Tips for dry hands from a dermatologist 

i’m here because of coronavirus and washing my hands so often

Really like this format of targeted, no nonsense information in a short video. I don't always have time to watch longer (10+ minute) videos, so the short video is really appreciated. Thank you!!

For years I have tried everything to combat my dry hands. Never even considered Aquaphor, it helped!! Finally now can have almost normal looking hands for the first time in years. Something so simple. Thank you so much.

I am not stopping watching your videos until I have seen every last one!!! I am learning soooo much!! Thank you Dr. Dray! I think you are just AWESOME!!!!!!

I have dry skin, but my hands are epically dry. I have chased down every hand lotion drying to combat this. Turns out I’m doing it wrong! This video is a gold mine!

Great info! I have a big trouble with dry skin on my hands. Winter is really a mess for them, but the worse is really the fact I wash my hands a lot. I will try to remember to put moisturizer more often, and will check if the one I got is appropriate, based on your useful info. Thank you.

Thanks Dr. Dray! Your advice always helps & works like a charm! -xo 💯

As someone who has worked in the clinical/medical field, I can certainly empathize with anyone who has chapped hands and/or hand eczema due to frequent hand-washing and the use of Purell, etc, before and after seeing every patient!. So, thanks for offering more preventive suggestions!. Cannot agree more with your strong suggestion the need for regular re-application of moisturizer to your hands and cuticles. Thanks for your re-encouragement!.

Everything I needed to hear. Thank you so much!!

Who's here in 2020?? ✋✋✋ This cold, January weather has my hands so chapped and dry! ☹

Thanks for the tips! Will definitely try them. I work as a housekeeper in a nursing home so I'm washing my hands 2-4 times an hour..... I also do laundry sometimes and while i dont have to wash my hands as much I'm guessing that the friction with folding the clothes is causing cracked fingertips since it's mostly on the thumb, pointer and middle finer

Excellent info! Thank you Dr. Dray.

Super helpful! In Guatemala, winters are certainly a lot different from those in the USA. Nevertheless, these tips were great for my always dry hands (I get the feeling that washing the dishes with no gloves doesn't help). And while finding what you recommend around our drugstores will be a challenge, I will try my very best to match your recommendations. Thanks a ton!

Great video. I just purchased some Aquaphor - so I am happy to see it is a product that you recommend.

Hey Dr. Dray! Please let me say that I absolutely love your videos-you have truly changed my life for the better, and I am forever grateful for you! I do have a question for you, though. I am a medical provider, and am also prescribed immunosuppressants, so it’s vital that I hand sanitize and wash my hands frequently. I’ve watched almost all of your videos but have yet to find a true antibacterial hand soap recommendation. Could you please tell me your favorite antibacterial hand soap, that would help decrease dryness and irritation? A good, moisturizing hand sanitizer recommendation would be great too, if you have one! Thanks so much! :)

Great Advice!! You answered one of my questions that I left on your eczema video. Lol. Tomorrow I’m off to cvs to buy some cotton gloves and Aquaphor!!! Thank you.

Love your clarity and wit. I'm learning so much from you. Thanks for all your effort, you are making a positive difference in my life. Xo

Super info, thank you!

Thanks for the tip Dr Dray 🥂

Thank you Dr. Dray!:)

Thank you for the tips I am a dishwasher and I am constantly washing dishes all day through the shift and drying them 100+ times a day. My hands are horrific!

I compulsively wash my hands due to anxiety and my hands are currently burning just from putting on lotion :(

Helped out a lot (I was kinda, rly ignorant about this) since I wash my hands way too much. I’m kinda a germaphobe so i was my hands with hot water and soap for like a minute like 30+ times a day

Great advice

Loved this

That was very useful

Your natural beauty proves you know what you're talking about! Hands are Soo dry. I'm a guy and looked this up lol..getting aquaphor from a nurse😁. 'shes gorgeous..MUST know what's up' lol. Reminds me of Zoolander 'i wanna help people... I dunno..read good and learn how to look better'🤣except you know it all it seems, and it shows

She is looking and talking to me like my mom advising me about hygiene I love it 😀

I use aklief from my dermatologist and it dries my face out so bad so I put aquafor on my face and it really helps!

