O'Keeffe's® Working Hands® 96g Jar [Energy Class A]
O’Keeffe’s Working Hands 96g
From builders and contractors to gardeners and nurses, many people suffer from the discomfort that dry skin can bring. Our promise is to make the best skincare products for workers who rely day-to-day on their hands. Non-greasy and free from scents and perfumes, O’Keeffe’s Working Hands not only moisturises dry skin, but also protects your skin, giving it chance to heal. Maintaining healthy hands not only feels great and keeps them active, but it also helps prevent other, more serious problems from developing.
Why It Works
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Why it WorksO’Keeffe’s highly-concentrated proprietary formulations were developed to relieve severely dry skin, decrease dryness and provide long-lasting moisturisation. The skin’s natural barrier can be damaged, which leads to increased water loss that causes dry, cracked skin. O’Keeffe’s Working Hands not only protects the skin from further water loss, but the creams also draw moisture to the skin. The protective barrier seals in that moisture, reducing the rate of evaporation. | Before & AfterApply a small amount of O’Keeffe’s hand cream as needed throughout the day. Apply after hand washing, after bathing and at bedtime as these are the most effective times for moisturising extremely dry skin. Representative Photos: Before and After Hand Images. Two week usage period. O’Keeffe’s Working Hands cream was applied before bed and three times daily. Results may vary. | Working Hands Family of ProductsYou can find O’Keeffe’s Working Hands in Tubes and Jars. We even do a value Jar. |
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| Other Products Available from O’Keeffe’s | O’Keeffe’s Healthy Feet Guaranteed Relief for Extremely Dry, Cracked Feet. | O’Keeffe’s Healthy Feet Guaranteed Relief for Extremely Dry, Cracked Feet. | O’Keeffe’s Lip Repair Guaranteed Relief for Extremely Dry, Cracked Lips. | O’Keeffe’s Lip Repair Guaranteed Relief for Extremely Dry, Cracked Lips. | O’Keeffe’s Skin Repair Guaranteed Relief for Extremely Dry, Itchy Skin. | O’Keeffe’s Skin Repair Guaranteed Relief for Extremely Dry, Itchy Skin. |
| Weight: | 128 g |
| Size: | 1 Pack |
| Dimensions: | 17 x 9 x 3 cm; 128.42 Grams |
| Model: | K0350002 |
| Part: | K0350007 |
| Colour: | Multi-colour |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | O'Keeffe's® |
| Colour: | Multi-colour |
| Quantity: | 1 |
| Size: | 1 Pack |
saves your skin from splits and cracking
– what more could phalanges need,
to not break up and start to bleed?
If you want yer knuckles mended,
this stuff’s highly recommended;
(while those last two lines are strained,
at least your meat-hooks won’t be pained);
Onward, with your palms protected,
now refreshed and resurrected;
back to deal with work’s demands
– much less grief, with happy hands!
With COVID 19 and having to use anti-bacterial sprays and lotions my poor hands were drying out a lot. With my job it is not always possible to hand wash my hands so was having to resort to the various hand sprays etc available with a lot of them containing alcohol causing my hands to dry out and in some parts split. This cream has been a godsend and has provided my hands with the nourishment that they need. Top quality item highly recommended.
It feels waxy to apply but doesn’t leave a residue which is great. Smells of absolutely nothing which is perfect for me. Great for healing dry hands. You don’t need a lot per application but I was sharing the pot so I went through the whole pot fairly quickly. Best to use overnight.
So far I have only used this product once and found it to be very good. I tried the foot one which was brillient because it healed very sore hard skin instantly on my heel, so I thought about buying it for my hands. Its very sturdy cream but did feel it to be quite sticky before it actually dried into my skin. There is a light scent which isn’t to strong but for me it’s better not being overpowering, great packaging and design. It’s design and branding meets up to its standard.
Recommended this by some female friends as my hands were so dry and cracked, first time I don’t suffer from this condition. Could not believe how quickly this made a difference, within 24 hrs hands started to feel better. Incredible product wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it.
I love this hand cream, I have been using it for a few years now, once I discovered it I have never used anything but this. It is the only thing that works in my hands. My hands get extremely dry and cracked but when I use this cream they never crack- ever – plus I only need to use it once a day whereas previous creams I was constantly applying. A little cream goes a long way- I love this cream
Needed something for my over-washed hands with this covid pandemic + i work with machines in the food industry so my hands go through a lot and are washed million times a day.
Ive used it for cple days and my hands are back to normal.
Now i use it just occassionally, when my hands need a bit of rescue, while normal hand balm does the daily softening. I think this tub is gonna last me for years!
Glad ive bought it. My working hands feel more confident to do the tough jobs without having to worry theyll get wrecked.
My husband has real working hands and with Covid-19 and washing them all the extra now they were getting really sore and cracked. I read about this cream and bought, and my goodness what a difference. You just need a small amount, I have tried also and boy does it work. His hands over the space of a week is so much better and if you put it on at night before bed it’s even better. He swears by it.
