I'm a Beauty Editor and This Kiehl's Hand Cream Is the Only One I'll Use

, wondering which hand cream I recommended for . I knew my answer immediately: Kiehl's Ultimate Strength Hand Salve.“Get the Kiehl's Hand Lotion!” I replied in all caps, looking at my own beloved tube of it on my bedside.

She was, after all, in her own words, “cracking,” and I knew this was the only product that would get the job done.“You don't get it," I asserted. “I'm so passionate about it.” She went onto purchase a tube and asked no further questions, as she knows better than anyone that I'm rarely this enthusiastic about one product—especially something as simple as .This is also when I realized: I should probably write about this.It may seem silly to feel this strongly about hand lotion, but I believe the hands (and feet) are far too often overlooked in the world of skin care (and as a longtime beauty editor, I know a thing or two about this terrain).

Everyone obsesses over their face, neck, and even scalp hydration, only remembering their extremities when wintertime-induced dryness comes back around.Kiehl's Ultimate Strength Hand SalveSephoraUltaNordstromBy the time we reach for the hand cream, let alone a nice hand soap (which is a whole other conversation I can't wait to have), our skin is already in the state my sister's was: So dry that it's cracking!What happened to preventative skin care, huh?

Exactly. Which is why, last year, I sought to change that—especially because I have to wash my hands so many times each day (I have four pets).In the fall, I began to incorporate the Kiehl's Ultimate Strength Hand Salve into my and within weeks, I was hooked: My hands were noticeably softer, and even my manicures were lasting longer than before (my grandmother's manicurist once told me to apply moisturizer to my.