Hi Andrea! I'm from Brazil and used to use vaseline on my body and hands while living there. It was always ok, I really preferred a cheap drugstore product called Davene, which is a cream made of oatmeal. Once I moved to London, UK, vaseline simply did nothing and on my first winter, all my body was itching really bad, and I was bleeding from dryness. I started using a product called E50, and that saved my life, and sanity. Once I moved to New Mexico, and E50 is not sold in the US, I started usingJohnsons baby oil, while still in the shower, without drying my skin, then applying a thick coat of whatever Eucerin, Cetaphil, Cerave I happen to have in the bathroom. It's been working, so far. And those Do double duty on my hands too, just before bed, and cotton gloves. I've been loving your videos, thanks a lot!

Dr Dray - I've really been enjoying your videos! Do you have any tips for nails with ridges? I heard that buffing them flat is not good. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you!

Every winter my hands get soo dry and crusty and they get this really weird puffy area in the middle of my palm... people are always asking me what is wrong with my hands and then they offer me lotion when they see it but lotion never helps.. good thing I have aquaphor

Thanks,I should buy that one. My hands are getting dry day by day.

Great video! Thanks for the time you spent on it. I have a question/topic I'm curious about that maybe you could address at some point. My friends are into using "all natural" products with only minimal ingredients that "you can pronounce". Many of them sell these costly products along with demeaning claims that I am causing my body irreversible harm with products such as Vaseline. I'm conflicted about what to believe.

Which goes on the hands first, the moisturizer or the sunscreen ? Thanks ! Love your channel.

it just started 2 days, its not even cold where i live, right at the time where i sleep, it becomes so dry like when you play with dirt and patting off the dry type of dry.

Thank you!!!

very helpful

My hands have become dry from washing my hands..this has never happened before!

Dr Dray, can you please tell me how I can get rid of Sun Tan on the back if my hand? There is a fine line which separates the tanned and untanned portion at the back of my hand. The Discoloration always gets worse in the Sun. I'd be really helpful. 😊

Only a part of one of my hand is dry, the rest is a normal hand but that little part hurts and its allways red and itchy. It feels like the bottum of someone with crusty feet foot, and it really stings and hurts to put lotion on it :(

If your going to wash your hands a lot then wash it with cold water instead of hot water because hot water can lead to dryness

I have suffered with extremely dry skin that occasionally bleeds, for a long time. What are your thoughts on steroid creams? I have been prescribed triamcinolone and betemethasone cream. I go back and forth between the two. Thank You

I love baking and cooking so I wash my hands probably too much and they are so dry and they are covered in little cuts. My knuckles hurt when I close my hand and my hand is throbbing akbdnakoqpqpwnbfnskkan. Thank you for the video I’m going to go to the store tomorrow and get the stuff you recommended

Would you recommend the product “Gloves in a bottle”?

What according to you is the best hand wash in market because there are several kind of hand watches and how to buy the right choice

When i bend my fingers down it hurt the skin on my knuckles my hands never done this any other year tragic

This is the first video I watched of you I’m new

I'm a nurse and constantly wash my hands. I neeeeeded this video! Thanks so much!

Does anyone know what this is: Whenever I go to school, my hands are constantly dry. No matter what time of the year it is. I wash my hands a lot, and I have lotion in my PE locker but it does nothing. When I get back home, they are normal. It doesn’t look dry, but the feeling is just horrible. And since I’m at school, I can’t put lotion on during class. I’ve had this problem for 7 years now, and still no solution. My mom just says to put lotion on, but I don’t think she realizes that this dry hand thing is constant. When I was 5 my parents would find me in the middle of the night putting lotion on! Does anyone have any suggestions? 😩

What can you tell us about this probiotic handwash by Tom's? Ca this be beneficial?

im 41 around 35 my left hand starting looking like a 80 year olds skin. its still this way. i lotion it many times a day

I can testify with Aquaphor

My hands are dry from working. I’m gonna try this.

