O'Keeffe's

O'Keeffe's Working Hands.

Body & Tan

About this product

O'Keeffe's Working Hands is a thick hand cream made for very dry, cracked skin on the hands, designed to moisturize and form a protective barrier.

Full ingredients

Water, Glycerin, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Isopropyl Myristate, Cetyl Alcohol, Hydrogenated Poly (C6-14 Olefin), Dimethicone, Cetearyl Alcohol, Ceteareth-20, Beeswax, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Peel Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer, Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer, Polyquaternium-10, PEG-100 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Disodium EDTA, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Distearyldimonium Chloride, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Laureth-23, Laureth-4, Propylene Glycol, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Diazolidinyl Urea

Guru Score

91%

Yay

4 experts · Moderate agreement

What the gurus are saying

Cracked, painful fingertips are what this hardware-store favorite is built to soothe, and every expert who weighed in gives it a yes. They like the mix of glycerin, urea and mineral oil, plus stearic acid and allantoin that form a protective barrier. For very dry hands, a thick layer at night under latex-free plastic gloves is the tip suggested, since it absorbs better.

Synthesized from 4 expert reviews · most recent take February 2026

What they liked

Short, simple ingredient list
Absorbs well overnight with gloves
Protective barrier for frequently washed hands

What they flagged

Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.

Best for

Dry skin

Type

Body & TanCream

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

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What the experts use it for.

The concerns the experts tie this product to, in their own words. Paid and founder takes don't count.

Cracked hands and heels2 experts

“those cracks and splits in your fingertips that are just so painful.”

Dr. Daniel Sugai, watch at 3:58

Skin barrier support1 expert

“It's loaded in stearic acid and allantoin to create a nice protective barrier over your skin.”

Dr. Shereene Idriss, watch at 13:13

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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Dr. Daniel Sugai

723k subs

✓Yay

"Every [...] ingredient in this is serving a purpose. You have the mineral oil, you have urea, you have humectants, all those things that help draw water but help heal with [...] those cracks and splits in your fingertips that are just so painful. [...] So great for those with landscaping, construction, and mechanics work. O'Keeffe's Working Hands will help soothe."

The Style and Beauty Doctor

222k subs

✓Yay

"This arm feels a little bit more supple with the O'Keeffe's. On my arms, I do feel more protected by the O'Keeffe's. I would say this round has got to go to the O'Keeffe's."

Top Pick: hand moisturizer

Dr. Shereene Idriss

1.73M subs

✓Yay

"If you guys go to Home Depot you know which hand cream I love any cream they sell at a hardware store you know it's going to be damn good and one of my favorite hand creams is Working Hands by O'Keeffe's. It's the best and they sell it at the hardware store."

Top Pick: hand moisturizer

All 5 takes from Dr. Shereene Idriss

Winter Skincare Hacks for Dry Skin: Face & Body! | Dr. Shereene Idriss

"O'Keeffe's Working Hands is one of my favorite moisturizers. [...] It's loaded in stearic acid and allantoin to create a nice protective barrier over your skin. [...] I would use this on my hands and sometimes I go to sleep with it depending on how dry it is, or I just do it for like 15 to 30 minutes after the shower to really allow for that moisture to get absorbed into my hands."

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Chemotherapy and Skincare: How To Help Yourself! | Dr. Shereene Idriss

"For your hands, I love O'Keeffe's Working Hands. It is a great hand moisturizer."

How To Repair Your Skin Barrier! | Dr. Shereene Idriss

"I love this guy by O'Keeffe's Working Hands, it is a glycerin based hand cream. And what I would tell you is if you have a broken skin barrier especially of your hands, you may get more eczema, rashes on your hands, really cracky, etc. I would use a very generous amount of this and I would go to sleep [...] in latex free gloves, not cotton gloves, latex free plasticky gloves because it will definitely absorb better."

Winter Skin + Body Care: Tips + Tricks! | Dr. Shereene Idriss

"I love this guy, O'Keeffe's Working Hands. It is a great moisturizer. [...] I do this at night. I put a thick layer and sometimes if my hands are super dry I will sleep with plastic gloves on top of my hands."

Dr Dray

2.69M subs

✓Yay

"From the O'Keeffe's Winter Skin Essentials set, the hand cream is really good."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Urea

Urea both holds water in the skin and gently loosens dead surface cells. At higher strengths it has good evidence for very dry or thickened skin.

Source: DermNet

Frequently asked.

What is O'Keeffe's Working Hands?

O'Keeffe's Working Hands is a thick hand cream made for very dry, cracked skin on the hands, designed to moisturize and form a protective barrier.

Is O'Keeffe's Working Hands worth it?

Yes. All 4 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 91%.

What is O'Keeffe's Working Hands's Guru Score?

O'Keeffe's Working Hands holds a Guru Score of 91%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 4 expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.

Who is O'Keeffe's Working Hands best for?

O'Keeffe's Working Hands is generally suited to dry skin.

What is O'Keeffe's Working Hands good for, according to the experts?

In their reviews, experts say O'Keeffe's Working Hands is good for cracked hands and heels (2 experts) and skin barrier support (1 expert).

Is O'Keeffe's Working Hands good for cracked hands and heels?

2 experts who reviewed O'Keeffe's Working Hands say it is. Dr. Daniel Sugai put it this way: “those cracks and splits in your fingertips that are just so painful.”