I work at a custom glass studio, making stained glass windows, so wearing latex gloves is a constant reality. This past year I developed a very serious rash due to the chafing from wearing those gloves. Tried switching glove brands, things got worse. Finally had to use prescription cortisone cream because the rash had become an infection as the skin was no longer able to heal properly.
God BLESS the sales clerk at the local hardware store...the jars of Working Hands at checkout beckoned so I asked her if she'd heard anything good about this product, and I showed her my hands. She said absolutely it will heal up my hands, she told me her husband works in construction and it saved his hands as well.
I bought a jar and decided to apply it in the car on my way home, I was so desperate to see the results.
Within a few minutes my hands were tingling, and I thought oh no it's an allergic reaction, my skin is so raw and sensitive here we go again.
By the time we got home (15 minutes later) the tingling had subsided, and a soothing sensation set in. A few hours later my hands looked better already, and within a few days I kid you not, it was as though they'd never suffered. I have NEVER had such a great outcome/result in a hand cream, period.
Signed up for life on this one!
If they can figure out something as effective for the face, I'm in...!

I picked up a half dozen of these the last time I was at Lee Valley. My husband keeps one at work and one in his night table and I keep one in the kitchen. My husband (probably like a lot of men) doesn't use hand cream as much as he should as a PREVENTIVE and so every winter, the skin on his finger tips gets so dry that it cracks and splits and he tries to use this as an excuse never to have to scrub a pot (doesn't work...I get him nice new rubber gloves every few months!). When we first got a tub of Working Hands, he was more than a little amazed at how well it worked and how quickly it made a marked difference in the cracked skin on his finger tips. He particularly likes that it doesn't feel greasy and although he does reapply in the daytime when he needs it, he likes the night-time application idea. Now, he tries to remember to apply it every night and I use it often too. I've also found it to be very good on my heels. I'd love to be able to find their foot cream as well, but Lee Valley only has the hand cream. Last week, my sis-in-law and her boyfriend were here and he was saying that the skin on his finger tips was cracking badly. I gave him a tub of this stuff (like I say, I've got half a dozen - now 5 - "in reserve"). He's quite amazed by it too. The packaging of this is a round tub and the lid is designed so that it's easy to get a "finger-hold" on it to open it.

Same ingredients (different color package) as O'Keeffe's Healthy Feet cream, which I recently added to the product reviews. It's possible that the two (hand and foot creams) are interchangeable. I don't think I'd use on my face as one reviewer suggests. I don't think I'd use on my hands either, come to think of it - when I put it on my feet, I don't love the residue it leaves on my hands. For feet, though, it rules.

Long story short--buy it, and don't be afraid to use it on your face, too!!!
Now long story--I saw this advertised in a magazine and looked up some reviews...decided to take a chance on it since I tend to get a split on the side of my thumb every few weeks even though I use a lot of lotion (I also wash my hands a lot, so...) I stopped at Lowe's specifically for this stuff and found it in the painting aisle (down a bit from painting tape.) However, I wasn't REALLY buying it for my hands.
One man said in a review (not here) that he used it for his nose and it seemed to work very well, so not to be afraid to try the product on the face. I happened to have a cystic zit that wouldn't heal so I finally messed with it just to get it healing...which always leaves me with a small patch of dry, peeling skin while it heals so I wanted to try this stuff on it. I was afraid it might clog my pores, but frankly I've been breaking out so much (lots of small ones that are just bumps) that I figured I wasn't risking much anyway.
The lotion is a bit more on the solid side, but it liquifies to body heat fairly well...in fact, the directions say to use this at night since body temp increases and that makes the product work better. I put it on my face and I could feel a little tingling where I had been messing around, but nothing near uncomfortable (the box says you may feel this and it's alright.) I can see why some people might feel this is greasy, but I'm not sure I'd use that word...but it certainly did not sink in entirely...I could still feel a little of it when I washed my face in the morning, but it came off with my facial cleanser with no problem.
I've used it for the last 3 nights, and not only has it not clogged my pores, but I have actually seen a decrease in the number of bumps--a benefit I was certainly NOT expecting! Since it's made for open breaks caused by extreme dryness, I'm wondering if it might have some antibacterial properties? Anyhow, it certainly did not clear all of my zits and get rid of all of my dry skin over my bump in one night, but it did help right off and I have seen definite improvement with use.
For nearly 3 weeks I was using lemon juice on my skin at night and letting it sit all night long in an attempt to get the upper hand of my acne, and it helped some but not nearly like this stuff seems to be, and keeping this stuff beside the bed instead of traipsing to the fridge and back every night is certainly more convenient. It's not a miracle cure, but it's worth the money! (I think it's nearly $7 for 3.4 ounces, which is relatively expensive so I may keep it for only my face, but for a facial moisturizer that keeps zits at bay, I feel that's very reasonable!)
I'll be interested to keep an eye on the reviews for this product and see how others feel about it.