My husband has real working hands and with Covid-19 and washing them all the extra now they were getting really sore and cracked. I read about this cream and bought, and my goodness what a difference. You just need a small amount, I have tried also and boy does it work. His hands over the space of a week is so much better and if you put it on at night before bed it’s even better. He swears by it.
Having suffered from OCD, my hands have spent a long time being cracked and dry from over washing. I bought this cream as I had read the reviews and thought it was worth a try. My goodness, it was! Within 5 days of applying it at night and after washing my hands, my hands were already soft and the cracks had gone away. A few days after that, they are so soft and not a crack in sight. Wonder cream!
All I can say is fantastic my hands was so bad keep using hand wash they was cracked and sore with in 24hrs have noticed a difference straight away very very good in fact ice ordered the foot cream yo try and help with dry and cracked fee
like many during this shielding thing I have been doing all of those little jobs around the garden cleaning out sheds epruning clearing old bits of ground etc. Because of spinal issues i have to have a guy who comes once a week to do this sort of thing for me . However things being what they are I have been going very very slowly but achieving a lot. My biggest problem has been my girly hands . My hands might be as big as a silver backs but they were as soft as a babies bottom. Within a very short space of time i developed hard skin and lots of little nicks and cracks which made my hands sore and it limmited what i could do . I have tried every hand cream of my wifes and even tried cream i have for psoriasis none of which made any difference. This stuff arrived about six last evening and i thought i would start straight away. you only need a very small amount so the tub should last some time . i applied it three times last night. I did notice a slight difference after a couple of hours and i was pleasently suprised as to how quick it seemed to be having an effect. this morning i was amazed i can clench a fist without it feeling tight and sore the little nicks and cuts are still there but because the skin around them is now so supple it doesnt sting and hurt when i use my hands / I asked my wife to feel my hand to see if she could notice a difference she was also amzed as to how quickly this cream had made such a big difference to my hard skinned cracked hands. i have used it again this morning and will use it through the day it really has made a huge difference.. My biggest and only issue with it is my wife has said its so good she is going to start using it , as she said she has paid a small fortune over the years for hand creams that have come no where close to being as affective as this is. so my prediction that it would last some time is way off. If your suffering with workmans hands not that you want soft pretty hands but want them to not sting hurt and crack get some of this its almost as good as wearing gloves.
This is amazing, I have suffered with extremely dry cracked hands to the point of bleeding for over 30 years and I’ve tried hundreds of creams from doctors and shop bought to no avail, they never made a difference if anything made them worse. This cream is a pot of miracle, within 3 days of using this my hands were soft and sore free I can’t believe it or rate this product high enough AMAZING !!
I was a little unsure how effective this product would be due to the mixed reviews. I used as directed (very sparingly to ensure you don’t have the sticky residue) and it was absolutely fine. The sore dry hands I was experiencing from this regular 20 second hand washing has disappeared completely, so I would recommend, just ensure you don’t try to use too much. Rating this product was difficult, for example scent – it doesn’t really have much scent which I think is a good thing – others might not. Softness – again good, but don’t expect immediate results; little and often and in a few days will feel much better. Seller also good communication but I wasn’t asked to comment on this in the review – I ordered 2 but only received one, which was rectified immediately without any problems.
My husband’s hands and fingers were cracked and sore after two days they started to heal and soften you only need a little on so it will go a long way too much and your hands feel sticky and clamy no scent to it so all in all good stuff
Great product, works wonders on dry hands! Only complaint is it leaves hands sticky after so I suggest you use at night before bed
After trying almost every over-the-counter products and even prescription creams I thought NOTHING would help ease the pain and heal my extremely dry, cracked hands. They were randomly bleeding and stinging constantly. Was recommended to try this and after 4 applications my hands have stopped bleeding! They’re feeling so much better and no more pain!
As a tradesman I find that my hands regularly begin to split/crack around the finger nails. I had tried various other lotions and creams with limited success. I tried o’Keefes on the recommendation of a pharmacist. After using for only a few days I began to notice a significant improvement. I apply the cream in the morning after showering, and again during the day after washing my hands.
Chemo + radiotherapy made my hands so dry the splits caused more pain than the cancer. Tried everything but nothing worked even prescription creams so thought I’d give this a go +couldn’t believe how quick it worked. Anyone not sure about trying it, take it from me this cream is amazing.
This product really is amazing, I have suffered with thick highly painful splits on my finger tips for years and I have tried so many products, even prescription ones.
This product is amazing, restored softness within 2 uses, took the pain of the splits down over night and they closed up within 2 days. It has no scent and has a strange waxy feeling when it dries on your hands but isn’t
Ta problem, very different feel to hand creams. Once you wash your hands though it is gone and needs re applied.
Can’t recommend it enough, I will never buy another hand cream.
Bought for my husband who gets hacks on his hands. After one use you can notice the difference, non greasy and does the trick. Would recommend as it works!
Not greasy, which is my main problem with hand cream. It seems to be repairing my eczema damaged hands. So far so good. It can be sticky if you use too much but it says that on the packaging. My daughter gets sore hands too so I bought another pot for her. The perfume is quite light and doesn’t make my eczema flare up. Win wi
It actually works wow so impressed. I get such cracked hands in winter and with being a mum washing up etc all the time doesn’t help. I’ve tried everything out there nothing worked . But this does. It absorbs instantly and literally overnight I could see a massive difference. No perfume smell so non irritating. I use it during the day as it forms a barrier and coats my hands whilst in water. Excellent very pleased.
