Use the Vit E jars the Vasaline jar and about 2 or 3 more small jars.

I just deal with it, can't stand anything on my hands or feet.

Where do you get the lanolin?

Oh Beth, I was getting hopeful they were carrying the foot cream again (Joan's web page says it's coming back)! They carry the hand cream but not the foot cream. Thanks for looking though - are you a QVC shopper too?

I use 'baby cream' at night, so I don't have to worry about greasiness. I have exzema on my hands so I win for "sandpaper" hands. This is the only thing I have found that works and does not irritate my exzema. The downside is it is getting harder to find. In a pinch, during the day, I use old fashioned Corn Huskers Lotion. No grease, no color and smells nice too. I have to go to Walgreen's to find it. I hope this helps.

Not lately, forget about it since I found this place. LOL. I put the name in google and I did see a site that had the foot cream. Can't remember which one though. Just found it. Ebay has some.

a few drops of glycerin works wonders. no greasy residue, inexpensive, and available everywhere. i keep a bottle on my sewing table. hope it works for you. connie

"Gloves in a Bottle"

A little goes a long way and it is absolutely greasless!
I rub a dab in right before working with my fabric and have no problem. My local fabric store carries it along with several other brands. A little goes a long way, believe me.

It is hypoallergenic, fragrance and colorant free.
It provides a "shield" on your skin to help keep moisture in and unwanted stuff out.

When I do work in the garden I always use latex free rubber gloves and will often apply a coat of Bag Balm on before putting the rubber gloves on. Bag Balm, being greasy, moisturises my hands while I work in the soil and by the time I take the gloves off, there is no greasiness left. I find the rubber gloves much easier to work with than fabric garden gloves and my hands stay clean and dry - when I'm done I just pitch the rubber gloves. (Also use them for other dirty work around the house.)

They also come in handy when I need to move my quilts around while quilting...

Just checked, "Gloves in a Bottle" has Dimethicone in it also.

My hands and feet get horribly chapped. What we advised our chemo patients with issues on hands and feet was Eucerin Cream. I use it religously just out of the shower on my hands, feet and elbows. Great results if you are consistent!






































































































































































































What works brilliantly is to rub in Eucerin Cream to borth every morning gettin out og the shower.

Concerning the recipe for hand lotion in previous entries:

Actually the recipe I was given and use is a little different.

15 oz baby lotion (love the night time baby lotion with soothing aromas like light lavender scent)
1/2 cup vaseline
8 oz. vitamin E cream

I used a pump container - empty and cleaned pump from dollar store hand sanititizer ($1).
Until I know what I want to do with the "batch" of lotion, I put it in a container like empty salsa or spagetti jar.
I have found bottles and containers of all sizes at stores that work. Find the right bottles and it's great as gifts.
When I give it as a gift I add to the note that it's: Hand and Body Lotion with soothing aromas made by .....

I'm an RN and I think I'm going to make this recipe and give it in jars as gifts to my co-workers for Christmas...place a piece of fabric on the jar lid with a ribbon...I think they'll like it.

Nurses have soooooooo much trouble with dry hands because of the harsh soaps and the frequency we have to wash our hands....esp. in the winter.

Bellaboo, I like your idea of making hand lotion. I work in a school cafeteria and am always washing my hands.
Thanks for the recipe.
Kathyd

Does anyone know where to buy cute little tins to put it in?
The only tins that I see or I should say that I look for are the ones for the holidays for cookies.

I use any brand of body butter. I keep 2 jars in the sewing room...even if I end up with small marks on the quilt, it washes out completely. No problems!

You can put as much vaseline as you like in the mix. I like a lot so it will be fluffy and not thin. This is the basic bottom line ingredients for about all lotions/body creams. You can add other ingredients like the commercial ones do. My grandfather use to use lanolin lotion. It was a semi clear lotion in a glass bottle with yellow label. I remember seeing it sit on his shelf like it was yesterday.

Here is a great hand scrub to smooth rough hands.

Pour a tablespoon of olive oil in a small bowl, add a teaspoon of sugar and mix together to get a wet pumice. Scrub your hands with the mixture and wash with warm soapy water. Your hands will feel smooth and no snags when handling fabrics.

Can't wait to try the recipe for hand lotion and make it for Christmas gifts.

I highly recommend Mary Kay's Satin Hands

I am trying a new to me product called "Okeeffes Working Hands". You apply it at night or after showering. I have only used it for two nights, they also have a product for feet. Time will tell....

neat idea I think I will use this one and man do I need it

Does anyone know where to get lanolin?

Where did you get this?

What brand of baby lotion do you buy that has this fragrance
in it. And do you find this at the dollar store?

I use rich moisture hand cream from avon.

Try your local pharmacy. If they don't have it, your pharmacist might be able to order it for you.

That was so nice of you to post the picture. Having the picture will help me get the correct things. Thank you so much for sharing your recipe for lotion. :-)

Me too....!!!!!

I went on line and here in Central Florida it is found at Lowe's, in the paint department.

A dermatologist once told me that ideally if you wash your hands 10 times apply lotion 11 times. I am also a nurse and the soaps are ruthless. So, carry your product with you, use it continually, and we should all have hands as soft as a baby's bottom, lol.......

I have extremely dry skin and have tried just about every kind of lotion/balm out there. Most are greasy and leave a mark on the fabric. The one that does not leave marks and works the best for me is "Aveeno Hand Lotion" It keeps my skin moist for hours and does not leave any marks or spots on the fabric--it has oatmeal in it----it is the only one I will use anymore.

Bed ,Bath and Beyond has empty containers,bottles and jars that are very inexpensive....

My apologies if I'm repeating anyone....
I had to go to a dermatologist earlier this year, and they recommended CeraVe for a moisturizer. They recommended using it all over the body, but I haven't bothered with that yet. I have been using it on my face, and I like it better than any other moisturizer I've ever tried. It goes on lightly, but it really does moisturize (and I don't find it greasy). It is available at Wal-Mart....a rather large bottle is $12.49. Possibly there are coupons available on line (the dermatologist gave me a coupon). And, by the way, the dermatologist said most lotions don't really moisturize.

My recipe using dollar general items also calls for 2 Vitamin E jars, 1 vaseline (7.5 oz I think) and 1 pink top baby lotion, 1 purple top baby lotion. Mix it all up and put in pretty jars. I love it. My cousin gave me the recipe originally, now the folks that I have given the lotion to want the recipe.

If you add a fragrance oil where in the store would you find that?

Does everyone get the cheaper baby lotions or has anyone tried the johnsons baby lotion?

Does this leave film & is it greasy? Seems like it would be with the vaseline. Sounds like a great idea. I will try it.
Thanks.

Maybe don't use quite as much vaseline.

Cornhuskers Lotion: soaks in nicely although feels a bit viscous, almost slimy, at first but dries in a few minutes to soft, NON greasy. No color, no fragrance, no greasiness. Cheap, too, from grocery store lotion aisles or feed stores.
Bag Balm is wonderful but cannot be "used" close to the time when you want to handle anything like fabric.

I don't see any difference. I have used J&J and the cheaper brand, Dollar General Brand and it doesn't make any difference.