I do have topical medication for it, but it washes off every time I wash my hands. I try and put it on at night, along with a heavy duty hand cream, and that seems to help.

I have eczema on my pinky and it gets really bad when I stress out.

Do you have medication for it? That always helps me.

Further to Vanessa's posting, you can get Uremol 20 cream (and the lighter "10" version) from this Canadian drug store that ships to the States. My sister is a fellow sufferer and she's found some relief with this stuff.

Like marylynn, I have a not quite helpful suggestion. I swear by a Canadian product called Uremol 20. I do have a bit of a stash though so can certainly offer some up if you'd like to try it.

I also had good luck with the Body Shop's hemp hand cream. It's creamy but not greasy. And has a pretty neutral scent which is nice for every day use.

My friend's baby had terrible excema all over, and she used Cetaphil daily and he got better. Worth a try anyway. She used the big tub of cream, I think she had to buy it at a pharmacy.

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It's fun... especially since all the blogs are going to be pretty guaranteed as recently updated. I hope people will actually use it... I haven't gotten an e-mail back from Mrs. Kennedy yet.

I just got a paraffin bath for my tendonitis and I've heard that they help with eczema. People (not me) put lanolin-based lotion on and then dip into the wax. Might be worth a try. I think my bath was about $30 and Bed, Bath and Beyond but I found another at a thrift shop for $5. Even if it doesn't help with the eczema, you'll love it for your hands and feet for just relaxing and exfoliating.

I get eczema from some shampoos & cleaners, etc so I just have to be careful and use those Two Weeks Money Back Guarantees if a new product makes me itch. And I always wear gloves to do dishes.

Otherwise I don't need any special creams or ointments to keep moisturized, even in the snow-swept Canadian Tundra.

Not much help, eh?

I'm a huge Burt's Bees junkie and I use the Almond Milk Beeswax hand cream most every night. Occasionally I use udder cream. Sounds gross but it's quite nice, and has no perfumes in it, since it's intended for animals. Solid beeswax lotion bars are hard to find but work great, and don't stop working after the first handwash, they soak into your skin and stay there.

amlactin is something people with dry skin (like myself) swear by. the active ingredient is ammonium lactate which i think i've seen in other products (other than this amlactin brand). you can buy the lotion at costco but not the cream. i think the cream would suite your needs better. on the down side, since the active ingredient is neutralized by ammonium hydroxide, there is a slight stink of ammonia. it also stings quite a bit for the first couple of minutes if you put it on extremely dry/irritated/broken skin. and it tastes horrible.

I have eczema, sometimes fairly bad on my hands. My favorite think to use is Kiss My Face Honey Calendula lotion combined with my prescribed medication.

I share your eczema pain. Last year, I was lucky enough to develop dry skin on my - get this - eyelids. Ooch does not begin to describe where it got worse and there was (of course) cracking and bleeding.

So, moving on to your call for hand lotion recommendations. I cannot recommend a combination of repeated use and Cetaphil's line of products to an eczema sufferer any more: I use their Therapeutic Hand Cream (I keep tubes in my car, bathroom, desk at work, and purse!), Daily Facial Moisturizer (also relieves a bit of sun damage paranoia with its SPF), and Moisturizing Cream and have sincerely noticed a difference, especially during this particularly itchy and scratchy change of seasons that catches me off guard, year after year, consequently making me play moisturizing catch up).

While the goods are a bit pricey if you're comparing to other drugstore brands, Cetaphil periodically sends opportunities for coupons via their e-newsletter. Regardless, the results are well worth the slight additional cost.

I hate to sound like a paid endorser of any company (and am not one for Cetaphil), but when something works, I run with it!

Best of luck! Please do continue to share your moisturizing findings (and eczema history!), as I'm always on the lookout for additional great recommendations!

My face is the Persian Gulf, but my hands are always dry. I live by Neutrogena Norwegian Hand Cream, unscented. It works like a charm. Good luck!

I love your blog! I don't have eczema but would second the goatsmilk lotion idea. Also, if you use the antibacterial liquids, your hands will look like sandpaper from the alcohol in the product so don't use it unless you really have to...like if had to use the BP bathroom that hadn't been cleaned since 1982. Also, I'd suggest adding some salmon or other oily fish to your diet if you haven't already. Good luck!

Thanks ladies! This is a good start. I actually put Eucerin Cream on my hands at night (it's like crisco, and it doesn't absorb right away), and that definitely helps. But I need something during the day. The stuff I use now is okay (Aveno), but I feel like I'm back to square one every time I wash my hands, no matter how many times I reapply the stuff.

Ok, this might be pretty useless advice but... I get really dry skin (not eczema but might as well be) and in the winter I use something called E45. It's from England. So that's probably not helpful. And if you need to use it on your hands, the fact it doesn't really absorb is also probably not helpful either (though they do make a handcreme). HOWEVER, this is good shit. If you can find a source I would recommend trying it - or look for something with similar ingredients. Seriously, I was miserable a couple of years ago and now am completely itch free so long as I use this in the winter.

I don't have eczema, but I do get dry skin this time of year. I've got two favorite products for my hands. The first is Bliss Spa's hand lotion and the second is a new product from Vaseline. When I use it (the Vaseline hand lotion) regularly my hands, particularly my cuticles look amazing.

I'm sorry to hear about your dry skin. I, myself, could give the pimply,greasy boy from the Simpsons a run for his money with the sheer amount of oil my skin produces. I seem to always have this dull sheen happening!

My hands, however, get SO dry in winter and I use Crabtree & Evelyn Hand cream. Any of them are really good but the Jojoba is specifically for dry dry skin and the Goatsmilk one is for sensitive skin. They work a treat!