Bought as a gift for my Step Dad for Christmas who works in a factory. His hands are always dry and cracking due to the nature of his job. However this product has really helped his hands get a lot better, not fully as he hasn’t been consistent in applying the cream. Although if he was consistent you could tell the difference would be amazing. Great cream, really helped. Will be buying again.
I can’t get over how well this product works. I’m prone to dry skin on my hands and also go bouldering. With the cold weather too my hands started to really badly crack. This sorted that out within just a few days. I now just apply 1-2 times a day and my skin is so much better. I love how it doesn’t leave my hands feeling wet or oily either. You only need a little product so I see this pot lasting a really long time. I was also a little worried that this might “heal” my calluses but whilst it healed my skin and left it softer it didn’t remove them (I need them to climb!)
My hands have been really rough and dry recently due to doing lots of sanding and also working on my car. I decided to try this product as it has good reviews, although I wasn’t expecting much. To my surprise it works really well, my hands healed very quickly and it doesnt feel sticky and soaks in quite quick compared to other moisturisers and creams that I have used previously. I would definitely reccomend.
I suffer with horribly dry skin on hands and it gets worse when the season changes.
I’ve found this to be long lasting on my hands making them feel comfortable for longer.
I’m not a fan of the scent but that’s just a personal opinion which has no bearing on how the product works.
The product comes in a lidded, flat, green tub which is easy to spot on the shelf. It isn’t a cream because it isn’t fluid or slide-y, it is more like a balm but it isn’t sticky. If like anything, I’d compare it to almost propolis. Whatever you call it, it’s white, firm to touch and has no appreciable odour.
Economical in use, I apply it mostly around my nails because working with textiles dries the cuticles. You only need a little, so although the pot doesn’t look very big, it lasts ages. The product absorbs quickly without any obvious residue. My hands feel just ordinary, not coated with cream nor strangely silky. I don’t feel anything is going to come off onto the fabric with which I’m working.
I’ve found it very efficacious in both healing torn cuticles and in preventing the dryness that causes them. I ripped my fingernail right down onto the nail plate some months ago and it refused to heal; using this hand cream twice daily has encouraged the nail to grow almost together again and has stopped the roughness of the fingertip. I recommend this hand-saver to anyone who has ‘problem’ hands.
Nice and rich cream and soaks in quickly. Perfect for chapped or dry hands. The only thing I would of preferred is a better scent as it doesn’t seem to smell of anything initially and then once it had been open a while it smelt a bit strange.
Bought for my partner who is a builder. His hands were very rough and chapped. The cream gave him instant relief and within 7 days of use the sore chapped skin was gone.
The cream has a smooth texture and doesn’t leave your hands sticky after use.
Really great cream for any builder/manual worker or anyone who suffers with dry skin on their hands.
This was quite expensive for a hand cream. It was worth every penny. I keep getting deep cracks on the tops of a few fingers mostly my thumbs, they look like the kind of cracks you’d see on a workman or fisherman’s fingers but I don’t put my hands through that kind of wear. Nothing worked my thumbs especially were painful. I saw this and it worked and keeps working. I plan to always have some in my make up drawers.
I really dont look after my hands and I suffer from really dry skin and my thumbs split and bleed ,only a small amount of working hands does the job to repair the damage. I also use it on my knees from carpet friction playing with the grandchildren! works really well to hydrate and soften skin callouses.
I’m in the building trade and even though I wear glove as often as possible when working my hands need protection and aftercare. This product is the best that I’ve found on the market. It’s thick and not watery like Many other hand creams. O’Keeffe also do a foot cream which is exactly the same stuff, I use it to stop hard skin on my feet from cracking.
Use it as a barrier cream before working and as an aftercare cream to replenish the skin after working and washing.
I’ve tried many creams over the years and this is something I’ve seen but never bought as it’s very expensive. I thought I’d give it ago as it was slightly cheaper than in the shops. I found that you need to use a very small amount, about two pea sized amounts as if you over use it makes your hands very greasy and I’ve had to end up wiping it all off and starting again, to be honest I can’t see much different in the use over E45 or Aveeno. It doesn’t work for me but maybe for you.
I haven’t got particularly dry skin, nor have I got workman’s hands but I do use hand cream constantly and I like this one because a little goes a long way and it actually does work, as opposed to just putting a greasy layer on your skin. Absorbs quickly and has no smell, which for me is a pity because I do love nice smelling cream.
Hi thanks for the email and I’m glad to say that I have received the item from your company and I am delighted with the item its very good quality and excellent for me as I suffer from very dry skin and I find it very much a great help to me, thank you so much for the quick delivery and excellent value for money I love it very much
Wow! I don’t usually write reviews but I just can’t believe the difference this cream has made in literally 2 uses!! My hands are so chapped and dry they are so painful at the end of the day and look awful
I have tried soooo many creams, all made no difference and my hands have only got worse
After looking at many reviews online I decided to give this a try… why did I not try it sooner!! Wish I’d taken before and after pictures as my hands look completely different! They feel so soft, the cracks are dramatically reduced( and that’s in the space of an hour) my hands aren’t painful and red… this really is AMAZING stuff!!
