When sweater weather hits, so do dry, chapped hands. Our hands go through a lot every single day — washing, cold air, sun exposure, cleaning products… no wonder they often end up dry, rough, or irritated.
A good hand cream is a must, but choosing the right one makes all the difference! Some formulas contain controversial preservatives, allergenic fragrances, parabens suspected of being endocrine disruptors, or mineral oils derived from petroleum.To make things easier for you, here are 10 hand creams rated 100/100 on Yuka, formulated without harmful ingredients.
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Unscented Hand Cream - EO
Excellent - 100/100
With a fragrance-free and cruelty-free formulation designed for sensitive skin, this hand cream has a rich and velvety texture. |
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Oatmeal Unscented Hand Cream - Attitude
Excellent - 100/100
This hand cream is vegan and made with 98.9% naturally sourced ingredients, including oat extract, in a lightweight, fragrance-free formula. |
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Coconut Hand Balm - Sephora
Excellent - 100/100
Formulated with shea butter, coconut, and plant-based ingredients in a vegan composition, this hand balm is travel-sized for on-the-go use. |
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Badger Balm Hand Balm - Badger
Excellent - 100/100
With antioxidant-rich ingredients and a fresh scent, this balm is designed for use on rough or chapped skin and suitable for sensitive hands. |
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Pure Goat Milk Hand Cream - Beekman
Excellent - 100/100
This hand cream features a fragrance-free formula made with goat milk and botanical extracts, designed for dry and sensitive skin. |
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Unscented Hand Cream - Weleda
Excellent - 100/100
With a formula free from ethyl alcohol, parabens, phthalates, and synthetic preservatives, this cream is cruelty-free and designed for gentle daily care. |
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Rêve de Miel Hand Cream - Nuxe
Excellent - 100/100
This hand cream is formulated with honey, botanical oils such as avocado, sweet almond, and argan, along with shea butter and vitamin E for a non-oily finish. |
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The Hand Cream - Nécessaire
Excellent - 100/100
Formulated with niacinamide, ceramides, marula oil, marula butter, and shea butter, this hand cream is fragrance-free and vegan. |
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Cold Cream Hand Cream - Avène
Excellent - 100/100
With a rich and non-greasy texture, this hand cream is designed for dry and chapped hands with a fast-absorbing formula. |
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Intensive Hand Balm - L'Occitane
Excellent - 100/100
This hand balm contains 25% shea butter in a rich, family-friendly formula suitable for ages three and up, designed for dry to very dry skin. |
Like all our rankings, this one was conducted completely independently, and no brand has paid to be included.
Thank you for this list of hand creams, I will consider these items for holiday gifts!
Love the list of good products thank u for that. Keep them coming
Thanks for the information I usually get some hand creams from grove and I Yuka them. I’ll definitely try the ones listed also.
I have been using L’Occitane for 15 + years do great to see on the list. Study was very helpful.
Thank you for this extremely helpful information . I look forward to your next study.
Consider adding Neutrogena Norwegian Formula Hand Cream (40% glycerin) for cracking very dry hands. This is the only hand cream with 40% glycerin on the market. Just a dab is enough to cover both hands. Great stuff.
I love and enjoy your information thank you !!
Thank you for sending this great information!! I will support the ones listed
Yuka is my favorite app. I use it all the time. Thank you for all the research you do.
Thanks for the information it helps a lot
Coconut Hand Balm is my favorite reasonably priced hand cream. Thanks for the valuable info on others I can safely choose.
I appreciate the list of hand creams as I apply many time a day.
It’s amazing the research you do. Thank you so much for your time and efforts in keeping us updated on all the products.
Thank you for what you do and for your help with allowing us to know about everything in the grocery products.
Thanks for the update information. It is timely and relevant. 😀
Thank you for what you do!
Thank you! Much appreciated. Your Yuka app helps us so much to be able to know what is safe and healthy to use.
Thank you for this information it helps a lot.
What do you recommend for creepy skin?
Thanks fir sharing! I love that you’re doing this. It’s so difficult trying to figure out what’s bad and good on my own!
Crepey skin is an issue. Is there anything that can eliminate this condition?
This is good information but I am desperate to find something for crepey skin. Is there anything that will eliminate this condition?
I love the Yuka app….not only does it rate the product but breaks down the plus and minus features.
Thank you for sharing!!
Thank you !!! I’m new to a chronic condition of eczema . I need a good hand cream when I’m in a non flare up
Thank you for these healthier and effective hand lotion recommendations and all the valuable information you continue to provide.
Thank you, it’s good to know. Appreciate you sharing your knowledge.
Wow, thank you, hadn’t used any of these & will get one to try today!
Pure Unrefined Shea Butter should be at the top of this list. It penetrate all 3 layers of skin and heals on the cellular level. What you need comes from nature.
Great news ✌🏽🙏🏽💕
Thank you! This is so helpful!! I like Beekman’s pure goat milk. So happy to see it rated 100/100.
I was just thinking about needing to find a healthier hand cream the other day! Thank you so much for saving me the all the time and effort of figuring one out. You’re the best!
Thank you, I’ll try the Badger Balm
Thanks!
Thanks for the amazing information! Excited to try 1 at least.
Thanks for this great info. I will try the goat milk hand cream. 👍🏽
Have you considered Melaleuca’s Renew?
