corn huskers lotion works well, if you put it on heavy at night when you are going to bed, in the morning your hands are soft and supple. it is an ongoing problem for everyone who works with textiles on a regular basis. i use different things every day...i love gloves in a bottle, i also use vaseline intensive care lotions through out the day, it is just necessary to reapply often. i set timers when i sew ... and force myself to take a break every 45 minutes...first thing i do when the timer goes off is turn it off and put on lotion. then i take my break. and if my hands are very dry that day i reapply lotion when i reset the timer and go back to work. nothing is going to work that you only apply once a day. the often part is important. someone sent me some Udder Cream for a gift once, it made my hands break out horribly and took almost 2 weeks to heal, so i try to use the lotions that have been around for a long time...like the vaseline intensive care lotions.