My husband was always coming home from work with really dry hands that had little deep cuts everywhere. He would never use any of my hand creams as he said they were useless. I read the review’s on this and decided to get him some, Im glad I did as he has used it every night after his shower and the improvement has clearly been seen …. so much so that I dont even have to encourage him to use it as he can see for himself that it works.
After receiving first degree burns to the whole of both hands many years back I have suffered with skin which cracks and splits very easily even in the summer but worse in winter. I have tried a LOT of different products for this with mixed success and the one I had most success with I was applying around 15-20 times a day (my hands are that bad). This product has absolutely made a huge difference, it is by far the best product I have used and I now only have to apply it around 4 times a day! That is incredibly good!
I saw the adverts a few times and thought it wouldn’t work for hands like mine but I was very wrong.
It feels a little dry going on which is an odd sensation but one which is a welcome change from greasy products. It also soaks in well and very quickly, again a pro in my book.
After application my hands feel like they are protected rather than ‘quenched’ which is good and is working well but I do on occasion rub a few drops of water into my hands afterwards and that works great for both protecting and quenching my skin.
The product does still appear to offer protection after washing my hands, even with soap, although a lot is obviously washed off just not all of it.
If you have bad hands and are trying to decide then please don’t hestitate for as long as I did, this stuff is brilliant.
I work in retail and have to handle a lot of cardboard boxes which makes the skin on my hands dry and sore. This hand cream works wonders. It really in a miracle worker, my hands are softer and my skin does not feel tight anymore. And you only need the tiniest amount when applying it! It is not greasy like other hand creams I have tried and it is unscented which is ideal for any man. This tub will last you ages if you only suffer with mildly dry skin, however if you work in an environment where your hands are constantly dry and cracked you can apply as often as you need to keep them moisturised.
Decided to try this product after suffering with my “winter hands” as I do every year. I have tried many products over the years but none has worked as well as this. This cream has definitely made a difference. Only a small amount is required but it is necessary to keep using it several times a day.
I notice that some people complain about a residue but I can only repeat that a small amount is required, too much is a waste, and unnecessary. So this is a product that I shall continue to use and recommend it to others.
Had chapped, sore and open split skin for weeks and found all other alternatives to be too oily, found this recommended to me from Google and saw all the positive reviews so thought why not? Upon using it for multiple times a day for almost a week, definitely noticed a difference. The cream dries to form a chalk-like, almost like rubber substance which is great for repelling water and other substances that would usually take away moisture from your skin. If you’re looking for a protective cream and tend to wash your hands a lot, you could do much worse than this product.
What a fab product! I have tried many different creams cheap and expensive, including steroid based prescribed by the doc.
But nothing worked. My hands have become very dry, with peeling skin and at time deep cuts would appear on my finger, making it very hard to wash hands or do the washing up.
Have used this 3-4 times a day and before going to bed and after a week my hands are so much better. No peeling skin or soreness. Highly recommended! And thank you for all the positive reviews, reason why I chose to try this. Will defitnely keep this as repeat purchase, as nothing else has worked!
Great product due to my job and hobbies my hands are really dry and sore, im a engineer by trade and like to fish and both of which really dry my hands out. I have tried loads of creams and none of them have done the job but this is simply ace. It’s a bit pricey but definitely worth it. It’s none greasy texture and has a whipped texture makes it easy to apply. I will definitely be buying again.
I have now been using this for 2 years and its great stuff that actually works, my son’s dermatologist is very impressed also and is now highly recommending it yo her patients it is that good and worth every penny . Well worth every penny my sons condition on his hands has now cleared up completely he uses it at night or when he washes his cars. JUST BUY IT.
In my work I have to wash my hands numerous times in a day, so they become dry and sore. Though it’s early days this product seems to be helping, without being greasy like so many others. You don’t need to use much and seems to provide an element of protective barrier. The best I’ve found thus far.
Had it for a while and hardly used any. Great product would deffo reccommend
Much thicker than anything I have use before. I find the best way to use it is to gently rub the fingers if both hands then apply to the backs of both hands before rubbing in. Very little is needed and it leaves the hands very slightly tacky rather than very slippery. Tacky feeling soon goes off. Grip is not compromised at all. Long lasting, very rarely need to apply more than once in the day for light house/garden use. Thus it is very economical in spite of higher than average price
Quite a find, will not be using anything else in the future.
What a good cream for softening hands. I am outdoor a lot and usually through winter I have splits around the nails, and generally rough hands. This cream has solved all that. My hands feel soft all the time now. Also because the cream is in a pot you take what you need each time and it goes a long way without any wastage. Thank you.
I’ve had dry hands for such a long time due to swimming and working in healthcare. This is the first product which has made a change to my hands. I’m trying to put it on 2x a day at present and even after using it for a couple of days my hands have hugely improved.
