I have eczema and my hands are always cracking. At night I use AquaPhor. Really good but greasy. In the daytime I use the cheap stuff from the $ store. Someone here recommended it. It's creamy petroleum jelly with vitamin E and is in a blue and white tube. It absorbs very nicely so i can use it and continue to quilt. Sometimes I mix it with aloe gel that I got at the health food store. Aveeno is good too. I tend to use whatever seems to work that day. I will try the glycerin and acid mantle. When you have eczema it's a never ending battle.