Dry skin is a common skin care issue that impacts people of all ages. Many factors can cause dry skin, even the weather.
Dry skin leaves your hands feeling cracked, rough, and uncomfortable. When you're looking for relief from dry skin symptoms, what are the best products and ingredients that can help?
At Camille Beckman, we create naturally-derived beauty and body care products that use proven ingredients to alleviate dry skin to create softer, beautiful hands.
Learn more about the best hand cream options for dry skin in this guide.
Glycerine Hand Cream & More From Camille Beckman
At Camille Beckman, our story begins with dry skin. Our owner and founder lived a busy, hands-on lifestyle, spending hours in her garden and yard. This left her with dry, cracked hands. She found that a family recipe featuring glycerine and sweet almond oil offered relief.
Decades later, our company is still creating hand creams and other products based on this original, family recipe.
For dry hand relief, we recommend our best-selling Glycerine Hand Therapy for daily moisture. You can also use our Silky Body Cream and Hand & Shower Cleansing Gel for further hydration.
Glycerine Hand Therapy
When you need a hand cream that nourishes your skin, look no further than our Glycerine Hand Therapy. This formula has many components that are great for hydrating skin on more than just the surface level to leave your hands refreshed and smooth.
Our Glycerine Hand Cream contains food-grade glycerine, sweet almond oil, and cucumber extract for soothing and moisturizing.
You can use this hand cream throughout the day, whenever your hands need a hydration boost.
Silky Body Cream
Along with our hand cream, we also offer Silky Body Cream to nourish your entire body. You can use this product on your hands, too, or whenever you need some extra moisturizing.
With sweet almond oil, cucumber, and more, you can go with a fragrance-free lotion or one of our many enticing scents.
Hand & Shower Cleansing Gel
Hydration begins when you take a bath or wash your hands. If you use soaps that are too harsh, they can worsen your dry skin.
Instead, opt for a calming, naturally-based shower gel and hand soap such as our Hand & Shower Cleansing Gel. If you prefer a bar soap, we also provide Glycerine Bar Soap in many scents.
With ingredients such as glycerine and fruit extracts, your hands and body will be clean and nourished at the same time. You can use this product for daily hand washing or as a body wash.
A Daily Routine For Dry Skin Relief
If you struggle with dry hands, we recommend using a consistent routine to find relief. By using the same products daily, you’ll likely see better results than applying many different products. Instead, let your skin benefit with a routine application process.
Here is what we suggest to relieve dry skin:
Recommended Morning Routine
- Use Hand & Shower Cleansing Gel to wash: When you get ready for the day, our cleansing gel leaves you smelling great without drying out your skin. We also recommend using this gel to wash your hands, so you can keep it in your bathroom and kitchen.
- Apply Silky Body Cream to body: Once you’ve washed for the day, our Silky Body Cream will nourish your body and hands without leaving a greasy feeling behind.
- Treat dry hands with Glycerine Hand Therapy: Last but not least, use Glycerine Hand Therapy on your hands. You can also re-apply throughout the day as needed.
Recommended Evening Routine
- Wash up with Hand & Shower Cleansing Gel: If you shower or bathe at night, you can use our Hand & Shower Cleansing Gel on your entire body. Or, wash up your hands or anywhere that needs a refresh. If you want to further relax with products good for your skin, consider our herbal-based Bubble Bath.
- Use Silky Body Cream before bed: Then, after getting all clean, apply the Silky Body Cream over your hands and body before resting.
- Apply a thick layer of Glycerine Hand Therapy before sleeping: For lasting hydration, use a thicker layer of Glycerine Hand Therapy overnight. You can even use gloves over the hand cream for intense results.
Our products are gentle enough that you can use them multiple times throughout the day but efficient enough that you can see results with one application.
Natural, Whole Ingredients For Nourished Hands
Ingredients are crucial when it comes to hydration. Some body care products contain ingredients that dry out the skin or only moisturize on a surface level.
This is why we focus on naturally derived ingredients and proven formulas that actually work. We use as many whole ingredients as possible and don’t include harsh fragrances or unnecessary items that can harm the skin more than help it.
Here are some of the ingredients we use to help nourish your hands and prevent dry skin:
Food-Grade Glycerin
The glycerine in our hand cream comes from vegetables. Glycerin works great for nourishing skin because it’s a humectant, which is a product that helps pull lotion from the outer layers of the skin to the deeper layers.
Glycerin also has many other benefits for your skin. It can promote healing and protect your skin barrier.
Sweet Almond Oil
Sweet almond oil is another ingredient known for nourishing the skin. It’s been used for hundreds of years because of its soothing and hydrating properties.
The reason sweet almond oil is great for dry hands is because it contains many vitamins and components that promote hydration, including Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Vitamin E.
Aloe
You may have used products containing aloe vera or aloe before. Aloe-based products, like the aloe leaf juice found in Camille Beckman’s Glycerine Hand Cream, are good for treating Psoriasis and overall skin dryness.
Vitamin E
Vitamin E is found in many of our hand and body care products because it is so great for the skin. According to many studies, Vitamin E contains antioxidants that can protect your skin from the sun and deter cell damage.
Cucumber
Cucumber-based ingredients are full of water and Vitamin C, so they are great for soothing the skin. Cucumber is also gentle and great for sensitive skin types.
Fragrance-Free Options For Dry Skin
When you have dry skin, it’s important to use products that don’t contain harsh fragrances or dyes. Our body care options all contain many natural, whole ingredients, so even our fragrances are mainly derived from essential oils.
While our scented body care products are safe to use, some people with dry or sensitive skin prefer fragrance-free alternatives. So, we are happy to offer fragrance-free Glycerine Hand Therapy and Silky Body Cream options for you.
Our unscented Vitamin E products feature an added boost of Vitamin E to give our dry skin the care it needs.
Busting Common Myths About Dry Skin Care
You may have heard myths about dry skin before. Perhaps you’ve heard suggestions of which products to use or at-home remedies. Unfortunately, there are many misconceptions out there about dry skin care.
We want to clear up some of these myths to ensure you see relief when caring for dryness.
Myth 1: You can fix dry skin by drinking more water.
It’s easy to assume that drinking more water will cure dry skin issues, but this isn’t always the case. If you are dehydrated, drinking more water may help. But, often dry skin is due to other issues such as the weather or skin type.
While drinking more water is often good for health, it’s unlikely to repair your dry skin completely. Moisturizing products are still key.
Myth 2: Your skin stays the same year-round.
Some people may be more prone to dry skin than others, but the way your skin feels will change depending on many factors. Dry, cold weather during the winter can really worsen dry skin and lead to painful symptoms. Other factors like genetics, medications, and health conditions also play a role.
When your dry skin is worse, be extra sure to apply hydrating, soothing products every day.
Myth 3: You need to use multiple products to fix dry skin.
The idea that more products equals better results is a persistent myth in skin and body care, but it can be counterproductive. While your skin can handle more than one product, using too many at once doesn’t always make things better.
Your skin can only absorb so much at once, so it’s usually better to stick to a couple of key hydrating products and use them consistently.
Keep Your Skin Moisturized & Happy!
Dry skin is frustrating and uncomfortable, but you can find effective relief. You deserve to love how your skin feels and to find nourishing products that work.
At Camille Beckman, we are committed to providing formula-forward options that contain natural ingredients and are free of additives that strip moisture.
Learn more about how our hand and body care can keep your skin soft and beautiful, or find a store near you with Camille Beckman products.