The only thing which isn’t great is the smell however it’s very faint and I would still give it 10/10.
I’ve even been recommending this to everyone!!!
saw this at a local trade supplier but it was more expensive so ordered from the trustworthy amazon and saved a few quid… never used this before but always suffer with dry cracked fingers which when doing major DIY jobs around the house so decided to give it a go. As they say on the tub, a little goes a long way.. it’s not too greasy and soon soaks in… very effective rehydration – very impressed.
Thai product is fantastic my partner has terrible dry cracked hands as a lorry driver out in all weather. This seems to be the only cream so far we use ever night when he gets home that has donr wonders to help his hands . It’s does feel a tad greasy so not ideal to use in the day with his job as he needs to grip a steering wheel but a slather every night before bed has turned the splits and cracks in his hands back around in only a couple of days
Absolutely amazing! My husband is an engineer and works out in all weather. His hands are extremely dry and flaky and he has excema. We have tried lots of creams for him, spending alot of money and nothing has worked.
Instantly he noticed a difference. Even with his super sensitive skin, he had no reactions or allergy’s. Within a week his hands were soft and almost baby like. A huge difference, not greasy either.
Would recommend
This is the first product I have found that actually works. A combination of housework, cleaning, washing-up, working on the car and washing with hard water plays havoc with my hands and I’ve tried many things to prevent them drying out and cracking. Hydrocortisone creams have worked to some extent such as Dermovate but there are of course drawbacks in using such potent corticosteroid creams. Hand creams I’ve used are often too oily and take too long to absorb.
But this actually works. After just a few days use all the cracks at the ends of my fingers had gone. There is no greasy or oily feeling and the cream absorbs very quickly, meaning one can quickly get on with tapping away on your laptop soon after application without leaving cream all over the keys. I’d certainly buy again.
This is MAGIC. I had been using E45 for eczema on my hands, but noticed little bumps on my fingers returning, and saw an article in paper recommending this in Daily Mail, and then found all the good reviews on Amazon. I ordered this in the morning, it arrived in the evening and the bumps on my fingers were markedly reduced after first application and gone in a few days. Very impressed with this product. You only need a tiny amount and it works like magic. I will continue to apply at night before going to sleep to keep dryness at bay.
I remember it was December, it had gotten colder, I was working in an environment where it didn’t take long for my hands and lips to become rather soar. I tried many things, but I didn’t have a good enough hand cream, and so I purchased this and sure it was a bit more expensive, but it sure was worth it. You only have to use so much, apply it when / before your hands get soar, and it should work well for you, and help you out. Be sure to pack it in your bag, whether your a busy one with your hands or not, this should do the trick and keep your hands looking and feeling healthy and well!
I originally ordered this for my husband, being a postie his hands get chapped. Its worked very well and a lot of posties in his office use it. However I have found another use for it and it works brilliantly. I have a rescue Greyhound, and she gets corns on her paws, it has been costing me a fortune in vet bills having them removed. I now rub this hand cream onto her pads daily, it softens her corns and my hubby is able to pick them out. So I am doubly happy, hubby doesn’t suffer from chapped hands, and more importantly my beautiful Greyhound doesn’t have such painful paws. WINNER! This is the 3rd tub of this I have ordered and I am delighted with it.
I have not needed to out it on all day hands seem to be keeping somewhat waxy but not greasy but dry to touch things if that makes sense.
Used to put on the creams in past tense and within 5 mins my hands would be breaking out again as the cream dried in.
As I write this order I know what I am going to do right after it, I am getting another tub right away!
This product is simply amazing. A little on the expensive side for hand cream, however, works amazingly well. Working with boxes and shifting heavy material my hands are always cracked and have little hacks and cuts over fingers and knuckles. Apply this before bed or any time during the day and after a few uses it heals magnificently well.
After a few days of use my hands were very soft and well moisturised. A little goes a long way. At first I would apply very generously, however I then realised that you only need a little dab on each hand. Feeling is a little greasy on hands however after a few uses you become accustomed to it. I would recommend using gloves when using as you will get the most affect as it will not rub off onto anything else.
I cannot stress enough how amazing this stuff is.
I have baby twins and since they were born I have been washing my hands around 30 times a day.
My hands were raw. I had an ugly red rash that covered the back of my hands and painful cracked fingertips. Lots of people commented on how sore they looked. I thought I had tried everything. The only thing that worked was a strong, prescription only steroid cream, which cannot be used long term.
A friend recommended this and I noticed a difference straight away. No more rash, no more cracked finger tips. I’ve being using it for about 3 months now.
I find it works best when I put is on after every hand wash, which means I get through a lot, but it’s worth it!
I bought this for a friend who works outside in the garden, fishing, golfing and with machines the whole time and won’t wear gloves. The result is horribly cracked and painful hands with ingrained dirt that he just can’t get rid of. He’s tried everything and all sorts of gardeners hand creams without much impact. This stuff had him on the phone the following morning saying it had already made a difference and a week later his hands are unrecognisable. I had been concerned that being, in part a barrier cream, it might leave his hands greasy, but apparently not. It wasn’t painful on the cracks and because they’ve pretty well healed, he’s been able to get rid of the dirt. His fingers are still somewhat calloused, but are really softening up. You don’t need much, but he keeps it in the kitchen and just puts a little on whenever he’s passing. It’s been a bit of a revelation.
