I started using udder cream cross stitching many years ago and still do with quilting. It is not greasy and I can go right back to what I was doing after applying it. The skin is tougher on the ends of both first fingers but they have never cracked or bled. I have Voltaren gel (RX needed) an arthritis cream for my hands that I have noticed works well as a hand cream. It is greasy going on but after a few minutes it is completely absorbed and the pain is gone for a few hours.