I got this stuff at Lowe's (yes, the home supply store), of all places! It was sitting there on an end cap at the cash register, and I picked it up and decided on a lark to buy it. Boy, am I ever glad I did! I work in a kitchen and have to wash my hands with harsh antibacterial soap over and over every day, and my hands really pay the price. They always look dry, red and raw, and at times they even begin to crack. They definitely look every one of their forty years, if not older, and I can't seem to do anything about it, because I can't find anything that will moisturize them well enough overnight to make up for the abuse they get all day...until O'Keefe's Working Hands Cream. This stuff is truly a miracle worker. It sinks right into my skin and immediately plumps it up, giving it a younger, smoother appearance. My skin stays hydrated for hours and hours (given I don't have to scrub my hands repeatedly), so overnight application is a must. I wake up to soothed, moisturized hands in the morning. I have fewer lines and less crepiness on the backs of my hands now, and my fingertips are not always threatening to crack wide open anymore. What a relief! I plan to check Sally's to see if they offer this in a tube, since mine is in a small jar and is kind of a pain in the butt to deal with, but if they don't have it I'll head right back to Lowe's and buy out their current stock!

This stuff is AMAZING if you use it daily!! I get nasty skin cracks on my thumbs and fingers that are painful and take a while to heal. When I first used it, the dry, cracked skin around my fingers didn't magically heal overnight as I thought they would (wishful thinking!). Slightly disappointed, I continued using this product and reapplied this crème at least twice daily. After the first week, I noticed no new skin cracks. I still had dry areas on my thumbs and fingers but nothing was cracking. I've also been putting this crème on my heels.
After a month of daily use, I'm happy to report that my heels are 90% smoother and I don't get skin cracks unless I get lazy and don’t use this crème daily. In order to get the full benefits of this product, you must use this crème at least once a day. This product is not greasy but it leaves a weird powedery feel that took me a week to get over (I don't even notice it now!).

This hand cream is a MIRACLE! It is the only thing that has worked on my extremely dry, rough, cracking, bleeding, painful, winter hands. I found it at Cosmetics Plus after asking the SA for anything that might help me. She instantly recommended this and mentioned it was created by nurses because of their constant hand washing, glove wearing, etc. (Don't know if this is true since the bottle states, "Pharmacist's Formula"). All I know is that it is wonderful. It has made my hands smooth and soft again, no more dry painful hands. I normally use it at the office and the softness even lasted over the weekend when I forgot to use it. This stuff has transformed my hands back to normal. It is not greasy at all, soaks right in within 30 seconds and it doesn't wash off either. It cost's $5.99 for 3 oz & comes in a convenient tube. I will definitely be stocking up on this. continued >>

I read about this on the message boards and although I was tempted to order from their site, I have so many hand creams I figured it was silly. Saw it in a store over the weekend so now I finally get to try it. It is indeed excellent. You only need a very small amount to completely smooth and moisturize your hands. The results last a while, as well. A very good cream and especially good for this time of year.

I saw this in a sample tube at Walgreens so for $.99 I thought it wouldn't hurt to try it out on my very dry callused feet. After only one night of rubbing it in and putting socks on, my feet were sooo soft in the morning! It has no scent and is a rich creamy thick cream in an easy to squeeze tube. I cannot wait to find larger tubes of this stuff and stock up, it really did the trick.