I have dermatitis. My hands react to almost everything chemical or drying. I’m also a keen gardener which really affects the condition. I’ve tried everything. Most stuff helps, but not entirely. I bought Working Hands in a tube on someone’s recommendation. It is brilliant and has made such a difference, not just to the condition, but to the feel of my hands after application. However, the tube was quite wasteful. This is a fairly dense product and it was really difficult to get the last of the tube content out. Managed it in the end by cutting the tube – so I ordered this tub the next time. Brilliant – perfect for irritated, dried, chapped and allergic conditions and the jar makes it really easy to be economical. Can’t speak highly enough.
This hand cream is so absolutely brilliant it has actually changed my life!! I have psoriasis and for years my hands have gone through stages of being so cracked and painful I literally can’t do anything with them! I have tried pretty much every hand cream there is and nothing worked. I stumbled across this cream and I have only had it for one week but all my cracks have healed and my hands feel unbelievably smooth for the first time in years! They are pain free. I can’t recommend this cream enough. It does sting when you first put it on if you have bad cracks but stick with it, it’s so worth it!!
It’s amazing how this cream works, the skin is really softened. I have been using it very regularly, more than 10 times a day.
This hand cream works better than anything else I’ve tried either on prescription or over the counter. I suffer from quite dry hands and in the winter they’re agony if I’m doing any work outside.
Applying a little bit of cream little and often seemed to work best, it worked like a moisturiser when initially applied but after a couple of days use the cracks in my hands had started to heal, it is easily the best thing I’ve tried for cracked hands no contest.
This stuff is amazing! It leaves my dry hands and flaky nail beds soft and looking pretty. Made a difference after just a few uses.It’s pretty different to the hand cream you’re probably used to. It’s hard and you have to sort of gouge it out of the tub (if you’ve ever used coconut oil you’ll know what I mean!) however this doesn’t bother me at all. It doesn’t sink in right away, so make sure you don’t have to write anything down for 5 minutes after using this. I like the packaging because it has no chance of leaking like some other hand creams in squeezy tubes, and it’s easier to grip than most jar lids so you don’t have to worry about the lid slipping and sliding as you try to screw it back on. Reasonably priced too – would highly recommend!
As daft as it sounds, I bought this for my Greyhound. Bear with me here. Greyhounds are the only breed of dog that get corns on their pads (or something crossed with a Greyhound) Our poor rescue girl had one & from the research I have done, it helps to keep the pads well moisturised & soft. So many people who have Greyhounds with corns recommend this, I have to try it. I managed to get rid of her corn, but I am now applying this every day in the hope she doesn’t get anymore.
In the meantime, I have used this on my hands as I have two “chaps” on my finger tips so I have used it today as soon as it arrived. It’s made the skin so much softer & therefore far less painful than they were yesterday.
So far, so good.
I purchased this for my husband who suffers from contact dermatitis resulting in dry itchy skin on the back of his hands and cracking/splitting to his finger tips.
I would describe it as more like a skin butter/mousse than a cream. It has no detectable perfume, just smells a bit plasticky. It absorbs extremely quickly and definitely provides both moisture and protection. The skin on his hands improved drastically within two days – he applies it 3-4 times a day as he works with chemicals.
I’ve reduced one star purely because of the feeling it leaves on your palms & fingers – it’s almost sticky (but without being sticky!) and takes quite a while to disappear… I know this is part of the ‘protective layer’ but I avoid using it on my fingers as I don’t like the it.
For solving dry, flakey, itchy, spitting skin it is fantastic!
Had cracked fingers and thumb, including a patch of cracked, open skin near my thumb, which nothing seemed to heal. O’Keeffe’s was an attempt to get skin into better shape and frankly I thought the claims made might be a little unrealistic but, after a couple of weeks my hands were in much better condition and the thumb crack, which I had for at least 3 months, gradually disappeared. I used the product at night only and last used it about 3 weeks ago. Probably worth using it on a daily basis if you want a barrier cream and, in my case, fewer wrinkles. A bit pricey but I’ve got about 2/3 of the jar left and for the beneficial effects I have to admit the cost was inor compared with the effect and relief after about 10 days use.
Having experienced years of very dry hands and trying many main brand hand and skin creams it has been a relief to try O’Keefe’s working hand cream. During the winter months my hands are particularly sore with painful splits in the skin on my fingertips. This hand cream melted into my skin without leaving a greasy residue, and has a pleasant fragrance. Within 3 days the fingertip skin splits were almost healed over and gone within the week. I apply the cream morning and night and after having my hands in water during the day ( and as a busy working Mum this can be many times daily ). No recurring splits in my fingertips since using this cream and my skin feels soft and hydrated. I now have this hand cream ready at home and work and would happily recommend it to friends and family.