Uhm so i have a REALLY bad problem with dry hands. We also use ovens to heat so theres basically no moisture in our house. Everybody elses hands are fine but mine arent. I just out moisturizer on from the pharmecy but my hands are burning now (top of my hands) i dont know whats going on or why its burning but im not alergic to the handcreme(i used it many times last year it was amazing) maybe because it was too dry. Hope you can help ;-;

i'm a daycare provider and i too wash my hands constantly. Is there a better soap to use? how do you feel about plain glycerin bars? Thank you, I really value your videos!

RIP my hands during COVID-19 & winter time. My PCP recommended O'Keefes.

My hands are dry but the thing is I live in a very humid country I drink lots of water but NVR thought of my hands that much and like people have been pointing out my palms are really wrinkly like an old woman even though I'm a teen so like I hope this works and btw is Nivea good for it besides aquaphor .

Is aquaphor great for the face?

Do you have additional tips for healing wounds around the nails from skin picking?

I'm a groomer/bather. I started 2 weeks ago and my hands are cracked dry and bleeding from being wet and soapy all day. I apply creme each day on my way home but it's not helping. I will start wearing gloves while I bathe but any other tips?

Does CeraVe Healing Ointment work as well? Thanks.

Can I use a hand cream as a facial cream?

what about wearing latex or nitrile gloves?

Will this work for skin damage from OCD?

would you recommend using the CeraVe Healing Oinment?

Is dimethicone good for moisture? Is very confusing because I thought silicones don’t let the moisture get to your skin. Sorry if it is a dumb question but, would you please elaborate on that. ? Thank you

Had to find this so that my hands dont look like they have scales any more😂

What if everything I use burns my hands. Even without fragrances?

Subscribed!

What kind of Brand of mild hand soap would you recommend? Lastly what kind of Brand for the body would you recommend, too?

how do you feel about moisturizing gel socks/gloves?

How to heal broken skin on hands and how to get rid off the discoloration ? Please help

Your hair looks great. I like it shorter.

Is petroleum jelly good too?

Does petroleum jelly like Curad work for dry hands?

5-6 Times a day wow

Please don’t mention winters cuz here in Saudi Arabia both winter and summer are crazy for the skin and skin is always dry and cracked we always use heavy Shea butter infused lotion 😭.

My brother has OCD and constantly washes his hands. I've counted 6 times in an hour before. I think my mom bought him gold bond. He constantly rubs and shakes them. I know they hurt. What kind of soap would you recommend and is the aquafor or cerave healing best for him or both? He will NOT see a doctor.

My problem is the back of my hands is severely dried and cracked.

What can you suggest to help heal red and cracked hands from excessive hand washing.

Looking nice in short hair❤️

You were so cute with your short hair!

I just put on so much hand cream dermatologist special AND after just 1 ONE min they were so dry UGHHHHH

i looked for the song dry hands by c418 and found this

It’s my cuticles and thumbs. They look horrible.

You look radiant.

My hands are horribly dry and peeling heavily... it’s summer

Thank you very much Dr. Dray. My hands had painful „cracks“ on the knuckles. I wasn’t exactly sure what to do or what to buy. After only a week, I have noticed repairing knuckles and applying hand sanitizer is not a nightmare anymore. Cheers!

What do you do for excessive wrinkles in your forehead?!

I’m at once a day with lotion - no wonder my hands are dry as the Sahara.

Hello hydrated skin!!!

i hate having soft dry hands, i just hate the feel, i like it when my hands are wet🤣 but washing my hands is why my hands are dry! from covid, but i liek washing my hands, also i hate moisturising my hands u get a greasy soft feeling i just want non dry hands ive never had them before but the thing is whenever i stop putting moisturiser on my hands they go dry i don’t want to live my life by adding moisturiser to my hands all the time, if u do it enough times can u eventually stop putting moisturiser on?? so ur hands go back to normal ?

I have wrinkly hands and it's ugly

This is not the song C418 made

I can feel myself getting smarter

What about dry eczema hands and hand soaps? HELP!!! L

I just used Vaseline once and my hands are like a baby’s ass

I was searching for the song 👁👄👁

I watched this because my hands get cracked with hand sanitizer and the cold