How often should I apply this cream, and when is the best time to use it? — Cream for Very Dry and Chapped Hands with Urea, 75 ml - Derma Intensive +

There is no fixed schedule; the right frequency depends on how much your hands are exposed to drying factors. This cream is designed for hands that regularly meet soap, sanitiser, cold wind or temperature changes, so a practical habit is to apply it after every hand wash, before going outdoors, and whenever the skin feels coarse or tight around the knuckles or fingertips.

For very dry hands, reapplying several times a day is normal. The cream absorbs quickly, so it can be used during the day without leaving a heavy layer that interferes with typing, handling tools or doing manual work. It is also suitable as an overnight treatment: apply a slightly more generous amount before bed and let it work while you sleep, which is often the easiest way to give very dry hands a longer stretch of uninterrupted moisture.

Two practical tips make a real difference. First, hand creams are most effective when the skin is slightly damp, so apply within a minute or two after washing and patting hands dry, rather than waiting until the skin already feels tight. Second, keep the tube somewhere visible — by the sink, on your desk or in a bag — because the main reason hand creams fail is simply that people forget to reapply. If you use hand sanitiser frequently, note that it is very drying; applying cream after the sanitiser has dried helps offset that effect.