Have been using this since I received it. Overall it does seem to do what it says. I work in the building industry and my hands were rough, could never go near microfiber it stuck to my mits like Velcro, and they were full of hacks and broken skin. After using it for a week or ten days there was a marked difference my hacks had diminished to the extent that they were almost gone and my hands felt a lot better. Now I’m getting near the end of the tub after using it twice a day since then and my hands are as soft as the wife’s, lol
This hand cream works.
If you suffer from cracked finger tips or the skin around your nail peels back a bit (aka lazy skin) then this cream will definitely help. I sometimes bite the skin around my nails when I’m working or if I’m thinking really hard about something (probably to help me focus) but it leaves the skin around my nails and at the end of my fingers looking a bit messed up.
I looked for a solution and decided to give this a try and after using this whenever I can, such as after every washing of my hands, and before going to bed, my hands have never looked better. It also helps me stop biting the skin as it actually tastes disgustingly medicinal!
Hope this helps!
This wonderful hand cream was recommended by a pharmacist after everything else I tried had failed to soothe a persistent itchy and cracked skin problem – including a prescription from my GP. From never having experienced any skin troubles in the past I was reduced to wearing plasters to go out because of the skin on my hands breaking and bleeding. This continued for a couple of years with skin getting a little better then much worse again until I started using O’Keeffe’s Working Hands cream. This is the only product that has helped what had become both depressing and embarrassing as well as a quite painful skin condition.
This stuff is amazing!
I have long suffered from dry hands that crack and bleed all too easily. I have tried many different creams, including one that was prescribed to me by my doctor, but none of them were effective. These creams would ease the pain on a very short-term basis, but I’d be back to square one every time I washed my hands.
This cream is in an entirely different league. To give an example, I came home from work last night with a number of different painful cracks/splits, a couple of which were bleeding. I applied the cream before I went to bed and woke up this morning with baby soft hands (I even washed my hands in the night). My wife says that she has never known my hands to be this soft.
This cream is exceedingly good value for money. Even if you apply it generously (which you don’t need to do) every day, it will last you at least a few weeks.
Hard to believe but it actually works with the first application. I live in London with very hard water so between the hard water, cold weather and harsh detergents, my hands were cracked, bleeding and extremely dry, they even started to discolour. This has been a wonderful find. I’m happy there were no side effects of using this on my atopic skin. However, the film it leaves on the palms of my hands is less than pleasant but it does dry if you give it an extra 3 mins or so.
This stuff is great, really does a good job of repairing the damage my hands seem to get whenever they do anything more that stroking velvet! I always get very dry, sore hands due to eczema, and if left untreated they start to crack and bleed, and get really sore, as well as looking pretty unsightly! This cream softens the skin a treat and kick starts the healing process, and definitely prevents this happening as much if i use it on a more regular basis.
Overall this is a cracking product, and you don’t have to be a rough and tough builder or lumberjack to justify using this!
Wow! Wow! Wow! An awesome product.
My hands had become extremely dry, cracked and wrinkled due to harsh winters and it was almost on the verge of looking bruised. I considered going to a dermatologist because some of the winter creams I tried didn’t work and I thought something was wrong with my skin.
I casually came across this product and after going through the glowing reviews decided to give this a try.
I’m so glad I gave this product a chance!
The effect is immediate. The cracked dry skin is gone and my hands feel so smooth and luscious. Now I regularly apply it on my hands before I venture out and after coming home and it makes a tremendous difference.
All in all a great product and a highly recommended one.
The only negative thing I will add is that after I ordered the product for 5.50, Amazon recommended to me the same product for 4.99! What a bummer! And I couldn’t even cancel my order to place the order for the other one.
I have suffered terribly with split dry sore hands and tried every hand cream and even prescription cream, nothing has ever helped…until now, this hand cream is the best stuff I have ever used, I’ve only been using it for a couple of weeks, my finger splits healed within a few days, trouble is you can forget to use it when your hands are ok and then they dry out and start to split, a couple of days using this healed them, and it’s so cheap compared to what I’ve bought in the past, use it everyday, it works, it really does, can’t recommend this enough
I bought O’Keeffe’s Working Hands hand cream for my Husband, who over the years has tried countless brands. His main issue is that his hands get so dry that they split at the joints and crack, leaving open sores that then bleed and take forever to heal. So, not only do I have to find something that helps heal current sores, I also needed something to prevent them coming back. Additionally every other hand cream took ages to absorb in to his skin, making everything he touched greasy; this doesn’t happen with Working Hands. He’s only been using the cream a week and it has made a very noticeable difference already, I no longer feel like I’m holding hands with a five fingered loofah. I honestly recommend this product and will most certainly be purchasing another when this one runs out. I can’t believe it has taken us so long to find the solutio
I have extremely dry hands and brittle nails particularly when the weather starts to get cold. I have tried many different hand creams without success, until I tried this. I apply it at night and again in the morning and that seems to be enough to keep my hands smooth and free from hacks. The real test will be during the cold winter months, but I feel optimistic that this cream will do the job. It doesn’t totally absorb when applied to my hands, it leaves a barrier which I don’t mind. I’d highly recommend this to anyone with extremely dry hands. Oh and it doesn’t smell of anything, which is even better.
