The cold snap has hit and it’s only going to get colder, windier and more harsh on our skin – particularly those part of our bodies that aren’t covered up and hidden from the elements. While much emphasis is put on our faces, with products and treatments specifically designed to lessen the impact of winter conditions, it’s our hands that are left out in the cold. So we have searched high and low to source the best of the best hydrating hand creams that will help you get through the season with soft, supple and youthful-looking hands.

Dermalogica Multivitamin Hand & Nail Treatment

An intense, non-greasy treatment of botanicals and vitamins to protect and repair chapped hands while strengthening nails against splitting and peeling. Contains no artificial fragrance or colours.

Grown Alchemist Intensive Hand Cream

A rich intensive hydrating hand cream that is instantly absorbed reviving the driest skin without leaving a greasy feel.

The Aromatherapy Co Therapy Range Hand Cream

Infused with rosehip, sweet almond and carrot seed oils, and extracts of pomegranate, blended with 100 per cent pure and natural essential oils of sweet orange and jasmine to encourage healthy, glowing skin. Sweet orange can boost circulation and aid in discouraging the formation of fine lines. Jasmine can encourage cell growth, improve skin elasticity and tone dry, irritated, sensitive skin providing suburb protection whilst rehydrating and leaving your skin radiant, restoring your hand’s inherent softness.

Burt’s Bees Almond Milk Beeswax Hand Cream

This is a rich, all-natural hand cream made with sweet almond oil and vitamin E to moisturise dry skin and beeswax to help seal and shield your hands from the elements.

Appelles Sea Buckthorn Skin Lotion

The Sea Buckthorn Skin Lotion provides a supreme moisture effect in a lightweight formulation that will not leave the skin greasy or tacky. Sea buckthorn supports the epidermis resulting in a firmer, more youthful-looking skin. This is packed with antioxidants including the precursor formulation of vitamin A that is amazing for promoting cellular turnover, regulating the moisture content and brightening.