I've found for this sort of problem

Everyone should have a pot of udder cream. Wonderful stuff :)

Pull the udder one! (Sorry, couldn't resist)
:D

Sometimes you have to S.P.E.L.L. things out with the girls :D :D

My daughter has excema and we tried all sorts of cream nothing worked until by accident we found that coco butter really cleared her skin we also changed her milk from cows to goats and that really helped.
Good luck
Mary

Hubby has had eczema all his life :( hands,backs of knees,forehead,feet,in fact all the awkward places you can imagine! he has used all the prescribed stuff listed here plus some,none work very well.

He always resorts to anti histamine tabs.1 a day and a tub of liquid paraffin,made up by the pharmacist (cheaper than g.p. prescriptions) and the white cotton gloves at night when needed. Mostly in this colder weather.

He also avoids dairy products and so we use rice milk and apart from his occasional weakness for a bit of cheese,he is progressing very well! No perfumed bubble baths either! and definately NO LANOLIN products. Hope you get some relief soon.
Jacqueline.

Penetan Cream (for baby bums-but used for many things) this works well, I used it for my sons eczema.

Aroma Crystal Therapy - Gardener's Dream Cream Aroma

Derma E Vitamin E Skin Oil 28,000 I.U. dermae

Uremol urea 10

Hope this helps some :) This has helped great in our house with hubby and children

Goats milk is excellent for Excema.    We changed my sons diet when he was a baby, and excluded everything Bovine (Milk, Cheese, Butter eetc.) and it cleared the excema within a week.      

Jayne

My son has bad eczema on the back of his knees and inside elbows as well as face :( but as long as he takes an evening primrose oil capsule every day I don't have to use any steroid creams on him :) - in fact the only time I have to use a steroid cream on him now is if he doesnt have his capsule for a few days :D

I've found that Lloyds (pharmacy) Skin System Intensive Dry Skin Lotion is very effective when he hasn't had a capsule for a few days and his skin does flare up, it's very bland and doesn't cause any allergic reactions (and its very cheap too :) )

Regards
Dill