This has worked where NO other hand cream has ever done in the past. I really suffer with cracked skin around my finger nails, particularly in the winter. They get so bad that they often bleed. I read somewhere that I should make sure that I dry my hands thoroughly every time that I get them wet and I know that was part of the reason for the mess they get in – my hands are always in and out of water – and though that helped a little bit, it wasn’t noticeably better. The before and after pictures on the pack convinced me to give this cream a go and I’m so glad that I did. It’s a nice big pot, though not as attractive as I would like, easily absorbed and a little goes a long way.
I was suffering from either dryness or eczema, not sure which, on my hands and knuckles. My skin was so dry, began to crack in areas and was white inbetween each finger. I used various hand creams, cheap to pricey, and nothing seemed to work. Most would leave my hands greasy.
That’s when i thought i’d try this due to the high ratings and it has not dissapointed at all. only need to use a little bit and my skin is completely smooth no cracks or whiteness whatsoever. Can’t recommend highly enough.
This stuff is amazing! AAt the age of 38 I’ve had eczema all my life and I now have Renauds Disease (affects circulation in my hands). This winter my hands have been a real state, craked, peeling, v v sore. I came online looking for raw coconut oil as it had been recommended, but I saw this and decided to try both. After a week the coconut oil had made not a scrap of difference to my hands, if anything they were worse as I was purposely avoiding anymore steroid creams while I tried it. After just two days using O’Keefe’s my hands were phenomenally better! Initially I applied several times a day, now it’s only a couple of times as my hands are so much better. No more steroids for me!
I have very fragile skin on the tips of my fingers and very dry hands especialy due to steriod cream use over the years for eczema. This is the only cream that makes any significant difference.( I have tried dozens of emollients over the years). I can put it on at night on very cracked fingers and wake up with a considerable difference in the severity of the cracks and also the general condition of my hands. It almost seems magical.
No surprise, therefore, that I can’t recommend highly enough.
he best hand cream I’ve found to date. I don’t look after my hands and they are subjected to dry mud ( on towels when I dry dogs paws), gardening and vegetable peeling on a daily basis. As a result they get very dry and I used to get ingrained dirt in my forefinger. This hand cream sorted that out within a couple of days. I don’t know how it works as the skin on my hands hasn’t gone super soft and I’m in no danger of getting blisters, however my hands look and feel so much better since using the cream and I definitely no longer feel embarrassed about their appearance.
I noticed that, after another five weeks of nappies and water play, the cracks were back again, despite my using the product at night. I’ve now upped my daily usage at work, and am going to apply it religiously at night, using gloves as well, on my left hand, the cracked one. Started last night and the pain has lessened already.
It does have an odd waxy feeling, but it it works, who cares? I should add that I tried lots of other things, but this is THE one for people who have wet or weather-exposed hands on a regular basis.
I have a horse and two dogs and after a winter of mucking out, filling haynets and water buckets and general outdoor animal activities, my hands were beginning to resemble two ageing chamois leathers !
I have tried many hand creams-ranging from the cheap to the very expensive- which feel great for a short while, then the effect wears off and my hands are back to being dry, splitting, sore and itchy.
I have applied this twice today since it arrived , each time after being out messing about with my mare.
You only need a very small amount of this cream, it absorbs super fast (I’m not one for waiting around for hand cream to sink in, I have neither the time, patience or inclination) and the results are remarkable.
My hands feel much more supple and nourished already and actually look 100% better than they did first thing this morning.
If you suffer with dry, ageing, chapped, splitting hands, buy this…..you will not be disappointed !
I suffer from very dry hands and when winter comes they usually end up with numerous painful cracks and get chapped easily, I’m a cabinet maker by trade so come into contact with numerous woods/glues and paints.
I have been looking around for some time and have tried many different hand creams that claim to repair chapped and cracked hands, this O’Keeffes cream is the only one I have found that actually works and that is after using it for just around 5 days applying 3/4 times a day, the cream is non greasy and leaves your hands feeling silky smooth and the painful cracks all but gone, I’ve normally got hands like rough sandpaper, so for me this is something very new. This cream has an ingredient that helps skin heal.
The jar is smaller than I thought but as explained on the instructions you don’t need much at all per application.
If you have cracked and chapped hands then this is the cream to buy, believe me it does work and I intend to carry on using it for the foreseeable future.
I work outdoors in the Landscaping industry and therefore my hands come in for a lot of stick with chemicals, machinery and other associated materials, plus I absolutely abhor working in gloves.
For the last 18 months or so I have suffered periodically from badly cracked skin on my hands and fingers. No end of lotions and potions from the doctor and chemists have been tried with varying degrees of success, ranging from average to poor. However within 2 or 3 days of using Working Hands, the improvement in my condition was nothing short of amazing. The cream is pleasant to use, has no odour and is also very reasonably priced. (In my case it was cheaper than a prescription from the doctor). I have been using the cream now for a couple of months or so and now only need to apply it, on average, once a week.
As previously stated, I think this product is absolutely brilliant and I would have no hesitation whatsoever recommending it to anyone.