Best hand cream for lambing hands

[neilo]

One tip on rotten lamb smell. Cold water. Hot water opens the pores and let's the rankness in. Scrub with the soap before letting water anywhere near you first.

Dermashield is an effective barrier cream, which stops that even being a consideration IME. Just wash it off, end of.
At the same time, that barrier retains the moisture in your skin, avoiding it drying out and getting chapped. Happy days.

 

[Nithsdale]

I can’t like this enough. Far better to stop the cracks appearing in the first place, than to try and make them bearable after.
I’ve been using Dermashield for many years now. It’s so good as a barrier, it even stops the smell of rotten lambs getting into your skin pores, which as every experienced shepherd knows, will take days to get out later.
Marvellous stuff. During lambing I always have a can in the kitchen to apply before I go out, and another can in the lambing shed to ‘top up’ if I wash my hands several times outside.

Working hands, once a day - before you go to bed does the same job without needing to reapply through the day (although tub does say to apply as and when you feel you need it)



Agree that it doesn't matter what you use, most important thing is keeping your skin moisturised and in good condition to start with - rather than waiting until it's dry and cracked then trying to 'make it better'.

 

[Nithsdale]

One tip on rotten lamb smell. Cold water. Hot water opens the pores and let's the rankness in. Scrub with the soap before letting water anywhere near you first.

+1

You should never wash your hands with hot water, especially if you've been working with something smelly.

 

[abitdaft]

The thing about olive oil is that it generally is already in the cupboard, so already at hand. Have to say udder cream is brilliant!

 

[neilo]

Working hands, once a day - before you go to bed does the same job without needing to reapply through the day (although tub does say to apply as and when you feel you need it)



Agree that it doesn't matter what you use, most important thing is keeping your skin moisturised and in good condition to start with - rather than waiting until it's dry and cracked then trying to 'make it better'.

Tried ‘Working Hands’, and many others, over the years and none have been as effective as a good barrier cream IME.
I also use E45 year round in the evening, but I wouldn’t want to rely on it when i’m Constantly wet, then dry, then wet again, all day long.

 

[Nithsdale]

Tried ‘Working Hands’, and many others, over the years and none have been as effective as a good barrier cream IME.
I also use E45 year round in the evening, but I wouldn’t want to rely on it when i’m Constantly wet, then dry, then wet again, all day long.

Possibly not as a barrier, but I've not found anything which has kept my hands in such good condition with as minimal use.

I don't really get on with E45 that well. Tried the hand cream and lotion types... Atrixo is better (and smells nicer)

 

[BDBed]

Aveeno is what the mrs gave me to use. Couldn't believe how good it was. After trying everything else she wouldn't use anything else.

 

[firther]

+1

You should never wash your hands with hot water, especially if you've been working with something smelly.

never knew that, ya learn some ert new everyday

 

[steveR]

One tip on rotten lamb smell. Cold water. Hot water opens the pores and let's the rankness in. Scrub with the soap before letting water anywhere near you first.

Very true, but as neilo accurately points out, stop it from happening in the first place is far better...