The outermost layer of the skin is the epidermis, and its top layer is the stratum corneum–this is your body’s moisture barrier. This waterproof barrier physically protects you from harmful bacteria and other pathogens while also secreting bacteria-killing oils. Loss of moisture leads the skin to shrink and crack, exposing the cells beneath.
Keratin-filled cells (corneocytes) maintain skin hydration, but the moisture they absorb is lost as dead skin sloughs off, replaced by new cells. Without proper moisture levels, the epidermis becomes less flexible, leading to premature aging, irritation, and adverse affects on other body networks.
Renew Intensive Skin Therapy Lotion provides the key hydration needed to support the body’s moisture barrier with clinically proven results in less than 24 hours!
Literally the BEST! Has like double the moisture than Eucerine. It will stay absorbed into my skin for a couple of days even after showering. I don’t need to apply it everyday. Their basic hand cream is wonderful too. 😀
Where do We purchase this product??
Thank you, for this. I’ve been wondering what CeraVe was rated as it’s used several times a day. I will now switch to one of the 10.
Thank you so much for these informative emails! You are so very much appreciated for all you do!
Thanks for the ratings. Please rate facial moisturizing cream.
Thank you for sharing!! I love Yuka!
I really appreciate seeing the top-rated hand creams. I never know which lotions are a good option, so these product notes are very good for us. Thank you.
Pls rate shampoo for me
Thank
Thank you! I love Yuka! Please rate body creams for us.
Any suggestions for crepey skin 👵🏻
Thank you so much! A great assortment and well priced! Perfect stocking stuffers for everyone!!! 🎄
Thank you, this is great info. I have very dry, cracked hands and am always looking for good hand creams. I also have allergies to certain ingredients so my skin is always breaking out!
I just love YUKA. Thank you for this review and for finding one that is vegan.
Thanks. I love this type of helpful information.
What are the top rated facial cleaners?
Thanks… it’s so hard to find great products without shea butter that smell great at a good price… I’m allergic to Shea, so I miss out on a lot of products. I love fragrance.
Thank you for this information Julie. I get very dry hands during the winter and this will help tremendously.
Thanks for all the information! Yuka has been my go to on all shopping trips for 3 years! I scan everything!
Great Info on hand cream. Thank you
Glad to find a family friendly hand balm. 😊
The EO is 2 for $19.99 and the Attitude is $12.99 for one. I don’t know where you found it for the prices you list, but sadly this is all too pricy for us seniors on social security. Once again, the safe stuff is for the well-to-do.
Dee I read your post. Please email me. I would love to gift you the EO or whichever product you would like to try.
Great info on hand cream. Thank you!
Thank you for that app, it is so helpful!
Thank you so much for this app! It has completely changed mine and my wife’s lives! Before, we had such a hard time trying to figure out what was actually good for us and you guys have taken all the guess work outta shopping. Again, thank you so much!!!
Thanks. Got recs on body creams/oils for 70 yr. old skin?
Thank you for sharing and caring about our health.
So appreciate having this knowledge as I shop, have been trying to use up product to replace my poorer choices.
Thank you
Thanks for the info
Thank you. This is a great help. It is helping me through my cancer journey.
Great app! Are any creams available in environmentally-kind packaging, eg plastic-free? I also find pouring a small amount of pure olive oil feels really good on the backs of my hands.
Thank you,what do you recommend for body cream
Also need a good face cream.
I just ordered Necessaire today. Looking forward to trying it. I’m very familiar with the event called cream products, which are also excellent.
Would you please post ratings on a body lotion that nourishes my 60 year old thirsty skin.
How about for the face? Male face, not too concerned with crows feet etc., just dry face in the winter.
This information is very helpful. Thank you.
Thanks for all your good works! Especially about Preservative in your Food JFK jr should be giving you an award!!!
Many Thanks Again,
Thank you for the information. My husband and I go in the grocery store and we yuka everything possible. I tell all my friends about the app. I love this app.
These are in plastic or metal. Seems potentially toxic?
My fingertips torture me all winter, they crack and split and bleed and I have to wear little rubber tips or bandaids on them. Ugh. not to mention ouch. I will try your list, starting with Badger Balm now that I know it is kind to humans. Thank you!
Thanks that information was helpful
Thank you!! Love getting this kind of information
Thank you. This review was very helpful. Ten brands pretty much guaranties I’ll be able to find one near me without going online and burning more fossil fuel in order to deliver. Would you kindly do face creams next?
Thank you for the great info , I am always desperately seeking healthy hand & body lotions , I also need to know where to purchase the recommended ones , I live in a small town where products are limited , please help 🙏
Thanks man 👍🏼
Thank you so much for the information. Now I can get me a good hand cream/ lotion. Thank you for all y’alls hard work
Great information, I shall see which one is best for me
I was wondering about the Badger Balm so now I now its safe! Thanks.
Good info. Cold weather coming … need a good cream to protect against the freezing cold. Thank you,
Thank you so much Julie and Yuka team🫶🏽!
I have shared this App with so many! Now I have my list of clean face care at an affordable price!
And Badger Balm for winter coming ❄️
Which of these would not leave residue or Stain furniture fabric. There’s always a yellowish stain where my husband applies body lotion/cream to arms nd legs when he sits in recliner. Help!.
Thanks. Please do one for face. Please
Thank you! Very helpful list. I especially like that approximate prices were included. I’d like to see lists like this more often…. maybe facial soaps and creams!
What is the best sunscreen?
I am elderly and you have no idea how much I love this app. especially your recommendation.